This is a list of colleges and universities in Tennessee. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education.
Institutions Colleges and universities InstitutionLocation ControlTypeSchool types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.Enrollment(Fall 2024)FoundedAmerican Baptist CollegeNashvillePrivate(Baptist)Special Focus: Theological Studies461924Aquinas CollegeNashvillePrivate(Roman Catholic)1961Austin Peay State UniversityClarksvillePublicUndergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (Research)10,4391927Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphisPrivate(Baptist)Special Focus: Nursing8911912Belmont UniversityNashville Private(Nondenominational)Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate8,8031890Bethel UniversityMcKenzie Private(Presbyterian)Baccalaureate2,9361871Bryan CollegeDaytonPrivate(Nondenominational)Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s1,7011930Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson CityPrivate(Baptist)Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate2,6691851Christian Brothers UniversityMemphisPrivate(Catholic)Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s1,7721871Crown CollegePowellPrivate(Independent Baptist)1991Cumberland UniversityLebanonPrivateAssociate/Baccalaureate3,4571842East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson CityPublicUndergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R2)13,7281911Fisk UniversityNashvillePrivateSpecial Focus: Arts and Sciences (Research)1,0591866Freed-Hardeman UniversityHendersonPrivate(Churches of Christ)Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s2,3061869Johnson UniversityKnoxvillePrivate(Christian Churches)Special Focus: Theological Studies9781893King UniversityBristolPrivate(Presbyterian & E.P.C.)Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s1,1571867Knoxville CollegeKnoxvillePrivate1875Lane CollegeJacksonPrivate(C.M.E.)Special Focus: Arts and Sciences7381888Lee UniversityCleveland Private(Church of God)Baccalaureate3,7141918LeMoyne-Owen CollegeMemphisPrivate(United Church of Christ)Baccalaureate6591862Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogatePrivateSpecial Focus: Medical Schools and Centers6,0811897Lipscomb UniversityNashville Private(Churches of Christ)Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate5,0171891Maryville CollegeMaryvillePrivate(Presbyterian)Baccalaureate1,1361819Meharry Medical CollegeNashvillePrivate(Methodist)Special Focus: Medical Schools and Centers1,2261876Mid-America Baptist Theological SeminaryCordovaPrivate(Baptist)1971Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboroPublicUndergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (R2)20,4881911Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphisPrivate(Christian Churches)Special Focus: Theological Studies321959Milligan UniversityCarter CountyPrivate(Christian Churches)Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s1,2401866Nashville School of LawNashvillePrivate1911New College FranklinNashvillePrivate(Nondenominational)Special Focus: Arts and Sciences2009Omega Graduate SchoolDaytonPrivateSpecial Focus: Theological Studies691980Pentecostal Theological SeminaryClevelandPrivate(Church of God)Special Focus: Theological Studies5171975Rhodes CollegeMemphisPrivateSpecial Focus: Arts and Sciences1,8611848Sewanee: The University of the SouthSewaneePrivate(Episcopal)Special Focus: Arts and Sciences1,7241857South CollegeKnoxvillePrivate(For-profit)Special Focus: Other Health Professions11,5571882Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedalePrivate(Adventist)Baccalaureate3,2291892Southern College of OptometryMemphisPrivateSpecial Focus: Other Health Professions5301932Tennessee Bible CollegeCookevillePrivate(Churches of Christ)1915Tennessee State UniversityNashvillePublicUndergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R2)6,3101912Tennessee Technological UniversityCookevillePublicUndergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (R2)10,5111915Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthensPrivate(Methodist)Baccalaureate1,1981857Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashvillePrivate(Nazarene)Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate3,1951901Tusculum UniversityTusculumPrivate(Presbyterian)Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s1,1031794Union UniversityJacksonPrivate(Baptist)Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate2,7131823University of MemphisMemphisPublicUndergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R1)20,2761912University of Tennessee(Flagship university)KnoxvillePublicUndergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R1)38,7281794University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaChattanoogaPublicUndergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (Research)11,7751886University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphisPublicSpecial Focus: Medical Schools and Centers3,1011911University of Tennessee at MartinMartinPublicUndergraduate/Graduate-Master’s7,4991900University of Tennessee SouthernPulaskiPublicBaccalaureate1,0461870Vanderbilt UniversityNashvillePrivateUndergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R1)13,5751873Welch CollegeGallatinPrivate(Baptist)Special Focus: Arts and Sciences3891942Williamson CollegeFranklinPrivate(Nondenominational)Special Focus: Business641997
Defunct colleges and universities NameLocationControlCarnegie ClassificationFoundedDefunctFateBolivar CollegeMadisonville Private18501907ClosedBurritt CollegeSpencerPrivate 18481939ClosedDaymar CollegeClarksville, Murfreesboro, NashvillePrivate19632018acquired by Hussian CollegeHiwassee CollegeMadisonvillePrivate Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges18492019ClosedLambuth UniversityJackson Private 18432011Acquired by University of Memphis Memphis College of ArtMemphisPrivate Masters University19362020ClosedMemphis Theological SeminaryCordovaPrivate (Presbyterian)Special Focus: Theological Studies18522026ClosedMorristown CollegeMorristownPrivate 18811989Acquired by Knoxville CollegeO'More College of DesignFranklinPrivate Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges19692018Merged with Belmont UniversityPeabody CollegeNashvillePrivate 18751979Merged with Vanderbilt UniversityScarritt CollegeNashvillePrivate 18921988ClosedTennessee Temple UniversityChattanooga PrivateDoctoral University19462015Merged with Carolina UniversityVictory UniversityMemphisPrivate 19412014ClosedWard–Belmont CollegeNashvillePrivate 19131951Closed, campus sold to Belmont University
Tennessee Board of Regents
Two-year institutions Chattanooga State Community College, Chattanooga Cleveland State Community College, Cleveland Columbia State Community College, Columbia Dyersburg State Community College, Dyersburg Jackson State Community College, Jackson Motlow State Community College, Lynchburg Nashville State Community College, Nashville Northeast State Community College, Blountville Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville Roane State Community College, Harriman Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin Walters State Community College, Morristown
Colleges of Applied Technology Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Athens Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Chattanooga, Chattanooga Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Covington Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crump, Crump Tennessee College of Applied Technology -Dickson Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Harriman Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hartsville Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hohenwald Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jacksboro Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Livingston Tennessee College of Applied Technology - McKenzie Tennessee College of Applied Technology - McMinnville Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Memphis Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown, Morristown Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Murfreesboro Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Newbern, Newbern Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Oneida Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Paris Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Pulaski, Pulaski Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville, Shelbyville Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Whiteville
Private institutions
Two-year institutions American National University, Nashville John A. Gupton College, Nashville Remington College Nashville Memphis Miller-Motte Technical College Chattanooga
See also
Higher education in the United States List of college athletic programs in Tennessee List of American institutions of higher education List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations List of colleges and universities List of colleges and universities by country
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References
External links U.S. Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Tennessee