Summary of Tennessee Colleges by SAT Score
More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In Tennessee, 26 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.
SAT Percentile and Score Table
The 2023 Average SAT score Tennessee colleges is 1,156. For public Tennessee colleges, the average SAT score is 1,119 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,172.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 26 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
SAT Score | Total | Public Colleges | Private Colleges |
---|---|---|---|
1500 or higher | 1 96 to 99+ |
- | 1 94 to 99+ |
1450 - 1500 | - | - | - |
1400 - 1450 | 1 92 to 96 |
- | 1 89 to 94 |
1350 - 1400 | - | - | - |
1300 - 1350 | 1 88 to 92 |
- | 1 83 to 89 |
1250 - 1300 | 1 85 to 88 |
- | 1 78 to 83 |
1200 - 1250 | 4 69 to 85 |
1 88 to 99+ |
3 61 to 78 |
1150 - 1200 | 2 62 to 69 |
1 75 to 88 |
1 56 to 61 |
1100 - 1150 | 7 35 to 62 |
3 38 to 75 |
4 33 to 56 |
1050 - 1100 | 7 8 to 35 |
3 0 to 38 |
4 11 to 33 |
1000 - 1050 | 2 0 to 8 |
- | 2 0 to 11 |
Below 1000 | - | - | - |
Tennessee Colleges by SAT Score Chart
The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for Tennessee colleges.
List of Tennessee Colleges by SAT score
The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for Tennessee colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
School Name | SAT Average Score | |
---|---|---|
2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | |
Vanderbilt University Private | Nashville, TN |
1,530 +5 (0.33%) |
1,525 |
Rhodes College Private | Memphis, TN |
1,400 -10 (-0.71%) |
1,410 |
The University of the South Private | Sewanee, TN |
1,315 +20 (1.54%) |
1,295 |
Fisk University Private | Nashville, TN |
1,269 +59 (4.88%) |
1,210 |
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Public | Knoxville, TN |
1,240 -15 (-1.20%) |
1,255 |
Belmont University Private | Nashville, TN |
1,230 -15 (-1.20%) |
1,245 |
Lipscomb University Private | Nashville, TN |
1,230 +45 (3.80%) |
1,185 |
Union University Private | Jackson, TN |
1,230 +5 (0.41%) |
1,225 |
The University of Tennessee-Martin Public | Martin, TN |
1,160 +70 (6.42%) |
1,090 |
Trevecca Nazarene University Private | Nashville, TN |
1,150 | - |
Lee University Private | Cleveland, TN |
1,130 +15 (1.35%) |
1,115 |
Middle Tennessee State University Public | Murfreesboro, TN |
1,120 +10 (0.90%) |
1,110 |
Southern Adventist University Private | Collegedale, TN |
1,120 | - |
Freed-Hardeman University Private | Henderson, TN |
1,110 +19 (1.74%) |
1,091 |
Lincoln Memorial University Private | Harrogate, TN |
1,110 - |
1,110 |
The University of Tennessee Southern Public | Pulaski, TN |
1,110 +120 (12.12%) |
990 |
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Public | Chattanooga, TN |
1,100 -30 (-2.65%) |
1,130 |
University of Memphis Public | Memphis, TN |
1,090 | - |
Austin Peay State University Public | Clarksville, TN |
1,075 | - |
Carson-Newman University Private | Jefferson City, TN |
1,060 +15 (1.44%) |
1,045 |
East Tennessee State University Public | Johnson City, TN |
1,060 | - |
Johnson University Private | Knoxville, TN |
1,060 -23 (-2.12%) |
1,083 |
Maryville College Private | Maryville, TN |
1,050 -160 (-13.22%) |
1,210 |
Tennessee Wesleyan University Private | Athens, TN |
1,050 -5 (-0.47%) |
1,055 |
Bethel University Private | McKenzie, TN |
1,035 +43 (4.33%) |
992 |
Tusculum University Private | Greeneville, TN |
1,010 - |
1,010 |
Average | 1,156 +24 (2.11%) |
1,132 |