The 2024 average tuition & fees is $31,151 over 25 4-year private Tennessee colleges. It is a 7.02% increase compared to last year. Compared to last year, tuition at 23 private Tennessee colleges increased, and no colleges' tuition decreased.

Vanderbilt University is the most expensive private Tennessee college with tuition & fees of $63,946.

Rhodes College ($54,892) and The University of the South ($53,698) are following it in the list of Tennessee Private Colleges with the Highest Tuition & Fees.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Tennessee Private Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees

The average acceptance rate is 61.73% and the average SAT score is 1,284 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 68.60% and the students to faculty ratio is 10 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Tennessee Private Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees.

Table. Tennessee Private Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $63,946
$3,598
$56,128
$2,406
6.67%13,7101,53092.00%7 to 1
2
-
Rhodes College Memphis, TNPrivate, 4-year $54,892
$2,582
$54,892
$2,582
53.91%2,0081,40085.00%9 to 1
3
-
The University of the South Sewanee, TNPrivate, 4-year $53,698
$2,563
$18,730
$450
52.32%1,7041,31581.00%10 to 1
4
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Belmont University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $41,320
$1,470
$27,050
$940
96.27%8,9101,23072.00%12 to 1
5
1
Milligan University Milligan, TNPrivate, 4-year $39,350
$1,800
$7,967
$2
66.71%1,105-63.00%9 to 1
6
1
Lipscomb University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $38,824
$1,672
$17,100
$270
71.12%4,7041,23069.00%13 to 1
7
2
Maryville College Maryville, TNPrivate, 4-year $38,514
$756
$15,956
$306
69.50%1,0691,05053.00%12 to 1
8
11
Union University Jackson, TNPrivate, 4-year $38,450
$19,087
$11,953
$457
52.55%2,7311,23066.00%8 to 1
9
1
Christian Brothers University Memphis, TNPrivate, 4-year $37,300
$1,780
$13,588
$1,924
87.46%1,934-59.00%9 to 1
10
1
King University Bristol, TNPrivate, 4-year $34,800
$1,016
$14,182
$1
60.80%1,357-46.00%11 to 1
Average$44,109$23,75561.73%3,9231,28468.60%10 to 1