Tennessee 4-Years Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

In Tennessee, 36,705 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 3,089 from last year.

South College has the most online students of 6,092 out of 11,557.00 total students (52.71%) among 32 Tennessee colleges that offer online programs.

University of Memphis with 5,051 online students and Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga with 4,138 online students are following it in Largest Online Tennessee 4-Years Colleges ranking.

South College ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. University of Memphis ranked second, a drop from first place last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,009 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,664 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Tennessee 4-Years Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 73.39%, and the average SAT score is 1,080, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Largest Online Tennessee 4-Years Colleges

Table. Largest Online Tennessee 4-Years Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
1		South College Knoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year 6,092
1,910		11,5578,7822,7751,7579,800$18,535
2
1		University of Memphis Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year 5,051
43		20,27615,7704,5068,22312,053$15,384
($10,728)
3
-		Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPrivate, 4-year 4,138
707		4,4624,462-1,0083,454$33,620
4
2		The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, 4-year 3,176
419		38,72830,5648,16417,83720,891$33,256
($13,812)
5
3		Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year 3,076
488		20,48818,0422,4469,41211,076$31,574
($10,266)
6
1		East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TNPublic, 4-year 2,762
54		13,72810,8292,8995,3108,418$13,726
($10,216)
7
-		Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TNPublic, 4-year 2,718
58		10,4398,9261,5134,1516,288$14,766
($9,006)
8
4		Strayer University-Tennessee Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 1,964
954		1,9651,7841813661,599$13,920
9
-		The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year 1,945
70		7,4996,8096902,7564,743$16,600
($10,560)
10
-		Bethel University McKenzie, TNPrivate, 4-year 1,295
15		2,9362,6742621,3591,577$18,712
Average3,22213,20810,8642,6045,2187,990$21,009
($10,765)