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 61.02% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 25.35%.
Vanderbilt University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 6.67% and Visible Music College has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 75.00% 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 2022-2023.
Compare Selected Schools
Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
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American Baptist College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Austin Peay State University | 6,362 (2,243/4,114) | 5,969 (2,071/3,896) | 1,465 (595/870) | 94% (92%/95%) | 25% (29%/21%) | |
Baptist Health Sciences University | 281 (33/248) | 115 (15/100) | 39 (6/33) | 41% (45%/40%) | 34% (40%/13%) | |
Belmont University | 9,163 (2,667/6,496) | 8,821 (2,539/6,282) | 1,917 (610/1,307) | 96% (95%/97%) | 22% (24%/20%) | |
Bethel University | 2,489 (951/1,538) | 2,210 (825/1,385) | 456 (183/273) | 89% (87%/90%) | 21% (22%/18%) | |
Bryan College-Dayton | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Carson-Newman University | 2,928 (1,141/1,787) | 2,336 (877/1,459) | 301 (139/162) | 80% (77%/82%) | 13% (16%/9%) | |
Christian Brothers University | 877 (408/465) | 767 (369/397) | 175 (89/86) | 87% (90%/85%) | 23% (24%/18%) | |
Pentecostal Theological Seminary | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Cumberland University | 2,137 (943/1,194) | 1,415 (638/777) | 629 (298/331) | 66% (68%/65%) | 44% (47%/28%) | |
Lipscomb University | 3,705 (1,283/2,422) | 2,635 (911/1,724) | 699 (261/438) | 71% (71%/71%) | 27% (29%/18%) | |
East Tennessee State University | 9,609 (3,345/6,264) | 8,193 (2,876/5,317) | 2,056 (797/1,259) | 85% (86%/85%) | 25% (28%/20%) | |
Fisk University | 7,268 (2,165/5,103) | 5,158 (1,537/3,621) | 323 (100/223) | 71% (71%/71%) | 6% (7%/4%) | |
Welch College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Freed-Hardeman University | 1,067 (360/707) | 973 (333/640) | 331 (159/172) | 91% (93%/91%) | 34% (48%/24%) | |
Johnson University | 443 (189/254) | 280 (115/165) | 163 (74/89) | 63% (61%/65%) | 58% (64%/35%) | |
King University | 875 (352/522) | 532 (222/309) | 152 (68/83) | 61% (63%/59%) | 29% (31%/16%) | |
South College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Lane College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Le Moyne-Owen College | 451 (141/310) | 449 (141/308) | 121 (53/68) | 100% (100%/99%) | 27% (38%/22%) | |
Lee University | 2,014 (645/1,369) | 1,462 (481/981) | 517 (208/309) | 73% (75%/72%) | 35% (43%/23%) | |
Lincoln Memorial University | 2,347 (622/1,678) | 1,842 (592/1,218) | 367 (139/217) | 78% (95%/73%) | 20% (23%/13%) | |
The University of Tennessee Southern | 608 (194/414) | 488 (145/343) | 209 (64/145) | 80% (75%/83%) | 43% (44%/35%) | |
Maryville College | 2,361 (1,147/1,193) | 1,641 (842/785) | 278 (134/139) | 70% (73%/66%) | 17% (16%/12%) | |
Meharry Medical College | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
University of Memphis | 15,767 (5,713/10,043) | 14,916 (5,327/9,578) | 2,414 (1,006/1,407) | 95% (93%/95%) | 16% (19%/14%) | |
Memphis Theological Seminary | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Middle Tennessee State University | 12,868 (5,498/7,370) | 9,335 (3,974/5,361) | 2,805 (1,334/1,471) | 73% (72%/73%) | 30% (34%/20%) | |
Rhodes College | 5,253 (2,222/2,978) | 2,832 (1,119/1,690) | 477 (193/280) | 54% (50%/57%) | 17% (17%/9%) | |
The University of the South | 4,578 (2,139/2,439) | 2,395 (1,004/1,391) | 416 (194/222) | 52% (47%/57%) | 17% (19%/9%) | |
Southern Adventist University | 2,490 (1,031/1,312) | 1,638 (708/930) | 627 (299/328) | 66% (69%/71%) | 38% (42%/25%) | |
Tennessee Wesleyan University | 968 (351/617) | 588 (198/390) | 200 (86/114) | 61% (56%/63%) | 34% (43%/18%) | |
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 8,345 (2,978/5,366) | 6,897 (2,441/4,456) | 2,246 (912/1,334) | 83% (82%/83%) | 33% (37%/25%) | |
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36,290 (13,857/22,433) | 24,826 (9,181/15,645) | 6,846 (2,860/3,986) | 68% (66%/70%) | 28% (31%/18%) | |
The University of Tennessee-Martin | 5,502 (1,765/3,714) | 4,866 (1,536/3,315) | 1,107 (419/688) | 88% (87%/89%) | 23% (27%/19%) | |
Tennessee State University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Tennessee Technological University | 7,229 (3,714/3,515) | 5,646 (2,951/2,695) | 2,050 (1,175/875) | 78% (79%/77%) | 36% (40%/25%) | |
Trevecca Nazarene University | 1,658 (647/1,011) | 1,175 (440/735) | 378 (161/217) | 71% (68%/73%) | 32% (37%/21%) | |
Tusculum University | 1,369 (825/544) | 1,110 (620/490) | 146 (102/44) | 81% (75%/90%) | 13% (16%/8%) | |
Union University | 2,839 (849/1,990) | 1,492 (481/1,011) | 334 (139/195) | 53% (57%/51%) | 22% (29%/10%) | |
Vanderbilt University | 46,377 (20,388/25,989) | 3,093 (1,411/1,682) | 1,619 (739/880) | 7% (7%/6%) | 52% (52%/3%) | |
Nossi College of Art | 245 (99/146) | 139 (55/84) | 68 (30/38) | 57% (56%/58%) | 49% (55%/26%) | |
Remington College-Memphis Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Richmont Graduate University | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Williamson Christian College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Strayer University-Tennessee | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Visible Music College | 294 (163/131) | 60 (27/33) | 45 (22/23) | 20% (17%/25%) | 75% (81%/18%) | |
Omega Graduate School | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Mid-South Christian College | 8 (3/5) | 8 (3/5) | 5 (1/4) | 100% (100%/100%) | 63% (33%/80%) | |
Milligan University | 844 (364/480) | 563 (243/320) | 175 (86/89) | 67% (67%/67%) | 31% (35%/19%) | |
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Strayer University-Knoxville Campus | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Strayer University-Nashville Campus | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
South College-Nashville | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
Remington College-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
Average | 5,775 (2,262/2,262) | 3,524 (1,312/2,209) | 893 (382/511) | 61.02% (58.0%/97.6%) | 25.35% (29.1%/23.1%) |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of Colleges in Tennessee is 1156. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 581 and the average SAT Math score is 574.
Vanderbilt University has the highest SAT scores of 1,530 and Tusculum University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,010 among Colleges in Tennessee. The following table compares SAT Scores between Colleges in Tennessee for the academic year 2022-2023.
Compare Selected Schools
Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
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American Baptist College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Austin Peay State University | 3% (39) | 1075 | 560 | 515 | |
Baptist Health Sciences University | Test Scores are required, but no data is available/reported. | ||||
Belmont University | 23% (448) | 1230 | 630 | 600 | |
Bethel University | 2% (8) | 1035 | 515 | 520 | |
Bryan College-Dayton | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Carson-Newman University | 13% (38) | 1060 | 530 | 530 | |
Christian Brothers University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
Pentecostal Theological Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
Cumberland University | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | ||||
Lipscomb University | 18% (127) | 1230 | 630 | 600 | |
East Tennessee State University | 9% (174) | 1060 | 540 | 520 | |
Fisk University | 35% (112) | 1269 | 610 | 659 | |
Welch College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Freed-Hardeman University | 6% (21) | 1110 | 560 | 550 | |
Johnson University | 18% (30) | 1060 | 530 | 530 | |
King University | Test Score is NOT considered for 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 admission. | ||||
Lee University | 28% (146) | 1130 | 580 | 550 | |
Lincoln Memorial University | 19% (59) | 1110 | 530 | 580 | |
The University of Tennessee Southern | 5% (11) | 1110 | 540 | 570 | |
Maryville College | 6% (16) | 1050 | 520 | 530 | |
Meharry Medical College | No data is available. | ||||
University of Memphis | 3% (62) | 1090 | 560 | 530 | |
Memphis Theological Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
Middle Tennessee State University | 8% (216) | 1120 | 570 | 550 | |
Rhodes College | 11% (54) | 1400 | 700 | 700 | |
The University of the South | 19% (78) | 1315 | 680 | 635 | |
Southern Adventist University | 41% (255) | 1120 | 570 | 550 | |
Tennessee Wesleyan University | 10% (19) | 1050 | 520 | 530 | |
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 5% (110) | 1100 | 560 | 540 | |
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 21% (1,454) | 1240 | 620 | 620 | |
The University of Tennessee-Martin | 2% (19) | 1160 | 590 | 570 | |
Tennessee State University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Tennessee Technological University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
Trevecca Nazarene University | 18% (68) | 1150 | 580 | 570 | |
Tusculum University | 15% (20) | 1010 | 510 | 500 | |
Union University | 14% (47) | 1230 | 630 | 600 | |
Vanderbilt University | 29% (468) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
Nossi College of Art | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | ||||
Remington College-Memphis Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Richmont Graduate University | No data is available. | ||||
Williamson Christian College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Strayer University-Tennessee | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Visible Music College | 14% (3) | - | 0 | 0 | |
Omega Graduate School | No data is available. | ||||
Mid-South Christian College | Test Scores are required, but no data is available/reported. | ||||
Milligan University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | No data is available. | ||||
Strayer University-Knoxville Campus | No data is available. | ||||
Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus | No data is available. | ||||
Strayer University-Nashville Campus | No data is available. | ||||
South College-Nashville | No data is available. | ||||
Remington College-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Average | 14.63% | 1156 | 581 | 574 |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of Colleges in Tennessee is . By subject, the average ACT English score is 24 and the ACT math score is 22.
The following table compares ACT Scores between Colleges in Tennessee for academic year 2022-2023.
Compare Selected Schools
Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
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American Baptist College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Austin Peay State University | 63% (919) | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
Baptist Health Sciences University | 100% (39) | 22 | 21 | 19 | |
Belmont University | 43% (813) | 27 | 28 | 25 | |
Bethel University | 29% (133) | 19 | 19 | 17 | |
Bryan College-Dayton | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Carson-Newman University | 77% (233) | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
Christian Brothers University | 58% (102) | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
Pentecostal Theological Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
Cumberland University | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | ||||
Lipscomb University | 52% (365) | 27 | 28 | 25 | |
East Tennessee State University | 78% (1,608) | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
Fisk University | 30% (96) | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
Welch College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Freed-Hardeman University | 81% (267) | 23 | 24 | 21 | |
Johnson University | 73% (119) | 21 | 22 | 20 | |
King University | Test Score is NOT considered for 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 admission. | ||||
Lee University | 78% (403) | 24 | 24 | 21 | |
Lincoln Memorial University | 81% (288) | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
The University of Tennessee Southern | 91% (190) | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
Maryville College | 75% (208) | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
Meharry Medical College | No data is available. | ||||
University of Memphis | 78% (1,876) | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
Memphis Theological Seminary | No data is available. | ||||
Middle Tennessee State University | 90% (2,524) | 22 | 23 | 20 | |
Rhodes College | 31% (146) | 30 | 34 | 28 | |
The University of the South | 35% (145) | 30 | 33 | 27 | |
Southern Adventist University | 61% (382) | 22 | 23 | 20 | |
Tennessee Wesleyan University | 76% (152) | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 90% (2,013) | 23 | 23 | 21 | |
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 59% (4,014) | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
The University of Tennessee-Martin | 94% (1,044) | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
Tennessee State University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Tennessee Technological University | 1% (27) | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Trevecca Nazarene University | 80% (304) | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
Tusculum University | 80% (115) | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
Union University | 84% (274) | 27 | 27 | 25 | |
Vanderbilt University | 32% (519) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
Nossi College of Art | Test Score is NOT considered for admission. | ||||
Remington College-Memphis Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Richmont Graduate University | No data is available. | ||||
Williamson Christian College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Strayer University-Tennessee | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Visible Music College | 16% (7) | 22 | 22 | 19 | |
Omega Graduate School | No data is available. | ||||
Mid-South Christian College | 40% (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Milligan University | 74% (130) | 24 | 24 | 23 | |
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | No data is available. | ||||
Strayer University-Knoxville Campus | No data is available. | ||||
Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus | No data is available. | ||||
Strayer University-Nashville Campus | No data is available. | ||||
South College-Nashville | No data is available. | ||||
Remington College-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Average | 63.44% | 24 | 24 | 22 |
*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 2022-2023 data.
Compare Selected Schools
Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL | |
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American Baptist College | 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 | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Christian Brothers University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Pentecostal Theological Seminary | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Cumberland University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | |
Lipscomb University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
East Tennessee State University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Fisk University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Welch College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
Freed-Hardeman University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Johnson University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | |
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 | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
The University of Tennessee Southern | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Maryville College | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Meharry Medical College | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
University of Memphis | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Memphis Theological Seminary | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Middle Tennessee State University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | |
Rhodes College | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
The University of the South | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Southern Adventist University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Tennessee Wesleyan University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | |
The University of Tennessee-Martin | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Tennessee State University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
Tennessee Technological University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Trevecca Nazarene University | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Tusculum University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Union University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Vanderbilt University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
Nossi College of Art | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | |
Remington College-Memphis Campus | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
Richmont Graduate University | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Williamson Christian College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
Strayer University-Tennessee | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
Visible Music College | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | |
Omega Graduate School | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Mid-South Christian College | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | |
Milligan University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | |
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Strayer University-Knoxville 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-Nashville Campus | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
South College-Nashville | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
Remington College-Knoxville | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | The school has an open admission policy. |
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.