Tennessee State University has the lowest 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 32% last year.

South College with 38% and Austin Peay State University with 43% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Tennessee Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Tennessee Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate

Tennessee State University has the lowest graduation rate of 32% and South College has the second lowest graduation rate of 38%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,278 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,163 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 84.24% and the average SAT score is 1,102 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 48.40% and the students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Tennessee Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. Tennessee Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Tennessee State University Nashville, TNPublic, 4-year 32.00%
1.68%		$22,284
($8,568)		---9,21814 to 1
2
-		South College Knoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year 38.00%
0.28%		$17,935---6,18216 to 1
3
-		Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TNPublic, 4-year 43.00%
0.66%		$14,219
($8,675)		24.54%93.82%1,0759,32614 to 1
4
5		University of Memphis Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year 48.00%
6.40%		$14,784
($10,344)		16.18%94.60%1,09021,91717 to 1
5
1		Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TNPrivate, 4-year 50.00%
3.01%		$26,15019.92%78.48%1,1105,4188 to 1
6
2		The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year 52.00%
1.73%		$18,208
($10,144)		32.56%82.65%1,10011,28316 to 1
6
1		The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year 52.00%
0.31%		$16,248
($10,208)		22.75%88.44%1,1606,86815 to 1
8
1		Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year 54.00%
0.33%		$29,042
($9,506)		30.05%72.54%1,12020,08616 to 1
9
5		East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TNPublic, 4-year 55.00%
4.42%		$13,790
($9,950)		25.09%85.26%1,06013,48316 to 1
10
-		Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TNPublic, 4-year 60.00%
0.14%		$20,116
($10,084)		36.31%78.10%-9,90218 to 1
Average48.40%$19,278
($9,685)		25.93%84.24%1,10211,36815 to 1