Tennessee Colleges with Higher SAT and ACT Scores for Admission

The average SAT score is 1,198 and ACT score is 24 over the 10 Tennessee Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.

Vanderbilt University has the highest SAT and ACT scores (SAT: 1,540, ACT: 35). Fisk University (SAT: 1,420, ACT: 21) and Rhodes College (SAT: 1,385, ACT: 29) are following it in the list of Tennessee Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $43,922 and graduate tuition & fees is $27,713 for the academic year 2024-2025.

For these well-regarded Tennessee Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores, the average acceptance rate is 57.45% and the average SAT score is 1,318, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.

Comparison between Tennessee Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores

Table. Tennessee Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores Comparison
School NameSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYieldUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 1,540
-		35
-		5.86%61.23%$67,49813,57594.00%8 to 1
2
1		Fisk University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 1,420
90		21
1		37.42%8.75%$25,8581,05930.00%12 to 1
3
1		Rhodes College Memphis, TNPrivate, 4-year 1,385
15		29
1		50.35%12.11%$57,1101,86185.00%9 to 1
4
-		The University of the South Sewanee, TNPrivate, 4-year 1,330
25		29
-		56.90%17.86%$56,1201,72480.00%9 to 1
5
5		Union University Jackson, TNPrivate, 4-year 1,290
100		26
-		60.41%30.08%$37,3982,71366.00%9 to 1
6
1		The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, 4-year 1,280
20		28
-		41.60%27.37%$33,256
($13,812)		38,72874.00%18 to 1
7
-		Lipscomb University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 1,280
40		26
-		67.73%24.91%$40,5725,01772.00%13 to 1
8
2		Belmont University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 1,260
10		27
-		95.28%17.72%$42,5408,80371.00%12 to 1
9
1		Christian Brothers University Memphis, TNPrivate, 4-year 1,205
10		21
1		86.70%13.42%$38,4201,77255.00%9 to 1
10
1		Milligan University Milligan, TNPrivate, 4-year 1,185
25		24
-		72.29%27.56%$40,4501,24063.00%10 to 1
Average1,3182757.45%24.10%$43,922
($13,812)		7,64969.00%11 to 1