; Admission Statistics for Tennessee Colleges
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Tennessee Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 1,110,093 students have applied and among them 683,172 were admitted to Tennessee Colleges. 192,141 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools.
The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for Tennessee Colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023)
Tennessee Colleges
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
Total1,110,093 683,172192,141
Public Schools531,939 428,232121,457
4 Years (Or High)525,918 422,211119,008
2-4 Years6,021 6,0212,449
Less Than 2 Years0 00
Private Schools578,154 254,94070,684
4 Years (Or High)573,510 250,69068,417
2-4 Years4,644 4,2502,267
Less Than 2 Years0 00
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for Tennessee Colleges

61.54% Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of Tennessee Colleges is 61.54% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 80.50% and the average rate of private schools was 44.10%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for Tennessee Colleges with comparable factors.
61.54% Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
Tennessee Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average61.54%
Public Schools80.50%
4 Years (Or High)80.28%
2-4 Years100.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools44.10%
4 Years (Or High)43.71%
2-4 Years91.52%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#2] 61.54% Acceptance Rate for Tennessee Colleges

28.12% Yield

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of Tennessee Colleges was 28.12% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 28.36% and the average rate of private schools was 27.73%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for Tennessee Colleges with comparable factors.
28.12% Yield (2022-2023)
Tennessee Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average28.12%
Public Schools28.36%
4 Years (Or High)28.19%
2-4 Years40.67%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools27.73%
4 Years (Or High)27.29%
2-4 Years53.34%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#3] 28.12% Yield for Tennessee Colleges

1,156 SAT Score

The average SAT score of Tennessee Colleges is 1,156 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average SAT score is 1,121 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,168. The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023.
1,156 SAT Score (2022-2023)
Tennessee Colleges
TotalEvidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools
(4-years colleges)
25th pctl.1053530522
50th pctl.1156581574
75th pctl.1257630628
Public colleges 25th pctl.1018518500
50th pctl.1121571549
75th pctl.1229627601
Private colleges 25th pctl.1066535531
50th pctl.1168585583
75th pctl.1268631637
[CHART#4] 1,156 SAT Score for Tennessee Colleges

23 ACT Score

The average ACT score (Composite) of Tennessee Colleges is 23 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 23 and private schools' average ACT score is 24. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023.
23 ACT Score (2022-2023)
Tennessee Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools
(4-years colleges)
25th pctl.202018
50th pctl.232421
75th pctl.272825
Public colleges 25th pctl.201918
50th pctl.232321
75th pctl.272725
Private colleges 25th pctl.212019
50th pctl.242422
75th pctl.272826
[CHART#5] 23 ACT Score for Tennessee Colleges