In average, 96% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at Tennessee Public 4-Year Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $6,738. For all undergraduate students, 91.77% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $5,412

The average tuition & fees for the schools is $6,016 for state residents and $11,861 for out-of-state students. The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for Tennessee Public 4-Year Colleges is $29,369 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $22,631.

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Financial Aid Comparison between Tennessee Public 4-Year Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between Tennessee Public 4-Year Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
Percent Receiving AidAverage AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN$14,219 ($8,675)96.00%$10,23299.00%$8,454
Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, TN$17,750 ($4,550)98.00%$6,61386.00%$4,507
Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, TN$17,730 ($4,530)100.00%$6,75295.00%$4,031
Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, TN$18,104 ($4,904)98.00%$5,61383.00%$4,948
Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg, TN$17,740 ($4,540)99.00%$8,65996.00%$5,357
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN$13,790 ($9,950)100.00%$8,73999.00%$7,272
Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, TN$17,716 ($4,516)99.00%$8,87195.00%$6,014
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN$29,042 ($9,506)100.00%$9,42197.00%$7,941
Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma, TN$17,736 ($4,536)96.00%$6,18890.00%$4,725
Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, TN$17,698 ($4,498)95.00%$6,90482.00%$5,286
Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, TN$17,742 ($4,542)97.00%$6,74595.00%$4,539
Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, TN$17,776 ($4,576)91.00%$6,08380.00%$4,476
Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, TN$18,622 ($4,762)98.00%$6,64392.00%$4,280
Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis, TN$17,750 ($4,550)94.00%$6,55885.00%$4,672
Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvilleNashville, TN$4,972 ($4,972)96.00%$4,98495.00%$4,433
Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestNewbern, TN$4,419 ($4,419)100.00%$6,825100.00%$4,563
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-AthensAthens, TN$4,419 ($4,419)100.00%$2,94395.00%$5,201
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrossvilleCrossville, TN$4,419 ($4,419)92.00%$5,35498.00%$4,238
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrumpCrump, TN$5,428 ($5,428)100.00%$5,036100.00%$1,895
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonDickson, TN$4,419 ($4,419)93.00%$4,70586.00%$3,548
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ElizabethtonElizabethton, TN$3,936 ($3,936)98.00%$6,35195.00%$5,874
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanHarriman, TN$4,419 ($4,419)100.00%$6,10999.00%$3,067
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HartsvilleHartsville, TN$4,419 ($4,419)98.00%$4,75699.00%$2,243
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/CarrollParis, TN$4,008 ($4,008)100.00%$7,54099.00%$5,972
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HohenwaldHohenwald, TN$5,344 ($5,344)98.00%$4,38997.00%$3,007
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroJacksboro, TN$4,419 ($4,419)99.00%$6,63199.00%$4,739
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksonJackson, TN$4,008 ($4,008)94.00%$5,81299.00%$2,400
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN$5,341 ($5,341)88.00%$4,28392.00%$3,672
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-LivingstonLivingston, TN$4,419 ($4,419)96.00%$5,64263.00%$2,512
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzieMcKenzie, TN$4,308 ($4,308)100.00%$4,31799.00%$6,882
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnvilleMcMinnville, TN$5,492 ($5,492)99.00%$4,820100.00%$3,920
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisMemphis, TN$6,269 ($6,269)91.00%$4,21693.00%$3,824
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MorristownMorristown, TN$4,419 ($4,419)96.00%$5,49897.00%$3,907
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, TN$6,924 ($6,924)93.00%$3,44287.00%$4,107
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-HuntsvilleHuntsville, TN$4,070 ($4,070)80.00%$4,78395.00%$2,837
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-PulaskiPulaski, TN$4,308 ($4,308)100.00%$6,544100.00%$2,655
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ShelbyvilleShelbyville, TN$6,865 ($6,865)97.00%$4,92299.00%$4,602
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN$22,284 ($8,568)98.00%$17,31592.00%$14,392
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN$20,116 ($10,084)96.00%$8,47180.00%$9,243
The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN$23,425 ($11,002)--83.00%$9,857
The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN$10,506 ($10,200)100.00%$9,03999.00%$7,430
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN$18,208 ($10,144)94.00%$9,30981.00%$9,159
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN$31,974 ($13,484)88.00%$10,59386.00%$11,518
The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN$16,248 ($10,208)98.00%$9,26192.00%$8,333
University of MemphisMemphis, TN$14,784 ($10,344)98.00%$9,62584.00%$8,469
Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, TN$17,724 ($4,524)92.00%$5,37159.00%$4,594
Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, TN$17,719 ($4,519)98.00%$7,03397.00%$4,771
Average$11,861 ($6,016)96%$6,738 92%$5,412
*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last Update: September 25, 2023). The financial aid information is based on the IPEDS data for the academic year 2022-2023.