Largest Tennessee Colleges and Universities

Largest Tennessee Colleges with Most Enrollment

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has the most students of 29,460 for academic year 2019-2020 in Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is ranked second with 21,721 students and University of Memphis follows them with 21,685 students. 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 most students by gender.
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Largest Tennessee Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Public, 4 or more yearsKnoxville, TN	29,460	15,272	14,188
2	Middle Tennessee State University Public, 4 or more yearsMurfreesboro, TN	21,721	11,801	9,920
3	University of Memphis Public, 4 or more yearsMemphis, TN	21,685	13,011	8,674
4	East Tennessee State University Public, 4 or more yearsJohnson City, TN	14,191	8,633	5,558
5	Vanderbilt University Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsNashville, TN	13,131	7,316	5,815
6	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Public, 4 or more yearsChattanooga, TN	11,651	6,617	5,034
7	Austin Peay State University Public, 4 or more yearsClarksville, TN	11,048	6,545	4,503
8	Tennessee Technological University Public, 4 or more yearsCookeville, TN	10,140	4,746	5,394
9	Belmont University Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsNashville, TN	8,440	5,516	2,924
10	Tennessee State University Public, 4 or more yearsNashville, TN	8,081	5,123	2,958
11	The University of Tennessee-Martin Public, 4 or more yearsMartin, TN	7,280	4,463	2,817
12	Lee University Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsCleveland, TN	5,189	3,128	2,061
13	Lincoln Memorial University Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsHarrogate, TN	4,867	3,142	1,725
14	Lipscomb University Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsNashville, TN	4,595	2,882	1,713
15	Trevecca Nazarene University Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsNashville, TN	4,088	2,688	1,400
16	Union University Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsJackson, TN	3,172	2,116	1,056
17	Bethel University Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsMcKenzie, TN	3,119	1,659	1,460
18	Southern Adventist University Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsCollegedale, TN	2,834	1,686	1,148
19	Carson-Newman University Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsJefferson City, TN	2,725	1,738	987
20	Cumberland University Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsLebanon, TN	2,550	1,439	1,111

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