Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Tennessee

Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Tennessee

Vanderbilt University has the highest graduation rate of 92% for academic year 2022-2023 in Tennessee. Rhodes College is ranked second with 85% and The University of the South follows them with 81%. 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	92%	-	96%
2	Rhodes College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMemphis, TN	85%	13%	91%
3	The University of the South Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSewanee, TN	81%	15%	89%
4	Belmont University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN	72%	-	84%
5	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Public, four-yearsKnoxville, TN	72%	20%	89%
6	Lipscomb University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN	69%	-	84%
7	Freed-Hardeman University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHenderson, TN	69%	-	92%
8	Union University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, TN	66%	11%	84%
9	Milligan University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMilligan, TN	63%	26%	72%
10	Lee University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCleveland, TN	62%	22%	79%
11	Trevecca Nazarene University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN	61%	-	74%
12	Tennessee Technological University Public, four-yearsCookeville, TN	60%	19%	78%
13	Christian Brothers University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMemphis, TN	59%	19%	71%
14	Carson-Newman University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJefferson City, TN	56%	30%	68%
15	Fisk University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN	56%	-	79%
16	East Tennessee State University Public, four-yearsJohnson City, TN	55%	23%	72%
17	Middle Tennessee State University Public, four-yearsMurfreesboro, TN	54%	8%	76%
18	Maryville College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMaryville, TN	53%	32%	66%
19	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Public, four-yearsChattanooga, TN	52%	-	73%
20	The University of Tennessee-Martin Public, four-yearsMartin, TN	52%	21%	71%

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