Smallest colleges in Tennessee
42 colleges ranked by undergraduate enrollment
These 42 smallest colleges in Tennessee, ranked by undergraduate enrollment, run from 23 at Mid-South Christian College to 28,763 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. 11 are public and 31 are private.
| # | College | Type | Undergrads | Acceptance | Net price / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid-South Christian College Memphis, TN | Private | 23 | 100% | $11,881 |
| 2 | Williamson Christian College Franklin, TN | Private | 40 | — | $22,721 |
| 3 | American Baptist College Nashville, TN | Private | 48 | — | $19,294 |
| 4 | Welch College Gallatin, TN | Private | 261 | — | $19,983 |
| 5 | Nossi College of Art and Design Nashville, TN | Private | 278 | 43% | $23,591 |
| 6 | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN | Public | 376 | — | — |
| 7 | Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, TN | Private | 571 | 97% | $8,992 |
| 8 | Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis, TN | Private | 673 | 68% | $13,401 |
| 9 | Johnson University Knoxville, TN | Private | 703 | 54% | $20,303 |
| 10 | Milligan University Milligan, TN | Private | 783 | 70% | $21,131 |
| 11 | Bryan College-Dayton Dayton, TN | Private | 815 | — | $16,494 |
| 12 | Lane College Jackson, TN | Private | 822 | — | $14,494 |
| 13 | The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski, TN | Public | 827 | 83% | $15,133 |
| 14 | Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens, TN | Private | 832 | 59% | $14,879 |
| 15 | Tusculum University Greeneville, TN | Private | 903 | 60% | $22,874 |
| 16 | Fisk University Nashville, TN | Private | 950 | 58% | $26,135 |
| 17 | Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN | Private | 953 | 88% | $10,896 |
| 18 | King University Bristol, TN | Private | 975 | 54% | $23,508 |
| 19 | Maryville College Maryville, TN | Private | 1,028 | 66% | $20,986 |
| 20 | Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN | Private | 1,244 | 91% | $20,082 |
| 21 | Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN | Private | 1,374 | 68% | $18,661 |
| 22 | Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN | Private | 1,487 | 59% | $17,999 |
| 23 | The University of the South Sewanee, TN | Private | 1,598 | 51% | $27,498 |
| 24 | Union University Jackson, TN | Private | 1,637 | 47% | $26,815 |
| 25 | Bethel University McKenzie, TN | Private | 1,671 | 97% | $21,803 |
| 26 | Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN | Private | 1,697 | 70% | $14,459 |
| 27 | Rhodes College Memphis, TN | Private | 1,931 | 50% | $25,060 |
| 28 | Cumberland University Lebanon, TN | Private | 2,053 | 67% | $18,292 |
| 29 | Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN | Private | 2,673 | 67% | $24,334 |
| 30 | Lee University Cleveland, TN | Private | 2,712 | 72% | $20,399 |
| 31 | Lipscomb University Nashville, TN | Private | 3,021 | 67% | $25,610 |
| 32 | The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN | Public | 4,600 | 87% | $10,299 |
| 33 | Tennessee State University Nashville, TN | Public | 6,498 | 93% | $10,026 |
| 34 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | Private | 7,143 | 6% | $19,040 |
| 35 | Belmont University Nashville, TN | Private | 7,306 | 96% | $32,096 |
| 36 | Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN | Public | 7,365 | 96% | $14,846 |
| 37 | Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN | Public | 8,495 | 83% | $14,207 |
| 38 | East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN | Public | 9,807 | 87% | $15,794 |
| 39 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN | Public | 9,878 | 77% | $12,817 |
| 40 | University of Memphis Memphis, TN | Public | 13,645 | 93% | $13,253 |
| 41 | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN | Public | 16,115 | 68% | $12,599 |
| 42 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN | Public | 28,763 | 46% | $18,109 |
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