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 9 Easiest Tennessee Public Colleges to Get In is 75.65% 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 $20,201 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,577 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 - | Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TNPublic, 4-year | 96.41% 0.46% | 27.47% | 1,005 | $14,766 ($9,006) | 10,439 | 40.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 2 2 | The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year | 88.20% 0.88% | 22.76% | 1,110 | $16,600 ($10,560) | 7,499 | 53.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 3 2 | East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TNPublic, 4-year | 86.19% 0.87% | 24.68% | 1,080 | $13,726 ($10,216) | 13,728 | 53.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 4 3 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year | 81.09% 4.07% | 29.25% | 1,100 | $18,512 ($10,448) | 11,775 | 50.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TNPublic, 4-year | 76.13% 7.03% | 22.84% | 1,180 | $15,576 ($11,376) | 10,511 | 58.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 6 4 | University of Memphis Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year | 72.03% 21.35% | 18.06% | 1,035 | $15,384 ($10,728) | 20,276 | 51.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 7 4 | Tennessee State University Nashville, TNPublic, 4-year | 70.11% 22.52% | 12.99% | 960 | $22,416 ($8,616) | 6,310 | 34.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 8 - | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year | 69.09% 1.09% | 30.41% | 1,130 | $31,574 ($10,266) | 20,488 | 54.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 9 - | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, 4-year | 41.60% 4.39% | 27.37% | 1,280 | $33,256 ($13,812) | 38,728 | 74.00% | 18 to 1 |
| Average | 75.65% | 23.98% | 1,098 | $20,201 ($10,559) | 15,528 | 51.89% | 16 to 1 |