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.

Institutions

Colleges and universities

Institution Location[1] Control Type[a] Enrollment[1]
(Fall 2024)		 Founded
American Baptist College[b] Nashville Private
(Baptist)		 Special Focus: Theological Studies 46 1924
Aquinas College Nashville Private
(Roman Catholic)		 1961
Austin Peay State University Clarksville Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (Research) 10,439 1927
Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis Private
(Baptist)		 Special Focus: Nursing 891 1912
Belmont University Nashville Private
(Nondenominational)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate 8,803 1890
Bethel University McKenzie Private
(Presbyterian)		 Baccalaureate 2,936 1871
Bryan College Dayton Private
(Nondenominational)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s 1,701 1930
Carson-Newman University Jefferson City Private
(Baptist)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate 2,669 1851
Christian Brothers University Memphis Private
(Catholic)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s 1,772 1871
Crown College Powell Private
(Independent Baptist)		 1991
Cumberland University Lebanon Private Associate/Baccalaureate 3,457 1842
East Tennessee State University Johnson City Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R2) 13,728 1911
Fisk University[c] Nashville Private Special Focus: Arts and Sciences (Research) 1,059 1866
Freed-Hardeman University Henderson Private
(Churches of Christ)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s 2,306 1869
Harding School of Theology Memphis Private
(Churches of Christ)		 1952
Johnson University Knoxville Private
(Christian Churches)		 Special Focus: Theological Studies 978 1893
King University Bristol Private
(Presbyterian & E.P.C.)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s 1,157 1867
Knoxville College Knoxville Private 1875
Lane College[d] Jackson Private
(C.M.E.)		 Special Focus: Arts and Sciences 738 1888
Lee University Cleveland Private
(Church of God)		 Baccalaureate 3,714 1918
LeMoyne-Owen College[e] Memphis Private
(United Church of Christ)		 Baccalaureate 659 1862
Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate Private Special Focus: Medical Schools and Centers 6,081 1897
Lipscomb University Nashville Private
(Churches of Christ)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate 5,017 1891
Maryville College Maryville Private
(Presbyterian)		 Baccalaureate 1,136 1819
Meharry Medical College[f] Nashville Private
(Methodist)		 Special Focus: Medical Schools and Centers 1,226 1876
Memphis Theological Seminary Cordova Private
(Presbyterian)		 Special Focus: Theological Studies 157 1852
Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary Cordova Private
(Baptist)		 1971
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (R2) 20,488 1911
Mid-South Christian College Memphis Private
(Christian Churches)		 Special Focus: Theological Studies 32 1959
Milligan University Carter County Private
(Christian Churches)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s 1,240 1866
Nashville School of Law Nashville Private 1911
New College Franklin Nashville Private
(Nondenominational)		 Special Focus: Arts and Sciences 2009
Omega Graduate School Dayton Private Special Focus: Theological Studies 69 1980
Pentecostal Theological Seminary Cleveland Private
(Church of God)		 Special Focus: Theological Studies 517 1975
Rhodes College Memphis Private Special Focus: Arts and Sciences 1,861 1848
Sewanee: The University of the South Sewanee Private
(Episcopal)		 Special Focus: Arts and Sciences 1,724 1857
South College Knoxville Private
(For-profit)		 Special Focus: Other Health Professions 11,557 1882
Southern Adventist University Collegedale Private
(Adventist)		 Baccalaureate 3,229 1892
Southern College of Optometry Memphis Private Special Focus: Other Health Professions 530 1932
Tennessee Bible College Cookeville Private
(Churches of Christ)		 1915
Tennessee State University[g] Nashville Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R2) 6,310 1912
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (R2) 10,511 1915
Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens Private
(Methodist)		 Baccalaureate 1,198 1857
Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville Private
(Nazarene)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate 3,195 1901
Tusculum University Tusculum Private
(Presbyterian)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s 1,103 1794
Union University Jackson Private
(Baptist)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate 2,713 1823
University of Memphis Memphis Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R1) 20,276 1912
University of Tennessee
(Flagship university)		 Knoxville Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R1) 38,728 1794
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (Research) 11,775 1886
University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis Public Special Focus: Medical Schools and Centers 3,101 1911
University of Tennessee at Martin Martin Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s 7,499 1900
University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski Public Baccalaureate 1,046 1870
Vanderbilt University Nashville Private Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R1) 13,575 1873
Welch College Gallatin Private
(Baptist)		 Special Focus: Arts and Sciences 389 1885
Williamson College Franklin Private
(Nondenominational)		 Special Focus: Business 64 1997

Defunct colleges and universities

Name Location Control Carnegie Classification Founded Defunct Fate
Bolivar College Madisonville Private 1850 Closed
Burritt College Spencer Private 1848 1939 Closed
Daymar College Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Nashville Private 1963 2018 acquired by Hussian College
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

Two-year institutions

Colleges of Applied Technology

Private institutions

Two-year institutions

See also

Notes

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