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Tennessee Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) 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.
Fisk University, has the lowest yield rate of 8.75% for academic year 2024-2025 in Tennessee. Rhodes College is positioned second with 12.11% yield and Tennessee State University follows them with 13%. Next table shows the schools that have low 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 highest yield rates in Tennessee.
Tennessee Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Fisk University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN
8.75% 11,421 4,274 374 37.42%
2Rhodes College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMemphis, TN
12.11% 6,365 3,205 388 50.35%
3Tennessee State University
Public, four-yearsNashville, TN
12.99% 9,660 6,773 880 70.11%
4Christian Brothers University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMemphis, TN
13.42% 1,504 1,304 175 86.70%
5Maryville College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMaryville, TN
13.63% 3,383 2,061 281 60.92%
6Lincoln Memorial University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHarrogate, TN
15.83% 3,603 2,255 357 62.59%
7Tusculum University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreeneville, TN
16.36% 1,660 1,198 196 72.17%
8Carson-Newman University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJefferson City, TN
16.76% 2,460 2,225 373 90.45%
9Belmont University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN
17.72% 9,165 8,732 1,547 95.28%
10The University of the South
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSewanee, TN
17.86% 4,703 2,676 478 56.90%