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Colleges & Universities in Tennessee

Every college in Tennessee that we cover, each with its page and sources.

37 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

37 colleges

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Tennessee: 37 colleges · 27 private nonprofit, 10 public · campus setting: 20 city, 10 town, 5 suburb, 2 rural

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Colleges in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (9)

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CollegeCityPublic/privateSettingStudentsAthleticsDistance
Austin Peay State UniversityClarksvillePublicCity, midsize8,587NCAA Division I
Belmont UniversityNashvillePrivate nonprofitCity, large7,330NCAA Division I
Bethel UniversityMcKenziePrivate nonprofitTown, distant2,719NAIA
Bryan College-DaytonDaytonPrivate nonprofitTown, distant1,398NAIA
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson CityPrivate nonprofitSuburb, small1,669NCAA Division II
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphisPrivate nonprofitCity, large1,204NCAA Division II
Cumberland UniversityLebanonPrivate nonprofitTown, near a city2,652NAIA
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson CityPublicCity, small10,633NCAA Division I
Fisk UniversityNashvillePrivate nonprofitCity, large950NAIA
Freed-Hardeman UniversityHendersonPrivate nonprofitTown, distant1,878NAIA
Johnson UniversityKnoxvillePrivate nonprofitRural, near a city708NAIA
King UniversityBristolPrivate nonprofitCity, small1,076NCAA Division II
Lane CollegeJacksonPrivate nonprofitCity, small822NCAA Division II
Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphisPrivate nonprofitCity, large646NCAA Division II
Lee UniversityClevelandPrivate nonprofitCity, small3,253NCAA Division II
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogatePrivate nonprofitTown, distant1,605NCAA Division II
Lipscomb UniversityNashvillePrivate nonprofitCity, large3,270NCAA Division I
Maryville CollegeMaryvillePrivate nonprofitSuburb, large1,142NCAA Division III
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboroPublicCity, midsize17,668NCAA Division I
Milligan UniversityMilliganPrivate nonprofitSuburb, midsize834NAIA
Rhodes CollegeMemphisPrivate nonprofitCity, large1,936NCAA Division III
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedalePrivate nonprofitSuburb, large2,827
Tennessee State UniversityNashvillePublicCity, large6,765NCAA Division I
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookevillePublicTown, remote8,838NCAA Division I
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthensPrivate nonprofitTown, distant857NAIA
The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaskiPublicTown, distant946NAIA
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanoogaPublicCity, midsize9,982NCAA Division I
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxvillePublicCity, midsize28,883NCAA Division I
The University of Tennessee-MartinMartinPublicTown, remote6,234NCAA Division I
The University of the SouthSewaneePrivate nonprofitRural, distant1,615NCAA Division III
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashvillePrivate nonprofitCity, large1,825NCAA Division II
Tusculum UniversityGreenevillePrivate nonprofitTown, distant1,022NCAA Division II
Union UniversityJacksonPrivate nonprofitCity, small1,891NCAA Division II
University of MemphisMemphisPublicCity, large16,771NCAA Division I
Vanderbilt UniversityNashvillePrivate nonprofitCity, large7,152NCAA Division I
Visible Music CollegeMemphisPrivate nonprofitCity, large168
Welch CollegeGallatinPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large358