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Summary of Tennessee Colleges by SAT Score

More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In Tennessee, 26 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.

SAT Percentile and Score Table

The 2023 Average SAT score Tennessee colleges is 1,156. For public Tennessee colleges, the average SAT score is 1,119 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,172.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 26 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
Number of Tennessee Colleges by 2023 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher 1
96 to 99+
- 1
94 to 99+
1450 - 1500 - - -
1400 - 1450 1
92 to 96
- 1
89 to 94
1350 - 1400 - - -
1300 - 1350 1
88 to 92
- 1
83 to 89
1250 - 1300 1
85 to 88
- 1
78 to 83
1200 - 1250 4
69 to 85
1
88 to 99+
3
61 to 78
1150 - 1200 2
62 to 69
1
75 to 88
1
56 to 61
1100 - 1150 7
35 to 62
3
38 to 75
4
33 to 56
1050 - 1100 7
8 to 35
3
0 to 38
4
11 to 33
1000 - 1050 2
0 to 8
- 2
0 to 11
Below 1000 - - -

Tennessee Colleges by SAT Score Chart

The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for Tennessee colleges.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

List of Tennessee Colleges by SAT score

The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for Tennessee colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
26 Tennessee Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2022-20232021-2022
Vanderbilt University
Private | Nashville, TN
1,530
+5 (0.33%)
1,525
Rhodes College
Private | Memphis, TN
1,400
-10 (-0.71%)
1,410
The University of the South
Private | Sewanee, TN
1,315
+20 (1.54%)
1,295
Fisk University
Private | Nashville, TN
1,269
+59 (4.88%)
1,210
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Public | Knoxville, TN
1,240
-15 (-1.20%)
1,255
Belmont University
Private | Nashville, TN
1,230
-15 (-1.20%)
1,245
Lipscomb University
Private | Nashville, TN
1,230
+45 (3.80%)
1,185
Union University
Private | Jackson, TN
1,230
+5 (0.41%)
1,225
The University of Tennessee-Martin
Public | Martin, TN
1,160
+70 (6.42%)
1,090
Trevecca Nazarene University
Private | Nashville, TN
1,150 -
Lee University
Private | Cleveland, TN
1,130
+15 (1.35%)
1,115
Middle Tennessee State University
Public | Murfreesboro, TN
1,120
+10 (0.90%)
1,110
Southern Adventist University
Private | Collegedale, TN
1,120 -
Freed-Hardeman University
Private | Henderson, TN
1,110
+19 (1.74%)
1,091
Lincoln Memorial University
Private | Harrogate, TN
1,110
-
1,110
The University of Tennessee Southern
Public | Pulaski, TN
1,110
+120 (12.12%)
990
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Public | Chattanooga, TN
1,100
-30 (-2.65%)
1,130
University of Memphis
Public | Memphis, TN
1,090 -
Austin Peay State University
Public | Clarksville, TN
1,075 -
Carson-Newman University
Private | Jefferson City, TN
1,060
+15 (1.44%)
1,045
East Tennessee State University
Public | Johnson City, TN
1,060 -
Johnson University
Private | Knoxville, TN
1,060
-23 (-2.12%)
1,083
Maryville College
Private | Maryville, TN
1,050
-160 (-13.22%)
1,210
Tennessee Wesleyan University
Private | Athens, TN
1,050
-5 (-0.47%)
1,055
Bethel University
Private | McKenzie, TN
1,035
+43 (4.33%)
992
Tusculum University
Private | Greeneville, TN
1,010
-
1,010
Average1,156
+24 (2.11%)
1,132