Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Tennessee

Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Tennessee

Vanderbilt University has the highest graduation rate of 94% for academic year 2023-2024 in Tennessee. Rhodes College is ranked second with 85% and The University of the South follows them with 80%. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded 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	94%	-	96%
2	Rhodes College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMemphis, TN	85%	14%	92%
3	The University of the South Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSewanee, TN	80%	18%	89%
4	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Public, four-yearsKnoxville, TN	74%	16%	92%
5	Lipscomb University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN	72%	-	84%
6	Freed-Hardeman University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHenderson, TN	71%	-	86%
7	Belmont University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN	71%	-	87%
8	Union University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, TN	66%	23%	89%
9	Lee University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCleveland, TN	63%	24%	82%
10	Milligan University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMilligan, TN	63%	27%	82%
11	Tennessee Technological University Public, four-yearsCookeville, TN	58%	20%	78%
12	Christian Brothers University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMemphis, TN	55%	25%	75%
13	Middle Tennessee State University Public, four-yearsMurfreesboro, TN	54%	23%	80%
14	The University of Tennessee-Martin Public, four-yearsMartin, TN	53%	18%	77%
15	Carson-Newman University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJefferson City, TN	53%	5%	74%
16	East Tennessee State University Public, four-yearsJohnson City, TN	53%	22%	76%
17	Trevecca Nazarene University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN	53%	-	74%
18	University of Memphis Public, four-yearsMemphis, TN	51%	14%	77%
19	Maryville College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMaryville, TN	50%	15%	71%
20	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Public, four-yearsChattanooga, TN	50%	-	73%

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