Most Affordable Universities in Tennessee
Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in Tennessee.
| # | Institution | Tuition | Avg Earnings | Grad Rate | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tennessee State University
Public |
$8,568 | $34,160 | 33% | TN |
| 2 |
Austin Peay State University
Public |
$8,675 | $38,779 | 44% | TN |
| 3 |
Middle Tennessee State University
Public |
$9,506 | $39,941 | 54% | TN |
| 4 |
East Tennessee State University
Public |
$9,950 | $38,704 | 52% | TN |
| 5 |
Tennessee Technological University
Public |
$10,084 | $43,759 | 57% | TN |
| 6 |
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Public |
$10,144 | $42,209 | 53% | TN |
| 7 |
The University of Tennessee-Martin
Public |
$10,208 | $38,863 | 54% | TN |
| 8 |
University of Memphis
Public |
$10,344 | $40,921 | 49% | TN |
| 9 |
The University of Tennessee Southern
Public |
$10,506 | $36,151 | 33% | TN |
| 10 |
Lane College
Private Non-Profit |
$11,790 | $24,623 | 17% | TN |
| 11 |
Mid-South Christian College
Private Non-Profit |
$11,905 | $0 | N/A | TN |
| 12 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
Private Non-Profit |
$12,076 | $25,992 | 21% | TN |
| 13 |
American Baptist College
Private Non-Profit |
$12,474 | $32,665 | 27% | TN |
| 14 |
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Public |
$13,484 | $47,782 | 73% | TN |
| 15 |
Baptist Health Sciences University
Private Non-Profit |
$13,846 | $59,224 | 56% | TN |
| 16 |
Strayer University-Tennessee
Private For-Profit |
$13,920 | $36,582 | N/A | TN |
| 17 |
Williamson Christian College
Private Non-Profit |
$15,010 | $47,309 | N/A | TN |
| 18 |
Bethel University
Private Non-Profit |
$18,168 | $38,990 | 39% | TN |
| 19 |
Bryan College-Dayton
Private Non-Profit |
$18,900 | $45,559 | 54% | TN |
| 20 |
Johnson University
Private Non-Profit |
$20,318 | $35,649 | 64% | TN |
| 21 |
Nossi College of Art and Design
Private For-Profit |
$20,350 | $28,099 | 49% | TN |
| 22 |
Welch College
Private Non-Profit |
$20,796 | $34,190 | 61% | TN |
| 23 |
Lee University
Private Non-Profit |
$22,690 | $38,082 | 62% | TN |
| 24 |
Fisk University
Private Non-Profit |
$24,298 | $33,604 | 49% | TN |
| 25 |
Freed-Hardeman University
Private Non-Profit |
$25,000 | $40,086 | 69% | TN |
| 26 |
Southern Adventist University
Private Non-Profit |
$25,590 | $44,818 | 52% | TN |
| 27 |
Lincoln Memorial University
Private Non-Profit |
$26,150 | $45,242 | 52% | TN |
| 28 |
Cumberland University
Private Non-Profit |
$27,840 | $52,246 | 48% | TN |
| 29 |
Tusculum University
Private Non-Profit |
$28,500 | $39,925 | 32% | TN |
| 30 |
Tennessee Wesleyan University
Private Non-Profit |
$29,264 | $45,987 | 47% | TN |
| 31 |
Trevecca Nazarene University
Private Non-Profit |
$29,790 | $46,065 | 58% | TN |
| 32 |
Carson-Newman University
Private Non-Profit |
$34,700 | $39,324 | 52% | TN |
| 33 |
King University
Private Non-Profit |
$34,800 | $52,248 | 46% | TN |
| 34 |
Christian Brothers University
Private Non-Profit |
$37,300 | $48,592 | 58% | TN |
| 35 |
Union University
Private Non-Profit |
$38,450 | $45,505 | 69% | TN |
| 36 |
Maryville College
Private Non-Profit |
$38,514 | $39,305 | 50% | TN |
| 37 |
Lipscomb University
Private Non-Profit |
$38,824 | $50,454 | 69% | TN |
| 38 |
Milligan University
Private Non-Profit |
$39,350 | $43,168 | 62% | TN |
| 39 |
Belmont University
Private Non-Profit |
$41,320 | $42,770 | 72% | TN |
| 40 |
The University of the South
Private Non-Profit |
$53,698 | $53,456 | 82% | TN |
| 41 |
Rhodes College
Private Non-Profit |
$54,892 | $48,898 | 83% | TN |
| 42 |
Vanderbilt University
Private Non-Profit |
$63,946 | $73,909 | 93% | TN |
About This Ranking
This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.
Institutions are ranked by most affordable metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.