Vanderbilt University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 94% last year.
Lipscomb University with 72% and Belmont University with 71% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Tennessee Private Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $39,217 and graduate tuition & fees is $30,803 for the academic year 2024-2025.
For these well-regarded Tennessee Private Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate, the average acceptance rate is 57.87% and the average SAT score is 1,295, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 94.00% 2.00% | $67,498 | 61.23% | 5.86% | 1,540 | 13,575 | 8 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Lipscomb University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 72.00% 4.00% | $40,572 | 24.91% | 67.73% | 1,280 | 5,017 | 13 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Belmont University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 71.00% - | $42,540 | 17.72% | 95.28% | 1,260 | 8,803 | 12 to 1 |
| 4 - | Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TNPrivate, 4-year | 50.00% 3.00% | $26,938 | 15.83% | 62.59% | 1,100 | 6,081 | 10 to 1 |
| 5 - | South College Knoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 42.00% 6.00% | $18,535 | - | - | - | 11,557 | 25 to 1 |
| Average | 65.80% | $39,217 | 29.92% | 57.87% | 1,295 | 9,007 | 14 to 1 |