The average SAT score of Tennessee Colleges is 1,156 and the average ACT score is 23. Among Tennessee Colleges, Vanderbilt University has the highest scores on both SAT and ACT tests with 1,530 (SAT) and 35 (ACT).
The following table summarizes and compares the SAT and ACT scores for Tennessee Colleges. The table only shows the 4-years Tennessee colleges and excludes community colleges and trade schools. The SAT score is the summation of Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and Mathematics (MT). The ACT score is based on Composite score.
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SAT & ACT Test Scores Comparison between Tennessee Colleges
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Tennessee Colleges 2023 SAT & ACT Test Scores Comparison Table |
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Academy of Allied Health CareersChattanooga, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Allied Health Careers InstituteMurfreesboro, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Arnolds Beauty SchoolMilan, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN | Required | 983 | 1,075 | 1,170 | 18 | 21 | 24 |
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Austin's Beauty College IncClarksville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN | Required | - | - | - | 20 | 22 | 24 |
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Belmont UniversityNashville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,150 | 1,230 | 1,340 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
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Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN | Considered, if submitted | 928 | 1,035 | 1,130 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
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Brillare Beauty InstituteCleveland, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Career Beauty CollegeLawrenceburg, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN | Considered, if submitted | 980 | 1,060 | 1,143 | 19 | 22 | 26 |
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Chattanooga College Medical Dental and Technical CareersChattanooga, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN | Considered, if submitted | - | - | - | 19 | 23 | 27 |
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Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Concorde Career College-MemphisMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN | Considered, if submitted | 980 | 1,060 | 1,190 | 19 | 22 | 26 |
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EduMed PartnersGoodlettsville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Elite College of CosmetologyLexington, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Empire Beauty School-E MemphisMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Empire Beauty School-JacksonJackson, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Empire Beauty School-NashvilleBrentwood, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,090 | 1,269 | 1,450 | 19 | 22 | 25 |
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Fortis Institute-CookevilleCookeville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Fortis Institute-NashvilleNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Franklin Hair Academy School of CosmetologyFranklin, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,040 | 1,110 | 1,240 | 19 | 23 | 26 |
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Galen Health Institutes-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Genesis Career College-CookevilleCookeville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Genesis Career College-LebanonLebanon, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Gould's AcademyMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Gould's AcademyBartlett, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Health-Tech Institute of MemphisMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Image Maker Beauty InstituteHendersonville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Jenny Lea Academy of CosmetologyJohnson City, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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John A Gupton CollegeNashville, TN | Required | - | - | - | 19 | 21 | 23 |
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Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN | Required | 1,000 | 1,060 | 1,175 | 19 | 21 | 24 |
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King UniversityBristol, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Lane CollegeJackson, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Lee UniversityCleveland, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,010 | 1,130 | 1,240 | 19 | 24 | 27 |
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Lincoln College of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN | Considered, if submitted | 982 | 1,110 | 1,190 | 18 | 20 | 24 |
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Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,130 | 1,230 | 1,320 | 23 | 27 | 30 |
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Love Beauty School IncManchester, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 930 | 1,050 | 1,120 | 19 | 23 | 27 |
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Massage Institute of MemphisMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Master's Barber & Styling CollegeOld Hickory, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Meridian Institute of Surgical AssistingNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN | Required | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN | Required | 1,020 | 1,120 | 1,230 | 19 | 22 | 26 |
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Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN | Considered, if submitted | - | - | - | 21 | 24 | 27 |
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Mind Body InstituteMadison, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair DesignCookeville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Nashville Film InstituteNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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North Central InstituteClarksville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Nossi College of ArtNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Paul Mitchell the School-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Paul Mitchell the School-MemphisMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Paul Mitchell the School-MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-NashvilleHendersonville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Queen City CollegeClarksville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Remington College-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Remington College-Memphis CampusMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Remington College-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,310 | 1,400 | 1,470 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
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Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson CityJohnson City, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Ross Medical Education Center-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Sandra Academy of Salon ServicesNew Tazewell, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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South CollegeKnoxville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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South College-NashvilleNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN | Considered, if submitted | 980 | 1,120 | 1,280 | 19 | 22 | 26 |
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Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-Knoxville CampusKnoxville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-Shelby Oaks CampusMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-TennesseeMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Studio 75 Hair AcademyMillington, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Sweetwater Institute of CosmetologySweetwater, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvilleNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestNewbern, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-AthensAthens, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrossvilleCrossville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrumpCrump, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonDickson, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ElizabethtonElizabethton, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanHarriman, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HartsvilleHartsville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/CarrollParis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HohenwaldHohenwald, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroJacksboro, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksonJackson, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-LivingstonLivingston, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzieMcKenzie, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnvilleMcMinnville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MorristownMorristown, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-HuntsvilleHuntsville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-PulaskiPulaski, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ShelbyvilleShelbyville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville IncKnoxville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN | Considered, if submitted | - | - | - | 19 | 24 | 30 |
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Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN | Considered, if submitted | 950 | 1,050 | 1,150 | 18 | 21 | 24 |
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The Hair Academy LLCFayetteville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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The Salon Professional Academy-NashvilleNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN | Required | 1,025 | 1,110 | 1,160 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
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The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,023 | 1,100 | 1,210 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
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The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | Required | 1,170 | 1,240 | 1,330 | 25 | 28 | 31 |
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The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,020 | 1,160 | 1,240 | 19 | 22 | 25 |
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The University of the SouthSewanee, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,233 | 1,315 | 1,380 | 27 | 30 | 32 |
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Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,010 | 1,150 | 1,250 | 18 | 21 | 25 |
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Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 910 | 1,010 | 1,110 | 17 | 20 | 22 |
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Union UniversityJackson, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,100 | 1,230 | 1,370 | 23 | 27 | 30 |
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University of MemphisMemphis, TN | Considered, if submitted | 930 | 1,090 | 1,230 | 17 | 21 | 24 |
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Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,490 | 1,530 | 1,570 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
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Vibe Barber CollegeMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN | Required | - | - | - | 17 | 22 | 30 |
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Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Welch CollegeGallatin, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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William R Moore College of TechnologyMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Average | | 1,053 | 1,156 | 1,257 | 20 | 23 | 27 |
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