Colleges in Tennessee: acceptance rates and cost

4 Tennessee colleges are on AdmitFacts so far. The table shows each one's admit rate for fall 2023, its tuition and its graduation rate.

Tennessee colleges on AdmitFacts

College	Admit rate, fall 2023	In-state tuition, 2025-26	Out-of-state, 2025-26	Graduation, 2019 entrants	Net price $0-30k, 2024-25
Vanderbilt	6.3%	$71,226 same for all		93%	$3,637
University of Tennessee	46.0%	$13,812	$33,256	74%	$9,626
MTSU	68.0%	$10,932	$33,428	54%	$8,914
University of Memphis	93.4%	$11,256	$15,960	53%	$10,110

Admit rates: IPEDS fall 2023. Tuition and fees: College Scorecard 2025-26; private colleges charge every student the same. Graduation within 6 years: College Scorecard, students who started in 2019. Net price for families earning $0 to $30,000: College Scorecard 2024-25, students with federal aid. State medians cover every operating bachelor's-degree college in the Scorecard file.