Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between Colleges in Tennessee. The average acceptance rate of Colleges in Tennessee is 53.42% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 24.46%.
Vanderbilt University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 5.86% and Mid-South Christian College has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 100.00% among Colleges in Tennessee. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITT Technical Institute-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2017) | |||||
| American Baptist College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Aquinas College | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Arnolds Beauty School | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Austin Peay State University | 6,331 (2,358/3,907) | 6,104 (2,255/3,785) | 1,677 (629/1,024) | 96% (96%/97%) | 27% (28%/26%) | |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | 367 (37/330) | 301 (31/270) | 105 (6/99) | 82% (84%/82%) | 35% (19%/30%) | |
| Belmont University | 9,165 (2,829/6,336) | 8,732 (2,677/6,055) | 1,547 (539/1,008) | 95% (95%/96%) | 18% (20%/16%) | |
| Bethel University | 1,486 (686/796) | 895 (430/462) | 288 (169/119) | 60% (63%/58%) | 32% (39%/15%) | |
| Bryan College-Dayton | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Carson-Newman University | 2,460 (1,017/1,443) | 2,225 (913/1,312) | 373 (186/187) | 90% (90%/91%) | 17% (20%/13%) | |
| Chattanooga State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Christian Brothers University | 1,504 (627/863) | 1,304 (548/742) | 175 (100/75) | 87% (87%/86%) | 13% (18%/9%) | |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Austin's Beauty College Inc | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Cleveland State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Columbia State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | 729 (53/676) | 693 (48/645) | 393 (25/368) | 95% (91%/95%) | 57% (52%/54%) | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Covington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Cumberland University | 2,495 (1,065/1,430) | 1,680 (734/946) | 681 (312/369) | 67% (69%/66%) | 41% (43%/26%) | |
| Lipscomb University | 4,261 (1,637/2,624) | 2,886 (1,055/1,831) | 719 (296/423) | 68% (64%/70%) | 25% (28%/16%) | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/26/2023) | |||||
| Dyersburg State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| East Tennessee State University | 10,050 (3,394/6,652) | 8,662 (2,902/5,756) | 2,138 (786/1,352) | 86% (86%/87%) | 25% (27%/20%) | |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| The Hair Academy LLC | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Fisk University | 11,421 (4,030/7,371) | 4,274 (1,211/3,056) | 374 (208/166) | 37% (30%/41%) | 9% (17%/2%) | |
| Welch College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Freed-Hardeman University | 1,302 (484/818) | 777 (293/484) | 283 (145/138) | 60% (61%/59%) | 36% (49%/17%) | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Hiwassee College | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Jackson State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| John A Gupton College | 34 (5/29) | 34 (5/29) | 28 (4/24) | 100% (100%/100%) | 82% (80%/83%) | |
| Johnson University | 794 (332/462) | 517 (214/303) | 167 (70/97) | 65% (64%/66%) | 32% (33%/21%) | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| King University | 725 (287/437) | 723 (285/437) | 147 (81/65) | 100% (99%/100%) | 20% (28%/15%) | |
| South College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Lane College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Le Moyne-Owen College | 259 (109/150) | 257 (108/149) | 133 (60/73) | 99% (99%/99%) | 52% (56%/49%) | |
| Lee University | 2,388 (800/1,588) | 1,684 (575/1,109) | 589 (230/359) | 71% (72%/70%) | 35% (40%/23%) | |
| Lincoln Memorial University | 3,603 (1,148/2,437) | 2,255 (674/1,571) | 357 (132/225) | 63% (59%/64%) | 16% (20%/9%) | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| The University of Tennessee Southern | 760 (248/512) | 659 (218/441) | 172 (70/102) | 87% (88%/86%) | 26% (32%/20%) | |
| Maryville College | 3,383 (1,562/1,731) | 2,061 (861/1,147) | 281 (127/145) | 61% (55%/66%) | 14% (15%/8%) | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Meharry Medical College | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Memphis College of Art | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/01/2020) | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| University of Memphis | 15,084 (5,546/9,537) | 10,865 (3,966/6,898) | 1,962 (808/1,153) | 72% (72%/72%) | 18% (20%/12%) | |
| Memphis Theological Seminary | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Middle Tennessee State University | 14,989 (6,579/8,410) | 10,356 (4,569/5,787) | 3,149 (1,533/1,616) | 69% (69%/69%) | 30% (34%/19%) | |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Motlow State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Nashville College of Medical Careers | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Nashville State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| O'More College of Design | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Rhodes College | 6,365 (2,797/3,459) | 3,205 (1,255/1,879) | 388 (171/210) | 50% (45%/54%) | 12% (14%/6%) | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Ripley | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Roane State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| The University of the South | 4,703 (2,212/2,439) | 2,676 (1,151/1,489) | 478 (230/240) | 57% (52%/61%) | 18% (20%/10%) | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Whiteville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Pellissippi State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Southern Adventist University | 2,907 (1,205/1,509) | 1,904 (832/1,069) | 703 (331/372) | 65% (69%/71%) | 37% (40%/25%) | |
| Southern College of Optometry | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | 902 (295/606) | 621 (196/425) | 188 (75/113) | 69% (66%/70%) | 30% (38%/19%) | |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 10,494 (3,789/6,705) | 8,510 (3,120/5,390) | 2,489 (1,009/1,480) | 81% (82%/80%) | 29% (32%/22%) | |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 59,764 (23,936/35,827) | 24,863 (10,765/14,098) | 6,804 (3,202/3,602) | 42% (45%/39%) | 27% (30%/10%) | |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | 6,077 (2,028/4,037) | 5,360 (1,751/3,602) | 1,220 (467/753) | 88% (86%/89%) | 23% (27%/19%) | |
| Fountainhead College of Technology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 10/30/2018) | |||||
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee State University | 9,660 (3,045/6,590) | 6,773 (1,997/4,763) | 880 (276/604) | 70% (66%/72%) | 13% (14%/9%) | |
| Tennessee Technological University | 11,538 (5,689/5,849) | 8,784 (4,334/4,450) | 2,006 (1,139/867) | 76% (76%/76%) | 23% (26%/15%) | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | 2,448 (860/1,588) | 1,700 (568/1,132) | 456 (182/274) | 69% (66%/71%) | 27% (32%/17%) | |
| Northeast State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tusculum University | 1,660 (1,080/580) | 1,198 (764/434) | 196 (125/71) | 72% (71%/75%) | 16% (16%/12%) | |
| Union University | 1,970 (709/1,261) | 1,190 (422/768) | 358 (149/209) | 60% (60%/61%) | 30% (35%/17%) | |
| Vanderbilt University | 45,409 (20,851/24,553) | 2,662 (1,238/1,424) | 1,630 (744/886) | 6% (6%/6%) | 61% (60%/4%) | |
| Volunteer State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Walters State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| West Tennessee Business College | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| William R Moore College of Technology | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Brightwood College-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | |||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Knoxville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Clarksville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/26/2023) | |||||
| Nossi College of Art and Design | 298 (162/136) | 138 (74/64) | 69 (36/33) | 46% (46%/47%) | 50% (49%/24%) | |
| Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Queen City College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Miller-Motte Technical College-Clarksville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/25/2018) | |||||
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| National College-Nashville | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Watkins College of Art Design & Film | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Brillare Beauty Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee Board of Regents | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Cordova | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||||
| Tennessee Academy of Cosmetology-Stage Road | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/08/2018) | |||||
| Tennessee Academy of Cosmetology-Shelby Drive | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/18/2018) | |||||
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| North Central Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Styles and Profiles Beauty College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 10/20/2017) | |||||
| Vatterott College-Dividend | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/17/2018) | |||||
| Richmont Graduate University | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Williamson Christian College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Music City Barber College | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Strayer University-Tennessee | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Murfreesboro | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/26/2023) | |||||
| Lawrenceburg Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Tennessee Career Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Miller-Motte Technical College-Madison | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/24/2017) | |||||
| The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/14/2018) | |||||
| Visible Music College | 132 (72/60) | 37 (20/17) | 19 (7/12) | 28% (28%/28%) | 51% (35%/20%) | |
| ITT Technical Institute-Chattanooga | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||||
| Virginia College-Chattanooga | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/18/2018) | |||||
| Argosy University-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/14/2018) | |||||
| Elite College of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Memphis Institute of Barbering | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| TC Beauty | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Fortis Institute-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Vatterott College-Appling Farms | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/17/2019) | |||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| L'Ecole Culinaire-Memphis | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/20/2018) | |||||
| Love Beauty School Inc | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Empire Beauty School-Jackson | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Empire Beauty School-S Memphis | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Empire Beauty School-N Memphis | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 01/04/2019) | |||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Johnson City | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||||
| Omega Graduate School | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Nashville Barber and Style Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Virginia College-Knoxville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | |||||
| Mid-South Christian College | 3 (3/0) | 3 (3/0) | 3 (3/0) | 100% (100%/0%) | 100% (100%/0%) | |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| DeVry University-Tennessee | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/25/2022) | |||||
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Vibe Barber College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Mind Body Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| University of Phoenix-Tennessee | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Gould's Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Milligan University | 1,079 (449/630) | 780 (323/457) | 215 (103/112) | 72% (72%/73%) | 28% (32%/18%) | |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Image Maker Beauty Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Huntington University of Health Sciences | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/29/2023) | |||||
| Nashville Film Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Allied Health Careers Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Master's Barber & Styling College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| EduMed Partners | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Massage Institute of Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| The University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| The University of Tennessee System Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Gould's Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Health-Tech Institute of Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Shear Perfection Academy of Cosmetology | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga 2 | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Academy of Allied Health Careers | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Studio 75 Hair Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Herzing University-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Harding School of Theology | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Casa Loma College - Nashville | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| South College-Nashville | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary- YMCA Outdoor Center | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Strayer University-Nashville Campus | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Strayer University-Knoxville Campus | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Jersey College - Cleveland | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Jersey College - Knoxville | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Memphis | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Nashville | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Average | 6,641 (2,667/2,667) | 3,547 (1,369/2,171) | 890 (388/501) | 53.42% (51.3%/81.4%) | 24.46% (27.7%/22.5%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of Colleges in Tennessee is 1159. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 585 and the average SAT Math score is 574.
Vanderbilt University has the highest SAT scores of 1,540 and Bethel University has the lowest SAT scores of 920 among Colleges in Tennessee. The following table compares SAT Scores between Colleges in Tennessee for the academic year 2024-2025.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITT Technical Institute-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2017) | ||||
| American Baptist College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Aquinas College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Arnolds Beauty School | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Austin Peay State University | 1% (20) | 1005 | 515 | 490 | |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | Test Scores are required, but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| Belmont University | 18% (272) | 1260 | 650 | 610 | |
| Bethel University | 11% (30) | 920 | 460 | 460 | |
| Bryan College-Dayton | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Carson-Newman University | 5% (18) | 1070 | 530 | 540 | |
| Chattanooga State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Christian Brothers University | 5% (8) | 1205 | 590 | 615 | |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
| Austin's Beauty College Inc | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Cleveland State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Columbia State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | Test Score is NOT considered for Concorde Career College-Memphis admission. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Covington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Cumberland University | Test Score is NOT considered for Cumberland University admission. | ||||
| Lipscomb University | 12% (87) | 1280 | 650 | 630 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/26/2023) | ||||
| Dyersburg State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| East Tennessee State University | 7% (150) | 1080 | 560 | 520 | |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| The Hair Academy LLC | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Fisk University | 33% (123) | 1420 | 650 | 770 | |
| Welch College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Freed-Hardeman University | 11% (32) | 1020 | 513 | 507 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Hiwassee College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Jackson State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| John A Gupton College | 4% (1) | - | |||
| Johnson University | 25% (33) | 1040 | 540 | 500 | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| King University | Test Score is NOT considered for King University admission. | ||||
| South College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Lane College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Le Moyne-Owen College | Test Score is NOT considered for Le Moyne-Owen College admission. | ||||
| Lee University | 21% (123) | 1130 | 580 | 550 | |
| Lincoln Memorial University | 12% (37) | 1100 | 550 | 550 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| The University of Tennessee Southern | 6% (11) | 990 | 480 | 510 | |
| Maryville College | Test Score is NOT considered for Maryville College admission. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Meharry Medical College | No data is available. | ||||
| Memphis College of Art | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/01/2020) | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of Memphis | 4% (80) | 1035 | 530 | 505 | |
| Memphis Theological Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
| Middle Tennessee State University | 6% (193) | 1130 | 580 | 550 | |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc | No data is available. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Motlow State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Nashville College of Medical Careers | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Nashville State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| O'More College of Design | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Rhodes College | 21% (80) | 1385 | 695 | 690 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Ripley | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Roane State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| The University of the South | 17% (81) | 1330 | 670 | 660 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Whiteville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Pellissippi State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southern Adventist University | 46% (321) | 1140 | 590 | 550 | |
| Southern College of Optometry | No data is available. | ||||
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | 1% (2) | - | |||
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 7% (163) | 1100 | 560 | 540 | |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 24% (1,635) | 1280 | 640 | 640 | |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | 3% (41) | 1110 | 580 | 530 | |
| Fountainhead College of Technology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 10/30/2018) | ||||
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee State University | 33% (291) | 960 | 500 | 460 | |
| Tennessee Technological University | 2% (34) | 1180 | 590 | 590 | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | 16% (71) | 1095 | 560 | 535 | |
| Northeast State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tusculum University | Test Score is NOT considered for Tusculum University admission. | ||||
| Union University | 15% (52) | 1290 | 670 | 620 | |
| Vanderbilt University | 27% (447) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| Volunteer State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Walters State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| West Tennessee Business College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| William R Moore College of Technology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Brightwood College-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Knoxville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Clarksville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/26/2023) | ||||
| Nossi College of Art and Design | Test Score is NOT considered for Nossi College of Art and Design admission. | ||||
| Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Queen City College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Miller-Motte Technical College-Clarksville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/25/2018) | ||||
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| National College-Nashville | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Watkins College of Art Design & Film | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Brillare Beauty Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee Board of Regents | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Cordova | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Tennessee Academy of Cosmetology-Stage Road | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/08/2018) | ||||
| Tennessee Academy of Cosmetology-Shelby Drive | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/18/2018) | ||||
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| North Central Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Styles and Profiles Beauty College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 10/20/2017) | ||||
| Vatterott College-Dividend | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/17/2018) | ||||
| Richmont Graduate University | No data is available. | ||||
| Williamson Christian College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Music City Barber College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Strayer University-Tennessee | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Murfreesboro | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/26/2023) | ||||
| Lawrenceburg Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee Career Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Miller-Motte Technical College-Madison | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/24/2017) | ||||
| The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/14/2018) | ||||
| Visible Music College | 5% (1) | - | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Chattanooga | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Virginia College-Chattanooga | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/18/2018) | ||||
| Argosy University-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/14/2018) | ||||
| Elite College of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Memphis Institute of Barbering | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| TC Beauty | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Fortis Institute-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Vatterott College-Appling Farms | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/17/2019) | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| L'Ecole Culinaire-Memphis | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/20/2018) | ||||
| Love Beauty School Inc | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Jackson | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-S Memphis | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-N Memphis | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 01/04/2019) | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Johnson City | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Omega Graduate School | No data is available. | ||||
| Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | No data is available. | ||||
| Nashville Barber and Style Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Virginia College-Knoxville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | ||||
| Mid-South Christian College | Test Scores are required, but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| DeVry University-Tennessee | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/25/2022) | ||||
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Vibe Barber College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Mind Body Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of Phoenix-Tennessee | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Gould's Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Milligan University | 12% (26) | 1185 | 600 | 585 | |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | No data is available. | ||||
| Image Maker Beauty Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Huntington University of Health Sciences | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/29/2023) | ||||
| Nashville Film Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Allied Health Careers Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Master's Barber & Styling College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| EduMed Partners | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Massage Institute of Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| The University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| The University of Tennessee System Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Gould's Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Health-Tech Institute of Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Shear Perfection Academy of Cosmetology | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga 2 | No data is available. | ||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Academy of Allied Health Careers | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Studio 75 Hair Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Herzing University-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Harding School of Theology | No data is available. | ||||
| Casa Loma College - Nashville | No data is available. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | No data is available. | ||||
| South College-Nashville | No data is available. | ||||
| Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary- YMCA Outdoor Center | No data is available. | ||||
| Strayer University-Nashville Campus | No data is available. | ||||
| Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus | No data is available. | ||||
| Strayer University-Knoxville Campus | No data is available. | ||||
| Jersey College - Cleveland | No data is available. | ||||
| Jersey College - Knoxville | No data is available. | ||||
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Memphis | No data is available. | ||||
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Nashville | No data is available. | ||||
| Average | 13.67% | 1159 | 585 | 574 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of Colleges in Tennessee is 23. By subject, the average ACT English score is 23 and the ACT math score is 21.
The following table compares ACT Scores between Colleges in Tennessee for academic year 2024-2025.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITT Technical Institute-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2017) | ||||
| American Baptist College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Aquinas College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Arnolds Beauty School | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Austin Peay State University | 52% (867) | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | 100% (105) | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
| Belmont University | 37% (570) | 27 | 28 | 25 | |
| Bethel University | 88% (206) | 18 | 18 | 16 | |
| Bryan College-Dayton | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Carson-Newman University | 70% (261) | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
| Chattanooga State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Christian Brothers University | 59% (103) | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
| Austin's Beauty College Inc | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Cleveland State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Columbia State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | Test Score is NOT considered for Concorde Career College-Memphis admission. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Covington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Cumberland University | Test Score is NOT considered for Cumberland University admission. | ||||
| Lipscomb University | 50% (361) | 26 | 27 | 25 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/26/2023) | ||||
| Dyersburg State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| East Tennessee State University | 76% (1,628) | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| The Hair Academy LLC | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Fisk University | 66% (246) | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
| Welch College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Freed-Hardeman University | 90% (254) | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Hiwassee College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Jackson State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| John A Gupton College | 96% (27) | 19 | 21 | 17 | |
| Johnson University | 78% (104) | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| King University | Test Score is NOT considered for King University admission. | ||||
| South College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Lane College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Le Moyne-Owen College | Test Score is NOT considered for Le Moyne-Owen College admission. | ||||
| Lee University | 69% (407) | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
| Lincoln Memorial University | 63% (202) | 21 | 20 | 19 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| The University of Tennessee Southern | 90% (154) | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
| Maryville College | Test Score is NOT considered for Maryville College admission. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Meharry Medical College | No data is available. | ||||
| Memphis College of Art | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/01/2020) | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of Memphis | 90% (1,768) | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
| Memphis Theological Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
| Middle Tennessee State University | 93% (2,939) | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc | No data is available. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Motlow State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Nashville College of Medical Careers | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Nashville State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| O'More College of Design | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Rhodes College | 41% (158) | 29 | 31 | 26 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Ripley | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Roane State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| The University of the South | 37% (176) | 29 | 32 | 27 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Whiteville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Pellissippi State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Southern Adventist University | 60% (420) | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
| Southern College of Optometry | No data is available. | ||||
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | 74% (140) | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 94% (2,328) | 23 | 23 | 21 | |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 81% (5,507) | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | 98% (1,191) | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
| Fountainhead College of Technology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 10/30/2018) | ||||
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee State University | 65% (576) | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
| Tennessee Technological University | 95% (1,896) | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | 80% (367) | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
| Northeast State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tusculum University | Test Score is NOT considered for Tusculum University admission. | ||||
| Union University | 78% (280) | 26 | 26 | 24 | |
| Vanderbilt University | 25% (401) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| Volunteer State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Walters State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| West Tennessee Business College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| William R Moore College of Technology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Brightwood College-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Knoxville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Clarksville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/26/2023) | ||||
| Nossi College of Art and Design | Test Score is NOT considered for Nossi College of Art and Design admission. | ||||
| Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Queen City College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Miller-Motte Technical College-Clarksville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/25/2018) | ||||
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| National College-Nashville | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Watkins College of Art Design & Film | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Brillare Beauty Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee Board of Regents | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Cordova | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Tennessee Academy of Cosmetology-Stage Road | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/08/2018) | ||||
| Tennessee Academy of Cosmetology-Shelby Drive | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/18/2018) | ||||
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| North Central Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Styles and Profiles Beauty College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 10/20/2017) | ||||
| Vatterott College-Dividend | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/17/2018) | ||||
| Richmont Graduate University | No data is available. | ||||
| Williamson Christian College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Music City Barber College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Strayer University-Tennessee | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Murfreesboro | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/26/2023) | ||||
| Lawrenceburg Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Tennessee Career Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Miller-Motte Technical College-Madison | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/24/2017) | ||||
| The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/14/2018) | ||||
| Visible Music College | 39% (7) | 20 | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Chattanooga | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Virginia College-Chattanooga | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/18/2018) | ||||
| Argosy University-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/14/2018) | ||||
| Elite College of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Memphis Institute of Barbering | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| TC Beauty | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Fortis Institute-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Vatterott College-Appling Farms | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/17/2019) | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| L'Ecole Culinaire-Memphis | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/20/2018) | ||||
| Love Beauty School Inc | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Jackson | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-S Memphis | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-N Memphis | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 01/04/2019) | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Johnson City | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Omega Graduate School | No data is available. | ||||
| Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | No data is available. | ||||
| Nashville Barber and Style Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Virginia College-Knoxville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | ||||
| Mid-South Christian College | 33% (1) | ||||
| The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| DeVry University-Tennessee | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/25/2022) | ||||
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Vibe Barber College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Mind Body Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of Phoenix-Tennessee | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Gould's Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Milligan University | 59% (126) | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | No data is available. | ||||
| Image Maker Beauty Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Huntington University of Health Sciences | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/29/2023) | ||||
| Nashville Film Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Allied Health Careers Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Master's Barber & Styling College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| EduMed Partners | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Massage Institute of Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| The University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| The University of Tennessee System Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Gould's Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Health-Tech Institute of Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Shear Perfection Academy of Cosmetology | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga 2 | No data is available. | ||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Academy of Allied Health Careers | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Studio 75 Hair Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Herzing University-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Harding School of Theology | No data is available. | ||||
| Casa Loma College - Nashville | No data is available. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | No data is available. | ||||
| South College-Nashville | No data is available. | ||||
| Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary- YMCA Outdoor Center | No data is available. | ||||
| Strayer University-Nashville Campus | No data is available. | ||||
| Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus | No data is available. | ||||
| Strayer University-Knoxville Campus | No data is available. | ||||
| Jersey College - Cleveland | No data is available. | ||||
| Jersey College - Knoxville | No data is available. | ||||
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Memphis | No data is available. | ||||
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Nashville | No data is available. | ||||
| Average | 69.56% | 23 | 23 | 21 | |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying Colleges in Tennessee based on academic year 2024-2025 data.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITT Technical Institute-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2017) | ||||||||
| American Baptist College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Aquinas College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Arnolds Beauty School | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Austin Peay State University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Belmont University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Bethel University | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Bryan College-Dayton | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Carson-Newman University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Chattanooga State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Christian Brothers University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Austin's Beauty College Inc | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Cleveland State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Columbia State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Covington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Cumberland University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | |
| Lipscomb University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/26/2023) | ||||||||
| Dyersburg State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| East Tennessee State University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| The Hair Academy LLC | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Fisk University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Welch College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Freed-Hardeman University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Hiwassee College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Jackson State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| John A Gupton College | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | |
| Johnson University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| King University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | |
| South College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Lane College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Le Moyne-Owen College | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| Lee University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Lincoln Memorial University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| The University of Tennessee Southern | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Maryville College | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Meharry Medical College | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Memphis College of Art | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/01/2020) | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| University of Memphis | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Memphis Theological Seminary | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Middle Tennessee State University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Motlow State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Nashville College of Medical Careers | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Nashville State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| O'More College of Design | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Rhodes College | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Ripley | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Roane State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| The University of the South | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Whiteville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Pellissippi State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Southern Adventist University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Southern College of Optometry | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Fountainhead College of Technology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 10/30/2018) | ||||||||
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee State University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | |
| Tennessee Technological University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Northeast State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tusculum University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | |
| Union University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Vanderbilt University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Volunteer State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Walters State Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| West Tennessee Business College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| William R Moore College of Technology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Brightwood College-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | ||||||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Knoxville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Clarksville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/26/2023) | ||||||||
| Nossi College of Art and Design | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Queen City College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Miller-Motte Technical College-Clarksville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/25/2018) | ||||||||
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| National College-Nashville | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Watkins College of Art Design & Film | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Brillare Beauty Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee Board of Regents | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Cordova | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||||
| Tennessee Academy of Cosmetology-Stage Road | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/08/2018) | ||||||||
| Tennessee Academy of Cosmetology-Shelby Drive | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/18/2018) | ||||||||
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| North Central Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Styles and Profiles Beauty College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 10/20/2017) | ||||||||
| Vatterott College-Dividend | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/17/2018) | ||||||||
| Richmont Graduate University | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Williamson Christian College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Music City Barber College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Strayer University-Tennessee | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Hussian College-Daymar College Murfreesboro | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/26/2023) | ||||||||
| Lawrenceburg Technical College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Tennessee Career Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Miller-Motte Technical College-Madison | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/24/2017) | ||||||||
| The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/14/2018) | ||||||||
| Visible Music College | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ITT Technical Institute-Chattanooga | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||||
| Virginia College-Chattanooga | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/18/2018) | ||||||||
| Argosy University-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/14/2018) | ||||||||
| Elite College of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Memphis Institute of Barbering | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| TC Beauty | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Fortis Institute-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Vatterott College-Appling Farms | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/17/2019) | ||||||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| L'Ecole Culinaire-Memphis | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/20/2018) | ||||||||
| Love Beauty School Inc | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Empire Beauty School-Jackson | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Empire Beauty School-S Memphis | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Empire Beauty School-N Memphis | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 01/04/2019) | ||||||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Johnson City | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||||
| Omega Graduate School | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Nashville Barber and Style Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Virginia College-Knoxville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | ||||||||
| Mid-South Christian College | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| DeVry University-Tennessee | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/25/2022) | ||||||||
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Vibe Barber College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Mind Body Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| University of Phoenix-Tennessee | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Gould's Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Milligan University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Image Maker Beauty Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Huntington University of Health Sciences | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/29/2023) | ||||||||
| Nashville Film Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Allied Health Careers Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Master's Barber & Styling College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| EduMed Partners | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Massage Institute of Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| The University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| The University of Tennessee System Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Gould's Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Health-Tech Institute of Memphis | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Shear Perfection Academy of Cosmetology | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga 2 | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Academy of Allied Health Careers | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Studio 75 Hair Academy | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Herzing University-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Harding School of Theology | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Casa Loma College - Nashville | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| South College-Nashville | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary- YMCA Outdoor Center | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Strayer University-Nashville Campus | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Strayer University-Knoxville Campus | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Jersey College - Cleveland | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Jersey College - Knoxville | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Memphis | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Nashville | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
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