Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest Tennessee Private Colleges to Get In is 65.55% for the academic year 2024-2025.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $32,926 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,990 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 15 | King University Bristol, TNPrivate, 4-year | 99.72% 45.33% | 20.33% | - | $20,397 | 1,157 | 48.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 2 - | Belmont University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 95.28% 1.08% | 17.72% | 1,260 | $42,540 | 8,803 | 71.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 3 5 | Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TNPrivate, 4-year | 90.45% 22.18% | 16.76% | 1,070 | $34,700 | 2,669 | 53.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 4 - | Christian Brothers University Memphis, TNPrivate, 4-year | 86.70% 1.72% | 13.42% | 1,205 | $38,420 | 1,772 | 55.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Milligan University Milligan, TNPrivate, 4-year | 72.29% 2.02% | 27.56% | 1,185 | $40,450 | 1,240 | 63.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 6 7 | Tusculum University Greeneville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 72.17% 11.75% | 16.36% | - | $29,250 | 1,103 | 25.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Lee University Cleveland, TNPrivate, 4-year | 70.52% 1.67% | 34.98% | 1,130 | $23,790 | 3,714 | 63.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 69.44% 0.58% | 26.82% | 1,095 | $31,300 | 3,195 | 53.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 9 1 | Lipscomb University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 67.73% 1.09% | 24.91% | 1,280 | $40,572 | 5,017 | 72.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Cumberland University Lebanon, TNPrivate, 4-year | 67.33% 0.33% | 40.54% | - | $27,840 | 3,457 | 46.00% | 19 to 1 |
| Average | 79.16% | 23.94% | 1,175 | $32,926 | 3,213 | 54.90% | 14 to 1 |