The University of Tennessee-Martin is the smallest college with 6,868 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

Tennessee State University with 9,218 students and Austin Peay State University with 9,326 students are following it in the list of Smallest Tennessee Public Colleges with Fewest Students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Smallest Tennessee Public Colleges With Fewest Students

The University of Tennessee-Martin is the smallest school with 6,868 students and Tennessee State University has the second lowest population with 9,218 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,074 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,363 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 82.98% and the average SAT score is 1,121 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 52.00% and the students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 over the 9 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 9 Smallest Tennessee Public Colleges With Fewest Students.

Table. Smallest Tennessee Public Colleges With Fewest Students Comparison
School NameTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentOnline EnrollmentStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year 6,868
156		6,1657032,5424,3261,61215 to 1
2
-		Tennessee State University Nashville, TNPublic, 4-year 9,218
1,141		7,6781,5403,1586,06091814 to 1
3
-		Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TNPublic, 4-year 9,326
283		8,1201,2063,7065,6202,35314 to 1
4
-		Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TNPublic, 4-year 9,902
62		8,5371,3655,2214,68198718 to 1
5
-		The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year 11,283
174		9,8841,3994,7486,5351,02416 to 1
6
-		East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TNPublic, 4-year 13,483
180		10,5542,9295,0488,4352,02616 to 1
7
-		Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year 20,086
1,482		17,4382,6489,11010,9763,02016 to 1
8
-		University of Memphis Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year 21,917
295		16,7085,2098,74913,1685,31217 to 1
9
-		The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, 4-year 33,805
2,104		27,0396,76615,26918,5362,23618 to 1
Average15,09912,4582,6416,3958,7042,16516 to 1