How Student Population Changes over Past 5 Years for Tennessee Colleges

For the academic year 2024-2025, the total student population of Tennessee Colleges is 4,917.The overall number of students in Tennessee Colleges increased by 2.24%.

Compared to 5 years ago, the total number of students at Tennessee Colleges has increased by 3.71% from 4,741 to 4,917 students. Of the 58 Tennessee Colleges, 27 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 22 schools had a decrease in the number of students.

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Enrollment Changes from 2020 to 2025 at Tennessee Colleges
School Name	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	5-Year Changes
American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN	55	57 2	53 4	48 5	46 2	9
Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN	10,272	9,609 663	9,326 283	9,945 619	10,439 494	167
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN	890	935 45	797 138	755 42	891 136	1
Belmont UniversityNashville, TN	8,204	8,696 492	8,910 214	8,862 48	8,803 59	599
Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN	4,001	4,011 10	4,686 675	2,974 1,712	2,936 38	1,065
Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN	1,412	1,550 138	1,656 106	1,548 108	1,701 153	289
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN	2,911	2,835 76	2,586 249	2,735 149	2,669 66	242
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN	1,918	1,794 124	1,934 140	2,043 109	1,772 271	146
Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, TN	442	516 74	565 49	501 64	517 16	75
Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN	2,704	2,540 164	2,588 48	3,072 484	3,457 385	753
Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN	4,884	4,778 106	4,704 74	5,047 343	5,017 30	133
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN	13,713	13,303 410	13,483 180	13,586 103	13,728 142	15
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical CareersChattanooga, TN	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fisk UniversityNashville, TN	911	942 31	1,055 113	1,005 50	1,059 54	148
Welch CollegeGallatin, TN	358	335 23	394 59	389 5	389	31
Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN	2,188	2,320 132	2,330 10	2,294 36	2,306 12	118
Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN	1,039	942 97	939 3	950 11	978 28	61
King UniversityBristol, TN	1,746	1,656 90	1,357 299	1,295 62	1,157 138	589
South CollegeKnoxville, TN	5,171	5,796 625	6,182 386	8,234 2,052	11,557 3,323	6,386
Lane CollegeJackson, TN	1,095	1,047 48	1,010 37	822 188	738 84	357
Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN	654	613 41	609 4	646 37	659 13	5
Lee UniversityCleveland, TN	5,204	4,505 699	3,927 578	3,680 247	3,714 34	1,490
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN	4,885	5,118 233	5,418 300	5,805 387	6,081 276	1,196
The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN	812	876 64	934 58	978 44	1,046 68	234
Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN	1,072	1,046 26	1,069 23	1,147 78	1,136 11	64
University of MemphisMemphis, TN	22,205	21,622 583	21,917 295	21,736 181	20,276 1,460	1,929
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN	22,080	21,568 512	20,086 1,482	20,183 97	20,488 305	1,592
Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN	1,875	2,073 198	2,008 65	1,952 56	1,861 91	14
The University of the SouthSewanee, TN	1,800	1,820 20	1,704 116	1,693 11	1,724 31	76
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN	2,730	2,719 11	2,903 184	3,154 251	3,229 75	499
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN	1,116	1,086 30	1,052 34	1,074 22	1,198 124	82
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN	11,728	11,457 271	11,283 174	11,380 97	11,775 395	47
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN	30,559	31,701 1,142	33,805 2,104	36,304 2,499	38,728 2,424	8,169
The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN	7,117	6,712 405	6,868 156	6,941 73	7,499 558	382
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN	7,615	8,077 462	9,218 1,141	8,198 1,020	6,310 1,888	1,305
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN	10,177	9,840 337	9,902 62	10,117 215	10,511 394	334
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN	3,968	3,717 251	3,327 390	3,196 131	3,195 1	773
Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN	1,664	1,494 170	1,303 191	1,200 103	1,103 97	561
Union UniversityJackson, TN	3,071	2,930 141	2,731 199	2,674 57	2,713 39	358
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN	13,537	13,796 259	13,710 86	13,456 254	13,575 119	38
Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville, TN	289	270 19	298 28	278 20	247 31	42
Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TN	68	55 13	60 5	57 3	64 7	4
Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN	351	1,010 659	2,478 1,468	3,667 1,189	4,462 795	4,111
Strayer University-TennesseeNashville, TN	4,102	2,909 1,193	2,882 27	2,920 38	1,965 955	2,137
SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN	211	271 60	1,556 1,285	1,800 244	1,712 88	1,501
Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN	209	192 17	230 38	182 48	89 93	120
Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN	22	17 5	17	32 15	32	10
Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN	1,338	1,162 176	1,105 57	1,200 95	1,240 40	98
The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN	3,181	3,235 54	3,139 96	3,121 18	3,101 20	80
Casa Loma College - NashvilleNashville, TN	-	-	-	-	-	-
South College-NashvilleNashville, TN	-	-	-	-	-	-
Strayer University-Nashville CampusNashville, TN	-	-	-	-	-	-
Strayer University-Shelby Oaks CampusMemphis, TN	-	-	-	-	-	-
Strayer University-Knoxville CampusKnoxville, TN	-	-	-	-	-	-
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville CampusNashville, TN	-	-	377	763 386	1,027 264	650
Relay Graduate School of Education - MemphisMemphis, TN	-	-	-	-	-	-
Relay Graduate School of Education - NashvilleNashville, TN	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herzing University-NashvilleNashville, TN	-	-	-	-	-	-
Average	4,741	4,699 42	4,703 4	4,809 105	4,917 108	176