Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Tennessee Colleges

There are 70 active four-years colleges and universities in Tennessee - 11 public and 59 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Tennessee is 71.05% - 127,177 students accepted out of total 208,490.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 60.08% to 71.05%. The Tennessee Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 32.63% and the yield is lower than 45.59%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 67.58% where the current academic year rate is 71.05% at Tennessee Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 67.51% and women students' rate is 67.95%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Tennessee Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	60.08%	60.54%	60.25%
2013-14	63.11% 3.03%	62.01% 2.92%	63.17% 2.92%
2014-15	63.13% 0.02%	63.46% 0.31%	63.49% 0.31%
2015-16	65.56% 2.44%	64.55% 2.83%	66.31% 2.83%
2016-17	67.47% 1.91%	67.45% 1.15%	67.46% 1.15%
2017-18	68.05% 0.58%	68.80% 1.18%	68.64% 1.18%
2018-19	71.43% 3.37%	71.60% 1.98%	70.62% 1.98%
2019-20	71.24% -0.19%	71.55% 0.62%	71.23% 0.62%
2020-21	70.02% -1.22%	71.44% 0.15%	71.39% 0.15%
2021-22	72.22% 2.19%	70.46% 1.77%	73.15% 1.77%
2022-23	71.05% -1.17%	70.73% -1.48%	71.68% -1.48%
Average	67.58%	67.51%	67.95%

Tennessee Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 37.71% where the current academic year yield is 32.63%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Tennessee Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	45.59%	48.34%	43.68%
2013-14	44.23% -1.36%	47.15% -1.32%	42.37% -1.32%
2014-15	40.05% -4.18%	44.28% -4.62%	37.74% -4.62%
2015-16	40.46% 0.40%	44.61% 0.22%	37.97% 0.22%
2016-17	35.95% -4.50%	40.48% -4.04%	33.93% -4.04%
2017-18	37.42% 1.46%	42.92% 0.28%	34.21% 0.28%
2018-19	35.18% -2.24%	38.45% -1.80%	32.41% -1.80%
2019-20	34.66% -0.52%	38.98% 0.92%	33.34% 0.92%
2020-21	33.03% -1.63%	37.36% -4.55%	28.79% -4.55%
2021-22	35.66% 2.64%	38.29% 3.56%	32.34% 3.56%
2022-23	32.63% -3.04%	35.09% -1.50%	30.85% -1.50%
Average	37.71%	41.45%	35.24%

Tennessee Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 167,583, the average number of admitted is 99,184, and the average number of enrolled students is 30,798 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Tennessee Colleges increased by 6.66% (13,013 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Tennessee Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	134,738	73,362	30,425
2013-14	137,212 2,474	77,798 -13	30,412 -13
2014-15	142,595 5,383	81,923 -540	29,872 -540
2015-16	155,843 13,248	85,272 -802	29,070 -802
2016-17	169,907 14,064	97,150 1,325	30,395 1,325
2017-18	167,060 -2,847	99,307 917	31,312 917
2018-19	169,863 2,803	105,567 120	31,432 120
2019-20	176,248 6,385	109,662 -43	31,389 -43
2020-21	185,979 9,731	116,750 -575	30,814 -575
2021-22	195,477 9,498	117,061 461	31,275 461
2022-23	208,490 13,013	127,177 1,103	32,378 1,103
Average	167,583	99,184	30,798

Tennessee Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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Undergraduate

The University of Tennessee Southern Public, four-years | Pulaski
Concorde Career College-Memphis Private, 2-4 years | Memphis
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie Public, 2-4 years | McKenzie
Cumberland University Private, four-years | Lebanon
Meharry Medical College Private, four-years | Nashville
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Public, 2-4 years | Dickson
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Public, 2-4 years | Memphis
Dyersburg State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Dyersburg
Memphis Theological Seminary Private, four-years | Memphis
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and Technical Careers Private, 2-4 years | Chattanooga

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Graduate

The University of Tennessee Southern Public, four-years | Pulaski
Concorde Career College-Memphis Private, 2-4 years | Memphis
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie Public, 2-4 years | McKenzie
Cumberland University Private, four-years | Lebanon
Meharry Medical College Private, four-years | Nashville
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Public, 2-4 years | Dickson
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Public, 2-4 years | Memphis
Dyersburg State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Dyersburg
Memphis Theological Seminary Private, four-years | Memphis
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and Technical Careers Private, 2-4 years | Chattanooga

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Online Schools

The University of Tennessee Southern Public, four-years | Pulaski
Concorde Career College-Memphis Private, 2-4 years | Memphis
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie Public, 2-4 years | McKenzie
Cumberland University Private, four-years | Lebanon
Meharry Medical College Private, four-years | Nashville
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Public, 2-4 years | Dickson
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Public, 2-4 years | Memphis
Dyersburg State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Dyersburg
Memphis Theological Seminary Private, four-years | Memphis
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and Technical Careers Private, 2-4 years | Chattanooga

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Technical Colleges

The University of Tennessee Southern Public, four-years | Pulaski
Concorde Career College-Memphis Private, 2-4 years | Memphis
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie Public, 2-4 years | McKenzie
Cumberland University Private, four-years | Lebanon
Meharry Medical College Private, four-years | Nashville
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Public, 2-4 years | Dickson
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Public, 2-4 years | Memphis
Dyersburg State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Dyersburg
Memphis Theological Seminary Private, four-years | Memphis
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and Technical Careers Private, 2-4 years | Chattanooga

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