Most Favored Tennessee Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate
This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in Tennessee. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Vanderbilt University, has the highest yield rate of 61.23% for academic year 2024-2025 in Tennessee. Le Moyne-Owen College is positioned second with 51.75% yield and Cumberland University follows them with 41%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Tennessee.
| Name | Yield | # of Applicants | # of Admitted | # of Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN | 61.23% | 45,409 | 2,662 | 1,630 | 5.86% |
| 2 | Le Moyne-Owen CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsMemphis, TN | 51.75% | 259 | 257 | 133 | 99.23% |
| 3 | Cumberland UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsLebanon, TN | 40.54% | 2,495 | 1,680 | 681 | 67.33% |
| 4 | Southern Adventist UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsCollegedale, TN | 36.92% | 2,907 | 1,904 | 703 | 65.50% |
| 5 | Freed-Hardeman UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsHenderson, TN | 36.42% | 1,302 | 777 | 283 | 59.68% |
| 6 | Lee UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsCleveland, TN | 34.98% | 2,388 | 1,684 | 589 | 70.52% |
| 7 | Bethel UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsMcKenzie, TN | 32.18% | 1,486 | 895 | 288 | 60.23% |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee State UniversityPublic, four-yearsMurfreesboro, TN | 30.41% | 14,989 | 10,356 | 3,149 | 69.09% |
| 9 | Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsAthens, TN | 30.27% | 902 | 621 | 188 | 68.85% |
| 10 | Union UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, TN | 30.08% | 1,970 | 1,190 | 358 | 60.41% |
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