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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 6.26% for academic year 2022-2023 in Tennessee. Carson-Newman University is positioned second with 12.89% yield and Tusculum University follows them with 13%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in Tennessee.
Tennessee Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2023)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Fisk University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN
6.26% 7,268 5,158 323 70.97%
2Carson-Newman University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJefferson City, TN
12.89% 2,928 2,336 301 79.78%
3Tusculum University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreeneville, TN
13.15% 1,369 1,110 146 81.08%
4University of Memphis
Public, four-yearsMemphis, TN
16.18% 15,767 14,916 2,414 94.60%
5Rhodes College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMemphis, TN
16.84% 5,253 2,832 477 53.91%
6Maryville College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMaryville, TN
16.94% 2,361 1,641 278 69.50%
7The University of the South
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSewanee, TN
17.37% 4,578 2,395 416 52.32%
8Lincoln Memorial University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHarrogate, TN
19.92% 2,347 1,842 367 78.48%
9Bethel University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMcKenzie, TN
20.63% 2,489 2,210 456 88.79%
10Belmont University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNashville, TN
21.73% 9,163 8,821 1,917 96.27%