The Largest Online Tennessee Colleges

In Tennessee, 31,649 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 7,833 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic. University of Memphis has the most online students of 5,312 out of 21,917 total students (24.24%) among 30 Tennessee colleges that offer online programs.

Middle Tennessee State University with 3,020 online students and South College with 2,956 online students are following it in the largest online Tennessee Colleges ranking.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of The Largest Online Tennessee Colleges

University of Memphis has the most online students with 5,312 students and Middle Tennessee State University has the second highest online population with 3,020 students.

University of Memphis ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. Middle Tennessee State University ranked 2nd, up 4 places from 6th last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,232 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,659 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 84.55% and the average SAT score is 1,111 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 The Largest Online Tennessee Colleges.

Table. The Largest Online Tennessee Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Online Enrollment	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
1 1	University of Memphis Memphis, TN Public, four-years	5,312 739	21,917	16,708	5,209	8,749	13,168	$14,784 ($10,344)
2 4	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN Public, four-years	3,020 744	20,086	17,438	2,648	9,110	10,976	$29,042 ($9,506)
3 9	South College Knoxville, TN Private, four-years	2,956 1,445	6,182	4,906	1,276	1,057	5,125	$17,935
4 1	Strayer University-Tennessee Memphis, TN Private, four-years	2,882 1,220	2,882	2,598	284	550	2,332	$13,920
5 -	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN Public, four-years	2,353 413	9,326	8,120	1,206	3,706	5,620	$14,219 ($8,675)
6 5	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN Public, four-years	2,236 4,609	33,805	27,039	6,766	15,269	18,536	$31,974 ($13,484)
7	Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN Private, four-years	2,065	2,478	2,478	-	475	2,003	$32,240
8 -	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN Public, four-years	2,026 -	13,483	10,554	2,929	5,048	8,435	$13,790 ($9,950)
9 2	Bethel University McKenzie, TN Private, four-years	1,728 17	4,686	4,038	648	2,153	2,533	$18,168
10 3	The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN Public, four-years	1,612 593	6,868	6,165	703	2,542	4,326	$16,248 ($10,208)
	Average	2,619	12,171	10,004	2,408	4,866	7,305	$20,232 ($10,361)

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