Largest colleges in East South Central

50 colleges ranked by undergraduate enrollment

These 50 biggest colleges in East South Central, ranked by undergraduate enrollment, run from 1,818 at William Carey University to 32,323 at The University of Alabama. 35 are public and 15 are private.

#	College	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance	Net price / yr
1	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	Public	32,323	76%	$22,150
2	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	Public	28,763	46%	$18,109
3	Auburn University Auburn, AL	Public	25,732	50%	$23,897
4	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	Public	23,189	92%	$17,218
5	University of Mississippi University, MS	Public	18,995	98%	$13,164
6	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	Public	18,092	76%	$15,501
7	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	Public	16,115	68%	$12,599
8	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	Public	14,187	81%	$17,634
9	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	Public	13,645	93%	$13,253
10	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	Public	12,267	97%	$10,916
11	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	Public	12,118	88%	$17,727
12	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	Public	11,674	78%	$9,962
13	Troy University Troy, AL	Public	10,089	93%	$13,869
14	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	Public	9,899	99%	$14,224
15	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	Public	9,878	77%	$12,817
16	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	Public	9,807	87%	$15,794
17	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	Public	8,540	65%	$15,142
18	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	Public	8,495	83%	$14,207
19	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	Public	8,065	96%	$7,168
20	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN	Public	7,365	96%	$14,846
21	Belmont University Nashville, TN	Private	7,306	96%	$32,096
22	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	Private	7,143	6%	$19,040
23	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL	Public	7,030	76%	$14,850
24	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	Public	6,650	74%	$19,880
25	Murray State University Murray, KY	Public	6,646	86%	$9,121
26	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	Public	6,498	93%	$10,026
27	Alabama A & M University Normal, AL	Public	5,726	66%	$14,559
28	University of North Alabama Florence, AL	Public	5,468	96%	$11,024
29	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY	Private	5,468	71%	$11,286
30	Jackson State University Jackson, MS	Public	4,769	91%	$20,191
31	Morehead State University Morehead, KY	Public	4,689	82%	$10,089
32	The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN	Public	4,600	87%	$10,299
33	Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY	Private	4,184	—	—
34	Samford University Birmingham, AL	Private	3,828	82%	$30,795
35	Alabama State University Montgomery, AL	Public	3,322	96%	$13,889
36	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	Private	3,021	67%	$25,610
37	Lee University Cleveland, TN	Private	2,712	72%	$20,399
38	Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL	Public	2,693	93%	$14,596
39	Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN	Private	2,673	67%	$24,334
40	University of West Alabama Livingston, AL	Public	2,666	87%	$13,832
41	Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY	Private	2,641	98%	$18,246
42	Mississippi College Clinton, MS	Private	2,423	49%	$20,911
43	Athens State University Athens, AL	Public	2,407	—	—
44	Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL	Private	2,367	31%	$32,977
45	Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS	Public	2,290	25%	$14,040
46	Bellarmine University Louisville, KY	Private	2,286	94%	$23,587
47	University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL	Public	2,087	54%	$17,053
48	Cumberland University Lebanon, TN	Private	2,053	67%	$18,292
49	Rhodes College Memphis, TN	Private	1,931	50%	$25,060
50	William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS	Private	1,818	58%	$17,052

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