Tennessee Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Tennessee Colleges is 25.08% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Vanderbilt University has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 61.23% and Cumberland University (40.54%) and Southern Adventist University (36.92%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Tennessee Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Vanderbilt University has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 61.23% and Cumberland University has the second highest yield of 40.54%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $29,937 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,648 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield Tennessee Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 60.48%, and the average SAT score is 1,146, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Most Favored Tennessee Colleges

Table. Most Favored Tennessee Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 61.23%
4.20%		5.86%1,540$67,49813,57594.00%8 to 1
2
3		Cumberland University Lebanon, TNPrivate, 4-year 40.54%
4.51%		67.33%-$27,8403,45746.00%19 to 1
3
1		Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TNPrivate, 4-year 36.92%
4.75%		65.50%1,140$27,3003,22949.00%19 to 1
4
8		Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TNPrivate, 4-year 36.42%
8.86%		59.68%1,020$25,6202,30671.00%10 to 1
5
1		Lee University Cleveland, TNPrivate, 4-year 34.98%
0.65%		70.52%1,130$23,7903,71463.00%13 to 1
6
4		Johnson University Knoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year 32.30%
22.88%		65.11%1,040$21,12297857.00%12 to 1
7
22		Bethel University McKenzie, TNPrivate, 4-year 32.18%
19.71%		60.23%920$18,7122,93635.00%15 to 1
8
-		Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year 30.41%
0.73%		69.09%1,130$31,574
($10,266)		20,48854.00%17 to 1
9
10		Union University Jackson, TNPrivate, 4-year 30.08%
7.35%		60.41%1,290$37,3982,71366.00%9 to 1
10
3		The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year 29.25%
4.74%		81.09%1,100$18,512
($10,448)		11,77550.00%18 to 1
Average36.43%60.48%1,146$29,937
($10,357)		6,51758.50%14 to 1