2024 Tennessee Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, at Tennessee colleges, total 240,103 undergraduate students have awarded grant aid from federal, state, local, and/or institutes. The average amount of the awarded grant aid is $8,266 where the 2024 average tuition & fees of the Tennessee colleges is $17,297.
For full-time first time undergraduate students (freshmen), 85%% of students (55,545 students) have awarded federal, state, local and/or institutional grant aid.
Tennessee College Financial Aid Statistics
The next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest financial aid amount and percent received. For that, we include only 4-year colleges and having more than 500 enrolled students.
- For all undergraduate students, Cumberland University has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 100% and Bryan College-Dayton has the lowest graduation rate of 52%.
- For all undergraduate students, Vanderbilt University has the highest amount of grant aid of $53,335 and Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga has the lowest amount of grant aid of $5,587.
- For first-time full-time students, Carson-Newman University has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 100% and Strayer University-Tennessee has the lowest graduation rate of 40%.
- For first-time full-time students, Vanderbilt University has the highest amount of grant aid of $57,723 and Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga has the lowest amount of grant aid of $4,246.
Financial Aid Amount Comparison Between Tennessee Colleges
The following table lists Tennessee colleges with average amount of financial aid received and numbers for undergraduate programs.
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| College name | Tuition & Fees | All Undergraduate | Full-time First-Time Undergraduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | ||
| American Baptist College Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $12,474 ($10,074) | 52 | 98% | $5,399 | 5 | 100% | $12,012 |
| Arnolds Beauty School Milan, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $16,750 | 95 | 100% | $5,315 | 42 | 100% | $6,253 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens Athens, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,419 | 520 | 93% | $3,312 | 85 | 100% | $6,545 |
| Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN Public, 4 years four-years | $14,219 ($8,675) | 7,255 | 89% | $10,478 | 1,244 | 94% | $11,247 |
| Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $13,846 ($11,542) | 695 | 89% | $12,134 | 34 | 94% | $6,017 |
| Belmont University Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $41,320 ($32,820) | 6,098 | 83% | $22,034 | 1,754 | 92% | $22,922 |
| Bethel University McKenzie, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $17,530 ($11,065) | 2,716 | 83% | $8,419 | 266 | 90% | $10,423 |
| Bryan College-Dayton Dayton, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $18,900 | 770 | 52% | $13,072 | 212 | 97% | $12,650 |
| Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $34,700 ($27,400) | 1,483 | 98% | $23,888 | 299 | 100% | $26,472 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN Public, 2-4 years | $17,750 ($4,550) | 5,685 | 85% | $4,465 | 1,147 | 95% | $7,037 |
| Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $37,300 ($31,870) | 1,197 | 96% | $27,901 | 175 | 100% | $29,076 |
| Austin's Beauty College Inc Clarksville, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $14,900 | 65 | 77% | $5,767 | 47 | 84% | $5,681 |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland, TN Public, 2-4 years | $17,730 ($4,530) | 2,748 | 86% | $4,093 | 675 | 98% | $6,708 |
| Columbia State Community College Columbia, TN Public, 2-4 years | $18,104 ($4,904) | 2,856 | 57% | $5,368 | 1,043 | 93% | $5,342 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis Memphis, TN Private, 2-4 years | $17,622 | 1,919 | 81% | $4,705 | 1,014 | 87% | $4,876 |
| Cumberland University Lebanon, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $27,840 ($21,810) | 2,305 | 100% | $18,333 | 623 | 100% | $23,749 |
| Lipscomb University Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $38,824 ($30,932) | 3,016 | 96% | $23,739 | 692 | 99% | $27,096 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Dickson, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,419 | 1,197 | 93% | $3,545 | 283 | 95% | $4,273 |
| Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg, TN Public, 2-4 years | $17,740 ($4,540) | 2,554 | 96% | $5,049 | 436 | 99% | $8,332 |
| East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN Public, 4 years four-years | $13,034 ($9,706) | 8,884 | 84% | $11,563 | 1,705 | 85% | $9,228 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers Chattanooga, TN Private, 2-4 years | $10,690 | 206 | 94% | $2,437 | 70 | 100% | $6,369 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton Elizabethton, TN Public, 2-4 years | $3,936 | 827 | 93% | $3,830 | 203 | 96% | $5,092 |
| The Hair Academy LLC Fayetteville, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,250 | 83 | 85% | $4,087 | 31 | 100% | $4,089 |
| Fisk University Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $24,298 ($21,480) | 966 | 96% | $18,280 | 288 | 96% | $20,400 |
| Welch College Gallatin, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $20,796 ($18,498) | 283 | 82% | $10,709 | 49 | 98% | $15,153 |
| Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $25,000 ($21,950) | 1,713 | 93% | $12,840 | 330 | 100% | $18,798 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman Harriman, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,419 | 795 | 96% | $2,008 | 87 | 99% | $4,572 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville Hartsville, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,419 | 896 | 97% | $2,129 | 92 | 93% | $4,773 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald Hohenwald, TN Public, 2-4 years | $5,344 | 1,250 | 97% | $2,136 | 136 | 96% | $4,366 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro Jacksboro, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,419 | 441 | 99% | $3,821 | 118 | 99% | $5,619 |
| Jackson State Community College Jackson, TN Public, 2-4 years | $17,716 ($4,516) | 3,091 | 89% | $4,291 | 663 | 96% | $6,581 |
| John A Gupton College Nashville, TN Private, 2-4 years | $12,040 ($11,070) | 87 | 44% | $6,208 | 11 | 79% | $10,140 |
| Johnson University Knoxville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $20,318 ($14,920) | 577 | 86% | $10,773 | 145 | 94% | $9,797 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,400 | 171 | 44% | $5,122 | 50 | 62% | $5,922 |
| King University Bristol, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $34,800 ($28,572) | 901 | 80% | $18,313 | 122 | 83% | $24,339 |
| South College Knoxville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $17,935 | 3,186 | 65% | $8,863 | 425 | 83% | $13,698 |
| Lane College Jackson, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $11,790 ($10,690) | 923 | 91% | $10,504 | 294 | 94% | $10,229 |
| Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $12,076 ($11,196) | 527 | 87% | $12,972 | 113 | 99% | $11,001 |
| Lee University Cleveland, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $22,690 ($16,730) | 2,620 | 76% | $13,255 | 485 | 94% | $14,251 |
| Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $26,150 ($21,410) | 1,425 | 91% | $18,599 | 311 | 100% | $20,585 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston Livingston, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,419 | 1,708 | 95% | $1,831 | 113 | 90% | $4,715 |
| The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski, TN Public, 4 years four-years | $10,506 | 885 | 99% | $7,602 | 206 | 100% | $9,735 |
| Maryville College Maryville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $38,514 ($34,196) | 1,055 | 99% | $27,854 | 278 | 100% | $31,571 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie McKenzie, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,308 | 194 | 98% | $4,594 | 74 | 97% | $5,455 |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville Cookeville, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $9,570 | 388 | 83% | $3,909 | 169 | 86% | $4,332 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Memphis, TN Public, 2-4 years | $6,269 | 1,790 | 87% | $3,195 | 332 | 90% | $4,537 |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN Public, 4 years four-years | $14,784 ($10,344) | 13,835 | 83% | $8,482 | 2,167 | 93% | $11,234 |
| Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN Public, 4 years four-years | $29,042 ($9,506) | 13,486 | 77% | $9,093 | 2,560 | 93% | $9,942 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown Morristown, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,419 | 1,297 | 93% | $3,367 | 267 | 92% | $5,622 |
| Motlow State Community College Tullahoma, TN Public, 2-4 years | $17,736 ($4,536) | 4,965 | 88% | $4,179 | 1,365 | 95% | $6,407 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TN Public, 2-4 years | $6,924 | 825 | 88% | $3,745 | 238 | 87% | $3,794 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville Nashville, TN Private, 2-4 years | $36,020 | 1,500 | 82% | $4,319 | 803 | 87% | $4,475 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville, TN Public, 2-4 years | $17,698 ($4,498) | 5,322 | 80% | $4,012 | 1,036 | 89% | $6,164 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,419 | 1,997 | 97% | $2,717 | 224 | 95% | $5,231 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll Paris, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,008 | 384 | 98% | $4,445 | 69 | 96% | $5,725 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski Pulaski, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,308 | 811 | 98% | $2,639 | 95 | 96% | $6,075 |
| Rhodes College Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $54,892 ($46,504) | 1,927 | 97% | $36,832 | 478 | 100% | $37,543 |
| Roane State Community College Harriman, TN Public, 2-4 years | $18,622 ($4,762) | 3,772 | 81% | $4,412 | 871 | 97% | $6,886 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump Crump, TN Public, 2-4 years | $5,428 | 2,012 | 97% | $1,466 | 114 | 86% | $5,315 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis, TN Public, 2-4 years | $17,750 ($4,550) | 5,540 | 82% | $4,384 | 934 | 92% | $7,141 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville Shelbyville, TN Public, 2-4 years | $6,865 | 614 | 94% | $4,096 | 131 | 90% | $5,137 |
| The University of the South Sewanee, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $53,704 ($41,084) | 1,539 | 95% | $34,063 | 403 | 97% | $35,088 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville Huntsville, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,070 | 634 | 94% | $2,129 | 102 | 81% | $3,962 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville Crossville, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,419 | 737 | 97% | $3,694 | 115 | 94% | $4,274 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville McMinnville, TN Public, 2-4 years | $5,492 | 272 | 33% | $5,873 | 78 | 84% | $5,232 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson Jackson, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,008 | 2,987 | 98% | $1,757 | 194 | 79% | $5,275 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Knoxville, TN Public, 2-4 years | $5,341 | 1,827 | 91% | $2,675 | 328 | 88% | $3,743 |
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville, TN Public, 2-4 years | $17,776 ($4,576) | 6,278 | 73% | $4,101 | 1,780 | 93% | $6,086 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $25,590 ($21,550) | 2,303 | 90% | $12,111 | 616 | 100% | $12,495 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $29,264 ($23,800) | 875 | 94% | $19,709 | 197 | 100% | $20,782 |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN Public, 4 years four-years | $18,208 ($10,144) | 7,989 | 81% | $9,908 | 2,064 | 93% | $9,834 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN Public, 4 years four-years | $31,974 ($13,484) | 20,290 | 75% | $11,426 | 5,777 | 85% | $11,491 |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN Public, 4 years four-years | $16,234 ($10,194) | 5,565 | 90% | $8,004 | 1,075 | 98% | $10,326 |
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc Knoxville, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $15,995 | 132 | 26% | $6,511 | 101 | 37% | $6,323 |
| Tennessee State University Nashville, TN Public, 4 years four-years | $22,284 ($8,568) | 6,758 | 88% | $12,976 | 3,342 | 94% | $15,589 |
| Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN Public, 4 years four-years | $20,116 ($10,084) | 6,874 | 81% | $9,595 | 1,951 | 95% | $10,214 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $30,090 ($25,100) | 1,664 | 89% | $18,508 | 365 | 100% | $22,579 |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville, TN Public, 2-4 years | $17,742 ($4,542) | 4,454 | 87% | $4,473 | 972 | 96% | $6,808 |
| Tusculum University Greeneville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $28,500 ($23,700) | 1,022 | 93% | $17,301 | 118 | 100% | $20,374 |
| Union University Jackson, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $20,302 | 1,580 | 83% | $25,080 | 327 | 100% | $28,671 |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $63,946 ($47,664) | 4,716 | 66% | $53,335 | 1,064 | 66% | $57,723 |
| Volunteer State Community College Gallatin, TN Public, 2-4 years | $17,724 ($4,524) | 3,955 | 57% | $5,597 | 1,317 | 91% | $6,663 |
| Walters State Community College Morristown, TN Public, 2-4 years | $17,719 ($4,519) | 4,940 | 90% | $4,168 | 1,166 | 95% | $7,223 |
| William R Moore College of Technology Memphis, TN Private, 2-4 years | $9,678 ($6,255) | 295 | 82% | $3,415 | 48 | 79% | $5,001 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Knoxville Knoxville, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $14,900 | 113 | 54% | $5,382 | 26 | 70% | $6,501 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville Nashville, TN Public, 2-4 years | $4,972 | 1,303 | 93% | $3,605 | 233 | 93% | $5,022 |
| Nossi College of Art and Design Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $20,350 ($17,800) | 233 | 78% | $2,916 | 62 | 91% | $3,097 |
| Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design Cookeville, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $16,500 | 20 | 65% | $5,413 | 13 | 81% | $4,350 |
| Queen City College Clarksville, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $16,350 | 121 | 61% | $5,050 | - | - | - |
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon Lebanon, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,995 | 128 | 57% | $4,871 | 116 | 81% | $4,893 |
| Brillare Beauty Institute Cleveland, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $18,000 | 231 | 68% | $5,486 | 201 | 77% | $4,698 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus Memphis, TN Private, 2-4 years | $20,047 ($16,455) | 325 | 94% | $6,647 | 143 | 95% | $6,121 |
| North Central Institute Clarksville, TN Private, 2-4 years | $17,802 | 24 | 24% | $4,640 | 9 | 22% | $7,128 |
| Williamson Christian College Franklin, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $15,010 ($12,850) | 39 | 95% | $6,739 | 6 | 100% | $7,411 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $32,240 ($11,400) | 4,360 | 86% | $5,587 | 1,511 | 80% | $4,246 |
| Strayer University-Tennessee Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $13,920 ($13,857) | 2,324 | 89% | $6,010 | 2 | 40% | $5,372 |
| Lawrenceburg Technical College Lawrenceburg, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $12,375 | 36 | 78% | $6,640 | 22 | 100% | $4,591 |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus Nashville, TN Private, 2-4 years | $21,230 ($15,022) | 179 | 75% | $6,812 | 70 | 91% | $5,941 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $15,466 | 1,210 | 78% | $7,664 | 276 | 76% | $5,455 |
| Visible Music College Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $22,000 ($19,500) | 158 | 75% | $7,149 | 33 | 79% | $6,387 |
| Elite College of Cosmetology Lexington, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $16,875 | 80 | 95% | $2,893 | 21 | 84% | $2,598 |
| TC Beauty Johnson City, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,350 | 147 | 67% | $4,725 | 35 | 59% | $5,328 |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville Nashville, TN Private, 2-4 years | $15,237 | 287 | 74% | $6,032 | 38 | 88% | $6,714 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis Memphis, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $16,775 | 231 | 71% | $3,890 | 9 | 64% | $4,980 |
| Love Beauty School Inc Manchester, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | 69 | 73% | $4,381 | 52 | 68% | $4,783 |
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis Memphis, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | 167 | 51% | $4,248 | 72 | 71% | $4,496 |
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville Brentwood, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | 93 | 49% | $3,906 | 37 | 53% | $4,197 |
| Empire Beauty School-Jackson Jackson, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,145 | 79 | 73% | $5,312 | 63 | 91% | $5,315 |
| Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting Nashville, TN Private, 2-4 years | $7,602 | 262 | 21% | $2,300 | - | - | - |
| Mid-South Christian College Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $11,912 ($7,046) | 17 | 100% | $8,688 | 5 | 100% | $5,264 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville Nashville, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $19,460 | 16 | 31% | $4,718 | 8 | 44% | $2,847 |
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology Franklin, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $13,075 | 31 | 52% | $4,689 | 3 | 25% | $5,643 |
| Vibe Barber College Memphis, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,800 | 60 | 65% | $5,726 | 8 | 89% | $5,397 |
| Mind Body Institute Madison, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $10,000 | 25 | 39% | $4,363 | 6 | 55% | $4,436 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City Johnson City, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $16,297 | 104 | 85% | $6,121 | 43 | 84% | $5,634 |
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services New Tazewell, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $16,500 | 83 | 100% | $4,931 | 9 | 100% | $6,345 |
| Gould's Academy Memphis, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $11,225 | 176 | 63% | $4,651 | 75 | 71% | $5,207 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville Knoxville, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $16,297 | 116 | 90% | $5,720 | 50 | 86% | $5,606 |
| Milligan University Milligan, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $39,350 ($32,500) | 725 | 96% | $28,452 | 175 | 100% | $28,521 |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN Public, 4 years four-years | $23,425 ($11,002) | 243 | 82% | $8,542 | - | - | - |
| Image Maker Beauty Institute Hendersonville, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $19,100 | 50 | 56% | $4,855 | 4 | 33% | $6,895 |
| Nashville Film Institute Nashville, TN Private, 2-4 years | $20,800 | 36 | 42% | $5,563 | 21 | 51% | $6,486 |
| Allied Health Careers Institute Murfreesboro, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $13,275 | 81 | 71% | $2,982 | 22 | 46% | $5,021 |
| Master's Barber & Styling College Old Hickory, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $15,100 | 11 | 31% | $6,473 | 8 | 62% | $5,224 |
| Massage Institute of Memphis Memphis, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $11,500 | 20 | 71% | $4,673 | 4 | 80% | $4,246 |
| Gould's Academy Bartlett, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $18,650 | 175 | 58% | $5,104 | 50 | 72% | $5,341 |
| Health-Tech Institute of Memphis Memphis, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $13,542 | 5 | 100% | $5,614 | 5 | 100% | $5,614 |
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville Cookeville, TN Private, 2-4 years | $14,644 | 239 | 80% | $6,458 | 21 | 91% | $7,612 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville Hendersonville, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $17,400 | 196 | 47% | $5,123 | 17 | 49% | $5,549 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | $16,400 | 233 | 62% | $6,084 | 15 | 65% | $6,147 |
| Academy of Allied Health Careers Chattanooga, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $9,425 | 127 | 38% | $5,395 | 80 | 54% | $5,574 |
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology Sweetwater, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $10,900 | 38 | 49% | $6,335 | 38 | 49% | $6,335 |
| Studio 75 Hair Academy Millington, TN Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | 6 | 60% | $6,502 | - | - | - |
| Average | $17,297 | 240,103 | 79% | $8,266 | 55,545 | 85% | $9,528 |
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