List of colleges and universities in Tennessee

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This is a list of colleges and universities in Tennessee. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education.

Map of the Primary Campuses for State of Tennessee 4-year Universities
University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
UT Chattanooga
UT Chattanooga
UT Martin
UT Martin
University of Memphis
University of Memphis
East Tennessee State
East Tennessee State
Middle Tennessee State
Middle Tennessee State
Tennessee State
Tennessee State
Austin Peay State
Austin Peay State
Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Tech
UT Southern
UT Southern
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4-year state university locations
– University of Tennessee System
– Independent Institution

Institutions[edit]

Colleges and universities[edit]

Institution Location[1] Control Type[a] Enrollment[1]
(Fall 2022) 		Founded
American Baptist College Nashville Private
(Baptist) 		Baccalaureate college 53 1924
Aquinas College Nashville Private
(Roman Catholic) 		1961
Austin Peay State University Clarksville Public Master's university 9,326 1927
Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis Private
(Baptist) 		Special-focus institution 797 1912
Belmont University Nashville Private
(Nondenominational) 		Doctoral/Professional university 8,910 1890
Bethel University McKenzie Private
(Presbyterian) 		Master's university 4,686 1871
Bryan College Dayton Private
(Nondenominational) 		Baccalaureate college 1,656 1930
Carson-Newman University Jefferson City Private
(Baptist) 		Doctoral/Professional university 2,586 1851
Christian Brothers University Memphis Private
(Catholic) 		Master's university 1,934 1871
Crown College Powell Private
(Independent Baptist) 		1991
Cumberland University Lebanon Private Master's university 2,588 1842
East Tennessee State University Johnson City Public Research university 13,483 1911
Fisk University Nashville Private Baccalaureate college 1,055 1866
Freed-Hardeman University Henderson Private
(Churches of Christ) 		Master's university 2,330 1869
Harding School of Theology Memphis Private
(Churches of Christ) 		Special-focus institution 1952
Johnson University Knoxville Private
(Christian Churches) 		Master's university 939 1893
King University Bristol Private
(Presbyterian & E.P.C.) 		Master's university 1,357 1867
Knoxville College Knoxville Private 1875
Lane College Jackson Private
(C.M.E.) 		Baccalaureate college 1,010 1888
Lee University Cleveland Private
(Church of God) 		Master's university 3,927 1918
LeMoyne-Owen College Memphis Private
(United Church of Christ) 		609 1862
Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate Private Doctoral/Professional university 5,418 1897
Lipscomb University Nashville Private
(Churches of Christ) 		Doctoral/Professional university 4,704 1891
Maryville College Maryville Private
(Presbyterian) 		Baccalaureate college 1,069 1819
Meharry Medical College Nashville Private
(Methodist) 		Special-focus institution 962 1876
Memphis Theological Seminary Cordova Private
(Presbyterian) 		Special-focus institution 203 1852
Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary Cordova Private
(Baptist) 		1971
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro Public Research university 20,086 1911
Mid-South Christian College Memphis Private
(Christian Churches) 		Special-focus institution 17 1959
Milligan University Carter County Private
(Christian Churches) 		Master's university 1,105 1866
Nashville School of Law Nashville Private 1911
New College Franklin Nashville Private
(Nondenominational) 		2009
Oxford Graduate School Dayton Private 1980
Pentecostal Theological Seminary Cleveland Private
(Church of God) 		Special-focus institution 565 1975
Rhodes College Memphis Private Baccalaureate college 2,008 1848
Sewanee: The University of the South Sewanee Private
(Episcopal) 		Baccalaureate college 1,704 1857
South College Knoxville Private
(For-profit) 		Doctoral/Professional university 6,182 1882
Southern Adventist University Collegedale Private
(Adventist) 		Master's university 2,903 1892
Southern College of Optometry Memphis Private Special-focus institution 532 1932
Tennessee Bible College Cookeville Private
(Churches of Christ) 		1915
Tennessee State University (HBCU) Nashville Public Research university 9,218 1912
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville Public Research university 9,902 1915
Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens Private
(Methodist) 		Baccalaureate college 1,052 1857
Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville Private
(Nazarene) 		Doctoral/Professional university 3,327 1901
Tusculum University Tusculum Private
(Presbyterian) 		Master's university 1,303 1794
Union University Jackson Private
(Baptist) 		Doctoral/Professional university 2,731 1823
University of Memphis Memphis Public Research university 21,917 1912
University of Tennessee
(Flagship university) 		Knoxville Public Research university 33,805 1794
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga Public Doctoral/Professional university 11,283 1886
University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis Public Special-focus institution 3,139 1911
University of Tennessee at Martin Martin Public Master's university 6,868 1900
University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski Public Baccalaureate college 934 1870
Vanderbilt University Nashville Private Research university 13,710 1873
Welch College Gallatin Private
(Baptist) 		Baccalaureate college 394 1885
Williamson College Franklin Private
(Nondenominational) 		Special-focus institution 60 1997

Defunct Colleges and Universities[edit]

Name Location Control Carnegie Classification Founded Defunct Fate
Bolivar College Madisonville Private 1850 Closed
Burritt College Spencer Private 1848 1939 Closed
Hiwassee College Madisonville Private Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges 1849 2019 Closed
Lambuth University Jackson Private 1843 2011 Acquired by University of Memphis
Memphis College of Art Memphis Private Masters University 1936 2020 Closed
Morristown College Morristown Private 1881 1989 Acquired by Knoxville College
O'More College of Design Franklin Private Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges 1969 2018 Merged with Belmont University
Peabody College Nashville Private 1875 1979 Merged with Vanderbilt University
Scarritt College Nashville Private 1892 1988 Closed
Tennessee Temple University Chattanooga Private Doctoral University 1946 2015 Merged with Carolina University
Victory University Memphis Private 1941 2014 Closed
Ward–Belmont College Nashville Private 1913 1951 Closed, campus sold to Belmont University

Tennessee Board of Regents[edit]

Main article: Tennessee Board of Regents

Two-year institutions[edit]

Colleges of Applied Technology[edit]

Private institutions[edit]

Two-year institutions[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "College Navigator". United States Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

External links[edit]

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