| Rankings |
Schools |
| 1 |
Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)
Tuition: $42,118
Total enrollment: 12,836
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 16.4%
Average freshman retention rate: 97%
6-year graduation rate: 92%
Classes with under 20 students: 61.7%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 31-34 |
| 2 |
University of Tennessee: Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
Tuition: N/A
Total enrollment: 30,194
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 69.7%
Average freshman retention rate: 85%
6-year graduation rate: 63%
Classes with under 20 students: 33.1%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 24-29 |
| 3 |
East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN)
Tuition: N/A
Total enrollment: 15,250
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 85.1%
Average freshman retention rate: 70%
6-year graduation rate: 44%
Classes with under 20 students: 40.6%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 19-24 |
| 4 |
Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN)
Tuition: N/A
Total enrollment: 26,442
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 70.3%
Average freshman retention rate: 81%
6-year graduation rate: 46%
Classes with under 20 students: 34.0%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 20-24 |
| 5 |
Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN)
Tuition: N/A
Total enrollment: 9,165
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 55.3%
Average freshman retention rate: 64%
6-year graduation rate: 34%
Classes with under 20 students: 56.6%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 15-20 |
| 6 |
Trevecca Nazarene University (Nashville, TN)
Tuition: $21,290
Total enrollment: 2,478
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 76.7%
Average freshman retention rate: 72%
6-year graduation rate: 54%
Classes with under 20 students: 69.7%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 19-26 |
| 7 |
University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)
Tuition: in-state: $7,276,
out-of-state: $15,340
Total enrollment: 22,725
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 66.4%
Average freshman retention rate: 77%
6-year graduation rate: 39%
Classes with under 20 students: 36.3%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 19-25 |
