In average, 92% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at Tennessee Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $16,304. For all undergraduate students, 86.33% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $14,780

The average tuition & fees for the schools is $10,806 for state residents and $25,632 for out-of-state students. The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for Tennessee Colleges is $42,326 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $26,022.

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Financial Aid Comparison between Tennessee Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between Tennessee Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
Percent Receiving AidAverage AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN$13,604100.00%$12,01298.00%$5,399
Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN$14,766 ($9,006)94.00%$11,24789.00%$10,478
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN$13,79694.00%$6,01789.00%$12,134
Belmont UniversityNashville, TN$42,54092.00%$22,92283.00%$22,034
Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN$18,71290.00%$10,42383.00%$8,419
Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN$19,80097.00%$12,65052.00%$13,072
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN$34,700100.00%$26,47298.00%$23,888
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical CareersChattanooga, TN$12,709100.00%$6,36994.00%$2,437
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN$38,420100.00%$29,07696.00%$27,901
Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN$27,840100.00%$23,749100.00%$18,333
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN$13,726 ($10,216)85.00%$9,22884.00%$11,563
Fisk UniversityNashville, TN$25,85896.00%$20,40096.00%$18,280
Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN$25,620100.00%$18,79893.00%$12,840
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville CampusNashville, TN$17,04865.00%$6,14762.00%$6,084
Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN$21,12294.00%$9,79786.00%$10,773
King UniversityBristol, TN$20,39783.00%$24,33980.00%$18,313
Lane CollegeJackson, TN$11,79094.00%$10,22991.00%$10,504
Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN$12,07699.00%$11,00187.00%$12,972
Lee UniversityCleveland, TN$23,79094.00%$14,25176.00%$13,255
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN$26,938100.00%$20,58591.00%$18,599
Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN$40,57299.00%$27,09696.00%$23,739
Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN$39,284100.00%$31,57199.00%$27,854
Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN$11,990100.00%$5,264100.00%$8,688
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN$31,574 ($10,266)93.00%$9,94277.00%$9,093
Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN$33,62080.00%$4,24686.00%$5,587
Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN$40,450100.00%$28,52196.00%$28,452
Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville, TN$20,35091.00%$3,09778.00%$2,916
Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN$57,110100.00%$37,54397.00%$36,832
SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN$15,82876.00%$5,45578.00%$7,664
South CollegeKnoxville, TN$18,53583.00%$13,69865.00%$8,863
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN$27,300100.00%$12,49590.00%$12,111
Strayer University-TennesseeNashville, TN$13,92040.00%$5,37289.00%$6,010
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN$22,416 ($8,616)94.00%$15,58988.00%$12,976
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN$15,576 ($11,376)95.00%$10,21481.00%$9,595
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN$30,814100.00%$20,78294.00%$19,709
The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN$25,644 ($12,911)--82.00%$8,542
The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN$10,924 ($10,924)100.00%$9,73599.00%$7,602
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN$18,512 ($10,448)93.00%$9,83481.00%$9,908
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN$33,256 ($13,812)85.00%$11,49175.00%$11,426
The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN$16,600 ($10,560)98.00%$10,32690.00%$8,004
The University of the SouthSewanee, TN$56,12097.00%$35,08895.00%$34,063
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN$31,300100.00%$22,57989.00%$18,508
Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN$29,250100.00%$20,37493.00%$17,301
Union UniversityJackson, TN$37,398100.00%$28,67183.00%$25,080
University of MemphisMemphis, TN$15,384 ($10,728)93.00%$11,23483.00%$8,482
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN$67,49866.00%$57,72366.00%$53,335
Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN$22,00079.00%$6,38775.00%$7,149
Welch CollegeGallatin, TN$21,40098.00%$15,15382.00%$10,709
Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TN$16,090100.00%$7,41195.00%$6,739
Average$25,632 ($10,806)92%$16,304 86%$14,780
*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2024-2025 data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last Update: January 2, 2025). The financial aid information is based on the IPEDS data for the academic year 2024-2025.

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