List of colleges and universities in Tennessee

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 2022)	Founded
American Baptist College[b]	Nashville	Private (Baptist)	Special Focus: Theological Studies	48	1924
Aquinas College	Nashville	Private (Roman Catholic)			1961
Austin Peay State University	Clarksville	Public	Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (Research)	9,945	1927
Baptist Health Sciences University	Memphis	Private (Baptist)	Special Focus: Nursing	755	1912
Belmont University	Nashville	Private (Nondenominational)	Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate	8,862	1890
Bethel University	McKenzie	Private (Presbyterian)	Baccalaureate	2,974	1871
Bryan College	Dayton	Private (Nondenominational)	Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s	1,548	1930
Carson-Newman University	Jefferson City	Private (Baptist)	Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate	2,735	1851
Christian Brothers University	Memphis	Private (Catholic)	Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s	2,043	1871
Crown College	Powell	Private (Independent Baptist)			1991
Cumberland University	Lebanon	Private	Associate/Baccalaureate	3,072	1842
East Tennessee State University	Johnson City	Public	Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R2)	13,586	1911
Fisk University[c]	Nashville	Private	Special Focus: Arts and Sciences (Research)	1,005	1866
Freed-Hardeman University	Henderson	Private (Churches of Christ)	Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s	2,294	1869
Harding School of Theology	Memphis	Private (Churches of Christ)			1952
Johnson University	Knoxville	Private (Christian Churches)	Special Focus: Theological Studies	950	1893
King University	Bristol	Private (Presbyterian & E.P.C.)	Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s	1,295	1867
Knoxville College	Knoxville	Private			1875
Lane College[d]	Jackson	Private (C.M.E.)	Special Focus: Arts and Sciences	822	1888
Lee University	Cleveland	Private (Church of God)	Baccalaureate	3,680	1918
LeMoyne-Owen College[e]	Memphis	Private (United Church of Christ)	Baccalaureate	646	1862
Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate	Private	Special Focus: Medical Schools and Centers	5,805	1897
Lipscomb University	Nashville	Private (Churches of Christ)	Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate	5,047	1891
Maryville College	Maryville	Private (Presbyterian)	Baccalaureate	1,147	1819
Meharry Medical College[f]	Nashville	Private (Methodist)	Special Focus: Medical Schools and Centers	1,083	1876
Memphis Theological Seminary	Cordova	Private (Presbyterian)	Special Focus: Theological Studies	195	1852
Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary	Cordova	Private (Baptist)			1971
Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro	Public	Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (R2)	20,183	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	1,200	1866
Nashville School of Law	Nashville	Private			1911
New College Franklin	Nashville	Private (Nondenominational)			2009
Omega Graduate School	Dayton	Private	Special Focus: Theological Studies	62	1980
Pentecostal Theological Seminary	Cleveland	Private (Church of God)	Special Focus: Theological Studies	501	1975
Rhodes College	Memphis	Private	Special Focus: Arts and Sciences	1,952	1848
Sewanee: The University of the South	Sewanee	Private (Episcopal)	Special Focus: Arts and Sciences	1,693	1857
South College	Knoxville	Private (For-profit)	Special Focus: Other Health Professions	8,234	1882
Southern Adventist University	Collegedale	Private (Adventist)	Baccalaureate	3,154	1892
Southern College of Optometry	Memphis	Private	Special Focus: Other Health Professions	525	1932
Tennessee Bible College	Cookeville	Private (Churches of Christ)			1915
Tennessee State University[g]	Nashville	Public	Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R2)	8,198	1912
Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville	Public	Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (R2)	10,117	1915
Tennessee Wesleyan University	Athens	Private (Methodist)	Baccalaureate	1,074	1857
Trevecca Nazarene University	Nashville	Private (Nazarene)	Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate	3,196	1901
Tusculum University	Tusculum	Private (Presbyterian)	Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s	1,200	1794
Union University	Jackson	Private (Baptist)	Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate	2,674	1823
University of Memphis	Memphis	Public	Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R1)	21,736	1912
University of Tennessee (Flagship university)	Knoxville	Public	Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R1)	36,304	1794
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Chattanooga	Public	Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (Research)	11,380	1886
University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Memphis	Public	Special Focus: Medical Schools and Centers	3,121	1911
University of Tennessee at Martin	Martin	Public	Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s	6,941	1900
University of Tennessee Southern	Pulaski	Public	Baccalaureate	978	1870
Vanderbilt University	Nashville	Private	Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R1)	13,456	1873
Welch College	Gallatin	Private (Baptist)	Special Focus: Arts and Sciences	389	1885
Williamson College	Franklin	Private (Nondenominational)	Special Focus: Business	57	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
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

Main article: 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

• John A. Gupton College, Nashville
• National College of Business & Technology, Memphis
• Remington College
  • Nashville
  • Memphis
• Daymar Institute
  • Clarksville
  • Murfreesboro
  • Nashville
• Miller-Motte Technical College
  • Clarksville

See also

• United States portal

• 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

Notes

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