Tightest Tennessee Public Colleges To Get In

The average acceptance rate of the 8 public Tennessee colleges that have competitive admission is 82.98% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0%. The acceptance rate at 0 public Tennessee colleges increased and the rate of 0 colleges decreased.

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 68.41%. Middle Tennessee State University (72.54%) and Tennessee Technological University (78.10%) are following it in the list of Tightest Tennessee Public Colleges to get in.

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.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of Tightest Tennessee Public Colleges To Get In

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has the lowest acceptance rate (tightest rate) of 68.41% and Middle Tennessee State University has the second lowest rate of 72.54% among 8 Tennessee colleges with competitive admission. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville stay at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Middle Tennessee State University also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,798 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,094 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 8 Tightest Tennessee Public Colleges To Get In.

Table. Tightest Tennessee Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
	School Name	Acceptance Rate	Yield	SAT Score	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN Public, four-years	68.41% -	27.58%	1,240	$31,974 ($13,484)	33,805	72.00%	18 to 1
2 -	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN Public, four-years	72.54% -	30.05%	1,120	$29,042 ($9,506)	20,086	54.00%	16 to 1
3 -	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN Public, four-years	78.10% -	36.31%	-	$20,116 ($10,084)	9,902	60.00%	18 to 1
4 -	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN Public, four-years	82.65% -	32.56%	1,100	$18,208 ($10,144)	11,283	52.00%	16 to 1
5 -	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN Public, four-years	85.26% -	25.09%	1,060	$13,790 ($9,950)	13,483	55.00%	16 to 1
6 -	The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN Public, four-years	88.44% -	22.75%	1,160	$16,248 ($10,208)	6,868	52.00%	15 to 1
7 -	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN Public, four-years	93.82% -	24.54%	1,075	$14,219 ($8,675)	9,326	43.00%	14 to 1
8 -	University of Memphis Memphis, TN Public, four-years	94.60% -	16.18%	1,090	$14,784 ($10,344)	21,917	48.00%	17 to 1
	Average	82.98%	26.88%	1,121	$19,798 ($10,299)	15,834	54.50%	16 to 1

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