Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Tennessee

Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Tennessee

Vanderbilt University has the highest graduation rate of 93% for academic year 2021-2022 in Tennessee. Rhodes College is ranked second with 85% and The University of the South follows them with 80%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in Tennessee.

Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Tennessee
	Name	Graduation Rate	Transfer-out Rate	Retention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1	Vanderbilt University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN	93%	-	96%
2	Rhodes College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMemphis, TN	85%	13%	87%
3	The University of the South Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSewanee, TN	80%	18%	87%
4	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Public, four-yearsKnoxville, TN	72%	18%	89%
5	Lipscomb University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN	71%	-	86%
6	Milligan University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMilligan, TN	70%	-	82%
7	Belmont University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN	68%	-	82%
8	Union University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, TN	68%	23%	87%
9	Freed-Hardeman University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHenderson, TN	65%	-	82%
10	Tennessee Technological University Public, four-yearsCookeville, TN	60%	19%	77%
11	Christian Brothers University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMemphis, TN	59%	20%	81%
12	Bryan College-Dayton Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDayton, TN	58%	-	64%
13	Lee University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCleveland, TN	58%	24%	81%
14	Carson-Newman University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJefferson City, TN	57%	2%	69%
15	Maryville College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMaryville, TN	56%	25%	71%
16	University of Memphis Public, four-yearsMemphis, TN	54%	14%	80%
17	Middle Tennessee State University Public, four-yearsMurfreesboro, TN	54%	28%	79%
18	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Public, four-yearsChattanooga, TN	54%	-	77%
19	Lincoln Memorial University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHarrogate, TN	53%	-	76%
20	Cumberland University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLebanon, TN	52%	7%	66%

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