Financial Aid Statistics Comparison
For all undergraduate students, the average percent receiving aid is 78.81 % and the average aid amount is $8,266. The financial aid includes Federal (Pell and other federal), state, local, institutional or other grant aid, and federal student loans. The following table compares the total number and percentage of undergraduate students who received any financial aid between Colleges in Tennessee for academic year 2023-2024.
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Beginning Students Financial Aid
For first-time, full-time beginning students, the average percent of receiving grant and/or scholarship is 0.66 % and the average grant amount is $74. This includes grants or scholarship from all sources - federal (pell grants and other federal grants), state/local, and institutions. The average percent of students who receiving student loans (federal and other student loans) is 0.53 % and the average loan amount is $67. The following table compares the financial aid statistics for first-time, full-time undergraduate students (freshmen) between Colleges in Tennessee for academic year 2023-2024.
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| Name | Grants/Scholarships | Student Loans | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Receiving Aid (Percentage) | Average Amount | Number Receiving Aid (Percentage) | Average Amount | ||
| ITT Technical Institute-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2017) | ||||
| American Baptist College | 5 (100%) | $12,012 | 3 (60%) | $8,167 | |
| Aquinas College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Arnolds Beauty School | 42 (100%) | $6,253 | 9 (21%) | $5,453 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens | 85 (100%) | $6,545 | - | - | |
| Austin Peay State University | 1,244 (94%) | $11,247 | 564 (43%) | $5,883 | |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | 34 (94%) | $6,017 | 14 (39%) | $3,018 | |
| Belmont University | 1,754 (92%) | $22,922 | 703 (37%) | $10,550 | |
| Bethel University | 266 (90%) | $10,423 | 187 (63%) | $5,527 | |
| Bryan College-Dayton | 212 (97%) | $12,650 | 120 (55%) | $5,664 | |
| Carson-Newman University | 299 (100%) | $26,472 | 147 (49%) | $6,676 | |
| Chattanooga State Community College | 1,147 (95%) | $7,037 | 89 (7%) | $5,086 | |
| Christian Brothers University | 175 (100%) | $29,076 | 66 (38%) | $7,259 | |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary | No information available. | ||||
| Austin's Beauty College Inc | 47 (84%) | $5,681 | 45 (80%) | $8,196 | |
| Cleveland State Community College | 675 (98%) | $6,708 | 55 (8%) | $4,480 | |
| Columbia State Community College | 1,043 (93%) | $5,342 | 30 (3%) | $5,425 | |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | 1,014 (87%) | $4,876 | 922 (79%) | $6,467 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Covington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Cumberland University | 623 (100%) | $23,749 | 141 (23%) | $6,060 | |
| Lipscomb University | 692 (99%) | $27,096 | 249 (36%) | $8,616 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | 283 (95%) | $4,273 | - | - | |
| Hussian College-Daymar College Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/26/2023) | ||||
| Dyersburg State Community College | 436 (99%) | $8,332 | 21 (5%) | $3,996 | |
| East Tennessee State University | 1,705 (85%) | $9,228 | 741 (37%) | $7,916 | |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | 70 (100%) | $6,369 | 70 (100%) | $6,316 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | 203 (96%) | $5,092 | - | - | |
| The Hair Academy LLC | 31 (100%) | $4,089 | 23 (74%) | $5,810 | |
| Fisk University | 288 (96%) | $20,400 | 168 (56%) | $7,252 | |
| Welch College | 49 (98%) | $15,153 | 21 (42%) | $7,080 | |
| Freed-Hardeman University | 330 (100%) | $18,798 | 169 (51%) | $6,570 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | 87 (99%) | $4,572 | - | - | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville | 92 (93%) | $4,773 | - | - | |
| Hiwassee College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | 136 (96%) | $4,366 | - | - | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | 118 (99%) | $5,619 | - | - | |
| Jackson State Community College | 663 (96%) | $6,581 | - | - | |
| John A Gupton College | 11 (79%) | $10,140 | 4 (29%) | $6,125 | |
| Johnson University | 145 (94%) | $9,797 | 83 (54%) | $7,714 | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro | 50 (62%) | $5,922 | 60 (74%) | $7,611 | |
| King University | 122 (83%) | $24,339 | 80 (54%) | $5,946 | |
| South College | 425 (83%) | $13,698 | 212 (42%) | $8,431 | |
| Lane College | 294 (94%) | $10,229 | 188 (60%) | $5,167 | |
| Le Moyne-Owen College | 113 (99%) | $11,001 | 53 (46%) | $7,352 | |
| Lee University | 485 (94%) | $14,251 | 264 (51%) | $7,999 | |
| Lincoln Memorial University | 311 (100%) | $20,585 | 160 (51%) | $6,888 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | 113 (90%) | $4,715 | - | - | |
| The University of Tennessee Southern | 206 (100%) | $9,735 | 74 (36%) | $5,740 | |
| Maryville College | 278 (100%) | $31,571 | 250 (90%) | $6,971 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie | 74 (97%) | $5,455 | - | - | |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | 169 (86%) | $4,332 | 186 (95%) | $5,742 | |
| Meharry Medical College | No information available. | ||||
| Memphis College of Art | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/01/2020) | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | 332 (90%) | $4,537 | - | - | |
| University of Memphis | 2,167 (93%) | $11,234 | 1,003 (43%) | $5,704 | |
| Memphis Theological Seminary | No information available. | ||||
| Middle Tennessee State University | 2,560 (93%) | $9,942 | 1,022 (37%) | $5,877 | |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc | No information available. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | 267 (92%) | $5,622 | - | - | |
| Motlow State Community College | 1,365 (95%) | $6,407 | - | - | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | 238 (87%) | $3,794 | - | - | |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville | 803 (87%) | $4,475 | 609 (66%) | $6,819 | |
| Nashville College of Medical Careers | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Nashville State Community College | 1,036 (89%) | $6,164 | 121 (10%) | $6,808 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | 224 (95%) | $5,231 | - | - | |
| O'More College of Design | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | 69 (96%) | $5,725 | - | - | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | 95 (96%) | $6,075 | - | - | |
| Rhodes College | 478 (100%) | $37,543 | 259 (54%) | $6,318 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Ripley | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Roane State Community College | 871 (97%) | $6,886 | 24 (3%) | $7,423 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump | 114 (86%) | $5,315 | - | - | |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | 934 (92%) | $7,141 | - | - | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville | 131 (90%) | $5,137 | - | - | |
| The University of the South | 403 (97%) | $35,088 | 141 (34%) | $5,316 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | 102 (81%) | $3,962 | - | - | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville | 115 (94%) | $4,274 | - | - | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | 78 (84%) | $5,232 | - | - | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | 194 (79%) | $5,275 | - | - | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | 328 (88%) | $3,743 | - | - | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Whiteville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Pellissippi State Community College | 1,780 (93%) | $6,086 | 51 (3%) | $4,681 | |
| Southern Adventist University | 616 (100%) | $12,495 | 277 (45%) | $7,788 | |
| Southern College of Optometry | No information available. | ||||
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | 197 (100%) | $20,782 | 111 (56%) | $6,457 | |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 2,064 (93%) | $9,834 | 928 (42%) | $6,529 | |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 5,777 (85%) | $11,491 | 2,153 (32%) | $10,134 | |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | 1,075 (98%) | $10,326 | 472 (43%) | $5,714 | |
| Fountainhead College of Technology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 10/30/2018) | ||||
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc | 101 (37%) | $6,323 | 121 (44%) | $6,255 | |
| Tennessee State University | 3,342 (94%) | $15,589 | 1,281 (36%) | $11,295 | |
| Tennessee Technological University | 1,951 (95%) | $10,214 | 894 (44%) | $6,638 | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | 365 (100%) | $22,579 | 141 (39%) | $6,337 | |
| Northeast State Community College | 972 (96%) | $6,808 | 6 (1%) | $8,238 | |
| Tusculum University | 118 (100%) | $20,374 | 96 (81%) | $4,170 | |
| Union University | 327 (100%) | $28,671 | 125 (38%) | $8,187 | |
| Vanderbilt University | 1,064 (66%) | $57,723 | 160 (10%) | $11,345 | |
| Volunteer State Community College | 1,317 (91%) | $6,663 | 49 (3%) | $4,478 | |
| Walters State Community College | 1,166 (95%) | $7,223 | - | - | |
| West Tennessee Business College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| William R Moore College of Technology | 48 (79%) | $5,001 | - | - | |
| Brightwood College-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Knoxville | 26 (70%) | $6,501 | 32 (86%) | $8,487 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | 233 (93%) | $5,022 | - | - | |
| 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 | 62 (91%) | $3,097 | 50 (74%) | $4,734 | |
| Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design | 13 (81%) | $4,350 | 12 (75%) | $6,097 | |
| Queen City College | No information available. | ||||
| Miller-Motte Technical College-Clarksville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/25/2018) | ||||
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon | 116 (81%) | $4,893 | 112 (78%) | $6,210 | |
| 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 | 201 (77%) | $4,698 | 148 (57%) | $6,969 | |
| Tennessee Board of Regents | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | 143 (95%) | $6,121 | 116 (77%) | $7,599 | |
| 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 | 9 (22%) | $7,128 | 3 (7%) | $8,373 | |
| 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 information available. | ||||
| Williamson Christian College | 6 (100%) | $7,411 | 1 (17%) | $8,400 | |
| Music City Barber College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | 1,511 (80%) | $4,246 | 1,277 (68%) | $5,868 | |
| Strayer University-Tennessee | 2 (40%) | $5,372 | 2 (40%) | $5,463 | |
| Hussian College-Daymar College Murfreesboro | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/26/2023) | ||||
| Lawrenceburg Technical College | 22 (100%) | $4,591 | 5 (23%) | $2,167 | |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | 70 (91%) | $5,941 | 60 (78%) | $10,504 | |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | 276 (76%) | $5,455 | 314 (87%) | $6,634 | |
| 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 | 33 (79%) | $6,387 | 30 (71%) | $5,496 | |
| 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 | 21 (84%) | $2,598 | 24 (96%) | $1,516 | |
| Memphis Institute of Barbering | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| TC Beauty | 35 (59%) | $5,328 | 38 (64%) | $6,910 | |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville | 38 (88%) | $6,714 | 33 (77%) | $7,162 | |
| Vatterott College-Appling Farms | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/17/2019) | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis | 9 (64%) | $4,980 | 12 (86%) | $7,632 | |
| L'Ecole Culinaire-Memphis | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/20/2018) | ||||
| Love Beauty School Inc | 52 (68%) | $4,783 | 49 (64%) | $5,617 | |
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis | 72 (71%) | $4,496 | 75 (74%) | $7,622 | |
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville | 37 (53%) | $4,197 | 39 (56%) | $6,448 | |
| Empire Beauty School-Jackson | 63 (91%) | $5,315 | 56 (81%) | $7,704 | |
| 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 information available. | ||||
| Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | No information 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 | 5 (100%) | $5,264 | - | - | |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville | 8 (44%) | $2,847 | 7 (39%) | $4,277 | |
| DeVry University-Tennessee | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/25/2022) | ||||
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | 3 (25%) | $5,643 | 6 (50%) | $7,750 | |
| Vibe Barber College | 8 (89%) | $5,397 | 8 (89%) | $8,688 | |
| Mind Body Institute | 6 (55%) | $4,436 | 11 (100%) | $6,750 | |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City | 43 (84%) | $5,634 | 46 (90%) | $10,264 | |
| University of Phoenix-Tennessee | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | 9 (100%) | $6,345 | 8 (89%) | $9,500 | |
| Gould's Academy | 75 (71%) | $5,207 | 94 (90%) | $7,022 | |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville | 50 (86%) | $5,606 | 54 (93%) | $10,309 | |
| Milligan University | 175 (100%) | $28,521 | 84 (48%) | $8,424 | |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | No information available. | ||||
| Image Maker Beauty Institute | 4 (33%) | $6,895 | 8 (67%) | $7,928 | |
| Huntington University of Health Sciences | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/29/2023) | ||||
| Nashville Film Institute | 21 (51%) | $6,486 | 22 (54%) | $6,608 | |
| Allied Health Careers Institute | 22 (46%) | $5,021 | 18 (38%) | $2,571 | |
| Master's Barber & Styling College | 8 (62%) | $5,224 | 8 (62%) | $3,712 | |
| EduMed Partners | No information available. | ||||
| Massage Institute of Memphis | 4 (80%) | $4,246 | 3 (60%) | $6,288 | |
| 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 | 50 (72%) | $5,341 | 54 (78%) | $5,949 | |
| Health-Tech Institute of Memphis | 5 (100%) | $5,614 | 1 (20%) | $4,000 | |
| Shear Perfection Academy of Cosmetology | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | 21 (91%) | $7,612 | 22 (96%) | $7,375 | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville | 17 (49%) | $5,549 | 26 (74%) | $6,407 | |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga 2 | No information available. | ||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | 15 (65%) | $6,147 | 17 (74%) | $4,944 | |
| Academy of Allied Health Careers | 80 (54%) | $5,574 | 76 (51%) | $6,368 | |
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | 38 (49%) | $6,335 | 9 (12%) | $7,167 | |
| Studio 75 Hair Academy | No information available. | ||||
| Herzing University-Nashville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Harding School of Theology | No information available. | ||||
| Casa Loma College - Nashville | No information available. | ||||
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | No information available. | ||||
| South College-Nashville | No information available. | ||||
| Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary- YMCA Outdoor Center | No information available. | ||||
| Strayer University-Nashville Campus | No information available. | ||||
| Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus | No information available. | ||||
| Strayer University-Knoxville Campus | No information available. | ||||
| Jersey College - Cleveland | No information available. | ||||
| Jersey College - Knoxville | No information available. | ||||
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Memphis | No information available. | ||||
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Nashville | No information available. | ||||
| Average | 431 (85.42%) | $9,528 | 193 (52.62%) | $6,676 | |
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