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 Colleges to Get In is 68.58% 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 $25,569 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,068 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 23 | King University Bristol, TNPrivate, 4-year | 99.72% 45.33% | 20.33% | - | $20,397 | 1,157 | 48.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 2 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 |
| 3 1 | Belmont University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 95.28% 1.08% | 17.72% | 1,260 | $42,540 | 8,803 | 71.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 4 11 | 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 |
| 5 3 | 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 |
| 6 1 | Christian Brothers University Memphis, TNPrivate, 4-year | 86.70% 1.72% | 13.42% | 1,205 | $38,420 | 1,772 | 55.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 7 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 |
| 8 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 |
| 9 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 |
| 10 3 | Milligan University Milligan, TNPrivate, 4-year | 72.29% 2.02% | 27.56% | 1,185 | $40,450 | 1,240 | 63.00% | 10 to 1 |
| Average | 87.25% | 22.28% | 1,133 | $25,569 ($10,321) | 6,959 | 54.40% | 13 to 1 |