Vanderbilt University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 94% last year.
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville with 74% and Lipscomb University with 72% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Tennessee Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,366 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,068 for the academic year 2024-2025.
At these High Graduation Rate Tennessee Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 66.47%, and the average SAT score is 1,200, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.