Tennessee Public Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

The 2025 average SAT score of public Tennessee colleges is 1098 which is 10 points higher than previous SAT score of 1088.

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has the highest SAT score of 1280 among 9 Tennessee colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

Of those 9 Tennessee colleges, 6 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 3 schools' scores decreased.

The table below shows the 9 Tennessee colleges with the highest SAT scores along with important academic statistics.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,201 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,577 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Comparison between Tennessee Public Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

Table. Tennessee Public Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores Comparison
	School Name	SAT Score	ACT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, 4-year	1,280 20	28	41.60%	27.37%	$33,256 ($13,812)	38,728	74.00%	18 to 1
2 -	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TNPublic, 4-year	1,180 70	23	76.13%	22.84%	$15,576 ($11,376)	10,511	58.00%	16 to 1
3 -	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year	1,130 30	22	69.09%	30.41%	$31,574 ($10,266)	20,488	54.00%	17 to 1
4 -	The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year	1,110 20	22	88.20%	22.76%	$16,600 ($10,560)	7,499	53.00%	16 to 1
5 -	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year	1,100 20	23	81.09%	29.25%	$18,512 ($10,448)	11,775	50.00%	18 to 1
6 1	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TNPublic, 4-year	1,080 30	23	86.19%	24.68%	$13,726 ($10,216)	13,728	53.00%	15 to 1
7 1	University of Memphis Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year	1,035 35	21	72.03%	18.06%	$15,384 ($10,728)	20,276	51.00%	16 to 1
8 -	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TNPublic, 4-year	1,005 40	21	96.41%	27.47%	$14,766 ($9,006)	10,439	40.00%	14 to 1
9 -	Tennessee State University Nashville, TNPublic, 4-year	960 25	19	70.11%	12.99%	$22,416 ($8,616)	6,310	34.00%	13 to 1
	Average	1,098	22	75.65%	23.98%	$20,201 ($10,559)	15,528	51.89%	16 to 1