The top city with the most 4-year colleges in Tennessee is Nashville, TN with a total of 28 colleges with 55,773 students enrolled.While Nashville has the most individual colleges, it is not the city with the most students. Knoxville has the largest student population with 62,712 students enrolled (10 colleges) in Tennessee. You can check the largets cities by student population in Tennessee here.
The largest college in Nashville is Vanderbilt University with 13,575 students enrolled.
Other top cities in Tennessee include
- Memphis, TN (24 colleges, 40,276 students). The biggest institution in Memphis is University of Memphis with 20,276 students.
- Knoxville, TN (10 colleges, 62,712 students). The leading institution in Knoxville is The University of Tennessee-Knoxville with 38,728 students.
- Chattanooga, TN (7 colleges, 24,641 students). The largest college in Chattanooga is The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga with 11,775 students.
- Murfreesboro, TN (5 colleges, 21,700 students). The leading institution in Murfreesboro is Middle Tennessee State University with 20,488 students.
- Clarksville, TN (5 colleges, 11,099 students). The most prominent college in Clarksville is Austin Peay State University with 10,439 students.
- Jackson, TN (5 colleges, 10,159 students). The biggest institution in Jackson is Jackson State University with 6,326 students.
- Cleveland, TN (5 colleges, 7,778 students). The largest college in Cleveland is Cuyahoga Community College District with 17,840 students.
- Cookeville, TN (4 colleges, 11,165 students). The biggest institution in Cookeville is Tennessee Technological University with 10,511 students.
- Johnson City, TN (3 colleges, 13,915 students). The leading institution in Johnson City is East Tennessee State University with 13,728 students.
Tennessee Cities with Most Colleges
The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in Tennessee, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.