2025 Expensive Tennessee Colleges To Attend Rankings
Among Tennessee colleges, Vanderbilt University has the most expensive tuition & fees ($63,946) and Rhodes College has the second highest tuition & fees ($54,892) based on academic year 2023-2024 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Expensive Tennessee Colleges To Attend having expensive tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Expensive Tennessee Colleges To Attend
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | $63,946 | $56,128 | 1,540 | 6.3% | 13,456 | 93% | 7 to 1 |
| 2 | Rhodes College Memphis, TN | $54,892 | $54,892 | 1,400 | 49.7% | 1,952 | 82% | 11 to 1 |
| 3 | The University of the South Sewanee, TN | $53,704 | $18,730 | 1,305 | 50.9% | 1,693 | 82% | 9 to 1 |
| 4 | Belmont University Nashville, TN | $41,320 | $27,050 | 1,250 | 96.4% | 8,862 | 72% | 12 to 1 |
| 5 | Lipscomb University Nashville, TN | $38,824 | $17,100 | 1,240 | 66.6% | 5,047 | 69% | 13 to 1 |
| 6 | Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN | $37,300 | $13,588 | 1,215 | 88.4% | 2,043 | 56% | 9 to 1 |
| 7 | Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN | $34,700 | $10,168 | 1,040 | 68.3% | 2,735 | 46% | 12 to 1 |
| 8 | Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN | $32,240 | - | - | - | 3,667 | 56% | 49 to 1 |
| 9 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN | $31,974 | $32,108 | 1,260 | 46.0% | 36,304 | 73% | 18 to 1 |
| 10 | Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN | $30,090 | $12,624 | 1,090 | 70.0% | 3,196 | 55% | 22 to 1 |
Qualified Tennessee Colleges in Core Admission Stats
