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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Tennessee

Lane College has the lowest graduation rate of 17% for academic year 2022-2023 in Tennessee. Le Moyne-Owen College is ranked second with 18% and The University of Tennessee Southern follows them with 30%. 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 low graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the highest graduation rates in Tennessee.
Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Tennessee
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Lane College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, TN
17%30%61%
2Le Moyne-Owen College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMemphis, TN
18%-63%
3The University of Tennessee Southern
Public, four-yearsPulaski, TN
30%37%66%
4Tennessee State University
Public, four-yearsNashville, TN
32%29%62%
5Tusculum University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreeneville, TN
33%2%55%
6Austin Peay State University
Public, four-yearsClarksville, TN
43%-66%
7Bethel University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMcKenzie, TN
44%-56%
8King University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBristol, TN
46%33%68%
9Cumberland University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLebanon, TN
48%28%59%
10University of Memphis
Public, four-yearsMemphis, TN
48%15%75%
11Lincoln Memorial University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHarrogate, TN
50%-77%
12Tennessee Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAthens, TN
50%38%75%
13Bryan College-Dayton
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDayton, TN
51%-68%
14Southern Adventist University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCollegedale, TN
51%4%85%
15The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Public, four-yearsChattanooga, TN
52%-73%
16The University of Tennessee-Martin
Public, four-yearsMartin, TN
52%21%71%
17Maryville College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMaryville, TN
53%32%66%
18Middle Tennessee State University
Public, four-yearsMurfreesboro, TN
54%8%76%
19East Tennessee State University
Public, four-yearsJohnson City, TN
55%23%72%
20Carson-Newman University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJefferson City, TN
56%30%68%