2025 Most Enrolled Students in Tennessee Rankings
Among Tennessee colleges, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has the largest number of students (36,304) and University of Memphis has the second largest number of students (21,736) based on academic year 2022-2023 college enrollment data.
Below table ranks and compares the Most Enrolled Students in Tennessee having the largest student population. For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges and exclude colleges which the percentage of online students is more than 50% of total enrollment. You can view the largest online colleges at colleges with most online students rankings.
Most Enrolled Students in Tennessee
| Rank | College Name | Total Population | Men | Women | Undergraduate | Graduate | Online Enrollment | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN | 33,805 | 15,269 | 18,536 | 28,883 | 7,421 | 2,757 | $31,974 | 46.0% | 18 to 1 |
| 2 | University of Memphis Memphis, TN | 21,917 | 8,749 | 13,168 | 16,771 | 4,965 | 5,094 | $14,784 | 93.4% | 17 to 1 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN | 20,086 | 9,110 | 10,976 | 17,668 | 2,515 | 2,588 | $29,042 | 68.0% | 17 to 1 |
| 4 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | 13,710 | 6,047 | 7,663 | 7,152 | 6,304 | 639 | $63,946 | 6.3% | 7 to 1 |
| 5 | East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN | 13,483 | 5,048 | 8,435 | 10,633 | 2,953 | 2,816 | $13,034 | 87.1% | 18 to 1 |
| 6 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN | 11,283 | 4,748 | 6,535 | 9,982 | 1,398 | 1,301 | $18,208 | 77.0% | 17 to 1 |
| 7 | Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN | 9,902 | 5,221 | 4,681 | 8,838 | 1,279 | 890 | $20,116 | 83.2% | 16 to 1 |
| 8 | Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN | 9,326 | 3,706 | 5,620 | 8,587 | 1,358 | 2,660 | $14,219 | 96.0% | 15 to 1 |
| 9 | Tennessee State University Nashville, TN | 9,218 | 3,158 | 6,060 | 6,765 | 1,433 | 652 | $22,284 | 92.6% | 13 to 1 |
| 10 | Belmont University Nashville, TN | 8,910 | 2,937 | 5,973 | 7,330 | 1,532 | 125 | $41,320 | 96.4% | 12 to 1 |
Qualified Tennessee Colleges in Core Admission Stats
