Smallest Tennessee Public Colleges With The Fewest Students

Tennessee State University is the smallest college with 6,310 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

The University of Tennessee-Martin with 7,499 students and Austin Peay State University with 10,439 students are following it in the list of Smallest Tennessee Public Colleges with the Fewest Students.

Tennessee State University is the smallest school with 6,310 students and The University of Tennessee-Martin has the second lowest population with 7,499 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,201 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,577 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Low Enrollment Tennessee Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 75.65%, and the average SAT score is 1,098, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Table. Smallest Tennessee Public Colleges With The Fewest Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate	Graduate	Men	Women	Online Enrollment
1 1	Tennessee State University Nashville, TNPublic, 4-year	6,310 1,888	5,057 (80.14%)	1,253 (19.86%)	2,183 (34.60%)	4,127 (65.40%)	490 (7.77%)
2 1	The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year	7,499 558	6,809 (90.80%)	690 (9.20%)	2,756 (36.75%)	4,743 (63.25%)	1,945 (25.94%)
3 -	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TNPublic, 4-year	10,439 494	8,926 (85.51%)	1,513 (14.49%)	4,151 (39.76%)	6,288 (60.24%)	2,718 (26.04%)
4 -	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TNPublic, 4-year	10,511 394	9,187 (87.40%)	1,324 (12.60%)	5,549 (52.79%)	4,962 (47.21%)	1,033 (9.83%)
5 -	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year	11,775 395	10,202 (86.64%)	1,573 (13.36%)	4,832 (41.04%)	6,943 (58.96%)	1,264 (10.73%)
6 -	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TNPublic, 4-year	13,728 142	10,829 (78.88%)	2,899 (21.12%)	5,310 (38.68%)	8,418 (61.32%)	2,762 (20.12%)
7 1	University of Memphis Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year	20,276 1,460	15,770 (77.78%)	4,506 (22.22%)	8,223 (40.56%)	12,053 (59.44%)	5,051 (24.91%)
8 1	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year	20,488 305	18,042 (88.06%)	2,446 (11.94%)	9,412 (45.94%)	11,076 (54.06%)	3,076 (15.01%)
9 -	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, 4-year	38,728 2,424	30,564 (78.92%)	8,164 (21.08%)	17,837 (46.06%)	20,891 (53.94%)	3,176 (8.20%)
	Average	15,528	12,821 (82.56%)	2,708 (17.44%)	6,695 (43.11%)	8,833 (56.89%)	2,391 (15.39%)

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