The average SAT score of Tennessee Colleges is 1,159 and the average ACT score is 23. Among Tennessee Colleges, Vanderbilt University has the highest scores on both SAT and ACTs with 1,540 (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 Scores Comparison between Tennessee Colleges
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Tennessee Colleges 2025 SAT & ACT Scores Comparison Table |
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American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 843 | 1,005 | 1,126 | 18 | 21 | 24 |
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Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN | Required | - | - | - | 17 | 20 | 22 |
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Belmont UniversityNashville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,160 | 1,260 | 1,350 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
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Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN | Considered, if submitted | 830 | 920 | 1,120 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
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Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN | Considered, if submitted | 955 | 1,070 | 1,215 | 19 | 22 | 25 |
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Casa Loma College - NashvilleNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical CareersChattanooga, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,020 | 1,205 | 1,380 | 19 | 21 | 24 |
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Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN | Considered, if submitted | 980 | 1,080 | 1,200 | 19 | 23 | 26 |
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Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,140 | 1,420 | 1,510 | 19 | 21 | 24 |
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Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN | Considered, if submitted | 952 | 1,020 | 1,087 | 19 | 22 | 26 |
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Galen Health Institutes-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Herzing University-NashvilleNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 960 | 1,040 | 1,110 | 18 | 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 | 1,040 | 1,130 | 1,230 | 20 | 23 | 27 |
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Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,000 | 1,100 | 1,210 | 18 | 21 | 24 |
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Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,160 | 1,280 | 1,380 | 23 | 26 | 30 |
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Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN | Required | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN | Required | 1,010 | 1,130 | 1,230 | 20 | 22 | 26 |
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Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,133 | 1,185 | 1,268 | 22 | 24 | 27 |
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Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Relay Graduate School of Education - MemphisMemphis, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Relay Graduate School of Education - NashvilleNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,300 | 1,385 | 1,486 | 26 | 29 | 32 |
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SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, 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 | 1,020 | 1,140 | 1,300 | 19 | 22 | 25 |
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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-TennesseeNashville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | Required | 880 | 960 | 1,050 | 16 | 19 | 21 |
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Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,048 | 1,180 | 1,310 | 20 | 23 | 27 |
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Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN | Considered, if submitted | - | - | - | 19 | 21 | 23 |
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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 | 905 | 990 | 1,110 | 18 | 21 | 24 |
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The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | Required | 1,013 | 1,100 | 1,210 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
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The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | Required | 1,200 | 1,280 | 1,370 | 25 | 28 | 31 |
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The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN | Required | 970 | 1,110 | 1,210 | 19 | 22 | 25 |
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The University of the SouthSewanee, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,260 | 1,330 | 1,390 | 27 | 29 | 31 |
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Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 980 | 1,095 | 1,235 | 18 | 21 | 24 |
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Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Union UniversityJackson, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,160 | 1,290 | 1,390 | 22 | 26 | 30 |
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University of MemphisMemphis, TN | Required | 915 | 1,035 | 1,180 | 18 | 21 | 24 |
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Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | Considered, if submitted | 1,500 | 1,540 | 1,570 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
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Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN | Considered, if submitted | - | - | - | 19 | 20 | 30 |
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Welch CollegeGallatin, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TN | Not considered | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Average | | 1,049 | 1,159 | 1,268 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
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