Tennessee Public Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

In Tennessee, 21,515 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 882 from last year.

University of Memphis has the most online students of 5,051 out of 20,276.00 total students (24.91%) among 9 Tennessee colleges that offer online programs.

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville with 3,176 online students and Middle Tennessee State University with 3,076 online students are following it in Largest Online Tennessee Public Colleges ranking.

University of Memphis stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,745 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,996 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Tennessee Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 75.65%, and the average SAT score is 1,098, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Largest Online Tennessee Public Colleges

Table. Largest Online Tennessee Public Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		University of Memphis Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year 5,051
43		20,27615,7704,5068,22312,053$15,384
($10,728)
2
1		The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, 4-year 3,176
419		38,72830,5648,16417,83720,891$33,256
($13,812)
3
2		Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year 3,076
488		20,48818,0422,4469,41211,076$31,574
($10,266)
4
2		East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TNPublic, 4-year 2,762
54		13,72810,8292,8995,3108,418$13,726
($10,216)
5
1		Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TNPublic, 4-year 2,718
58		10,4398,9261,5134,1516,288$14,766
($9,006)
6
-		The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year 1,945
70		7,4996,8096902,7564,743$16,600
($10,560)
7
-		The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year 1,264
37		11,77510,2021,5734,8326,943$18,512
($10,448)
8
-		Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TNPublic, 4-year 1,033
143		10,5119,1871,3245,5494,962$15,576
($11,376)
9
-		Tennessee State University Nashville, TNPublic, 4-year 490
162		6,3105,0571,2532,1834,127$22,416
($8,616)
10
-		The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year 251
23		3,1013942,7071,0392,062$25,644
($12,911)
Average2,17714,28611,5782,7086,1298,156$20,745
($10,794)