Acceptance Rate
62.39%
Yield (Enrollment Ratio)
28.7%
Applicants
177,209
Admitted
110,555
Enrolled
31,734
Applying To Tennessee Colleges
The average acceptance rate is 62.39% at Tennessee colleges and universities where total 177,209 students have applied and 110,555 have been accepted. The average undergraduate application fees is $60.71 and the graduate application fees is $50.63. Next table presents the general admission information for applying to Tennessee colleges.
Open Admission Policy | 111 out of 172 schools |
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Average Undergraduate Application Fees | $ 60.71 |
Average Graduate Application Fees | $ 50.63 |
Average Acceptance Rate | 62.39% |
Average Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 28.7% |
Average Test Scores | 1,123 SAT / 69 ACT |
Acceptance Rates and Headcounts
For academic year 2019-2020, total 177,209 students (70,956 men and 106,142 women) applied to and 110,555 (43,068 men and 67,431 women) students were accepted to admit Tennessee Colleges. Among them, 14,037 men and 17,692 women were enrolled into Tennessee schools. The average acceptance rate is 62.39% and admission yield (enrollment rate) is 28.70%. The table below shows the Tennessee colleges admission statistics including admission and enrolment rates.
Total | Men | Women | |
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Applicants | 177,209 | 70,956 | 106,142 |
Admitted | 110,555 | 43,068 | 67,431 |
Enrolled | 31,734 | 14,037 | 17,692 |
Acceptance Rate | 62.39% | 60.70% | 63.53% |
Enrollment Ratio | 28.70% | 32.59% | 26.24% |
Average SAT and ACT Scores
For Tennessee college, 5,110 students (20.33% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 26,858 students (83.28%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,230 and 25th percentile score is 1,016. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 79 and 25th percentile score is 60. Next table shows the detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Tennessee colleges and universities.
25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
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Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 511.63 | 616.40 |
SAT Math | 504.63 | 613.57 |
ACT Composite | 20.43 | 26.00 |
ACT Math | 18.89 | 25.09 |
ACT English | 20.37 | 27.69 |
Calendar System and Accepted Credits
In Tennessee State, 67 schools use semester calendar systems and 7 schools are based on quarter system. Next table lists the number of schools with their calendar systems.
Next table describes credits that Tennessee colleges and universities are accepting for their students
Application Requirements
37 Tennessee schools require High School GPA and 35 schools require High School Record (or Transcript). The test scores such as SAT and ACT are required by 33 Tennessee colleges. Next table summarizes the application requirements for applying to Tennessee colleges.
Required | Recommended | |
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High School GPA | 37 | 1 |
High School Rank | 3 | 15 |
High School Record (or Transcript) | 35 | 2 |
Completion of College Preparatory Program | 12 | 18 |
Recommendations | 11 | 11 |
Formal Demonstration of Competencies | 4 | 5 |
Admission Test Scores | 33 | 3 |
TOEFL | 28 | 5 |
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | 1 | 1 |
Know about Tennessee Colleges
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- Which colleges offer Doctorate Degree (Research) in Tennessee?
- How many colleges require the Test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) in Tennessee?
- Which colleges offer Post-Master's Program in Tennessee?
- Which colleges accept advanced placement (AP) credits in Tennessee?
- What is The Average Retention Rate in Tennessee?