54 four-year colleges, 24 community colleges, and 46 NCAA/NAIA athletic programs in Tennessee, with official tuition and average net cost from US Department of Education data.
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Open the interactive map →| School | City | Type | Tuition (in-state) | Avg net cost | Athletics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Allied Health Careers | Chattanooga | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $9,722 | — |
| Allied Health Careers Institute | Murfreesboro | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $9,491 | — |
| American Baptist College | Nashville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $12,474 | $19,150 | — |
| Arnolds Beauty School | Milan | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $12,793 | — |
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | Public · 4-year | $8,431 | $15,914 | D-I |
| Austin's Beauty College Inc | Clarksville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $4,660 | — |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | Memphis | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $13,078 | $9,649 | — |
| Belmont University | Nashville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $39,850 | $31,860 | D-I |
| Bethel University | McKenzie | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $17,482 | $13,446 | NAIA |
| Brillare Beauty Institute | Cleveland | Private nonprofit · Certificate/trade | — | $21,642 | — |
| Bryan College-Dayton | Dayton | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $17,900 | $16,085 | NAIA |
| Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $33,000 | $18,584 | D-I |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | Private for-profit · 2-year | $10,690 | $25,953 | — |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | Public · 2-year | $4,430 | $6,471 | NJCAA |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $35,520 | $12,948 | D-I |
| Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland | Public · 2-year | $4,400 | $8,770 | NJCAA |
| Columbia State Community College | Columbia | Public · 2-year | $4,666 | $6,908 | NJCAA |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | Memphis | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $20,082 | — |
| Cumberland University | Lebanon | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $26,400 | $19,184 | NAIA |
| Dyersburg State Community College | Dyersburg | Public · 2-year | $4,410 | $5,272 | NJCAA |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | Public · 4-year | $9,674 | $12,886 | D-I |
| Elite College of Cosmetology | Lexington | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $9,842 | — |
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis | Memphis | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $15,462 | — |
| Empire Beauty School-Jackson | Jackson | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $13,822 | — |
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville | Brentwood | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $14,157 | — |
| Fisk University | Nashville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $23,578 | $29,632 | NAIA |
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | Cookeville | Private for-profit · 2-year | $16,237 | $27,775 | — |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville | Nashville | Private for-profit · 2-year | $16,035 | $26,712 | — |
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | Franklin | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $20,058 | — |
| Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $24,300 | $18,490 | NAIA |
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | Nashville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | $17,700 | — | — |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | Cookeville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $11,806 | — |
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon | Lebanon | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $13,649 | — |
| Gould's Academy | Memphis | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $15,686 | — |
| Gould's Academy | Bartlett | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $18,623 | — |
| Health-Tech Institute of Memphis | Memphis | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $9,562 | — |
| Image Maker Beauty Institute | Hendersonville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $18,784 | — |
| Jackson State Community College | Jackson | Public · 2-year | $4,618 | $8,236 | NJCAA |
| John A Gupton College | Nashville | Private nonprofit · 2-year | $11,735 | $10,771 | — |
| Johnson University | Knoxville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $19,274 | $20,947 | NAIA |
| King University | Bristol | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $33,784 | $23,048 | D-II |
| Lane College | Jackson | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $11,790 | $13,779 | D-II |
| Lawrenceburg Technical College | Lawrenceburg | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $9,808 | — |
| Le Moyne-Owen College | Memphis | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $12,076 | $9,937 | D-II |
| Lee University | Cleveland | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $21,730 | $20,083 | D-II |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville | Nashville | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $28,089 | — |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $25,180 | $18,859 | D-II |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $37,152 | $26,070 | D-I |
| Love Beauty School Inc | Manchester | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $9,672 | — |
| Maryville College | Maryville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $37,758 | $21,293 | D-III |
| Massage Institute of Memphis | Memphis | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $13,821 | — |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | — | — | — |
| Memphis Theological Seminary | Memphis | Private nonprofit · 4-year | — | — | — |
| Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | Nashville | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | — | — |
| Mid-South Christian College | Memphis | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $11,905 | $10,924 | — |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc | Madison | Private nonprofit · 4-year | — | — | — |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | Public · 4-year | $9,232 | $13,267 | D-I |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $25,930 | — |
| Milligan University | Milligan | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $37,550 | $19,981 | NAIA |
| Mind Body Institute | Madison | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $16,523 | — |
| Motlow State Community College | Tullahoma | Public · 2-year | $4,416 | $10,131 | NJCAA |
| Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design | Cookeville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $15,670 | — |
| Nashville Film Institute | Nashville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $29,609 | — |
| Nashville State Community College | Nashville | Public · 2-year | $4,372 | $6,578 | — |
| North Central Institute | Clarksville | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $25,373 | — |
| Northeast State Community College | Blountville | Public · 2-year | $4,422 | $6,345 | — |
| Nossi College of Art and Design | Nashville | Private for-profit · 4-year | $19,150 | $24,043 | — |
| Omega Graduate School | Dayton | Private nonprofit · 4-year | — | — | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Knoxville | Knoxville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $18,212 | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis | Memphis | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $19,936 | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $20,634 | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville | Hendersonville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $22,490 | — |
| Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville | Public · 2-year | $4,456 | $5,351 | NJCAA |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary | Cleveland | Private nonprofit · 4-year | — | — | — |
| Queen City College | Clarksville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $4,577 | — |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | Memphis | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $19,964 | $25,032 | — |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | Nashville | Private nonprofit · 2-year | $21,147 | $25,848 | — |
| Rhodes College | Memphis | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $52,310 | $26,604 | D-III |
| Richmont Graduate University | Chattanooga | Private nonprofit · 4-year | — | — | — |
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | Public · 2-year | $4,724 | $3,393 | NJCAA |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City | Johnson City | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $19,674 | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville | Knoxville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $20,425 | — |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | Nashville | Private for-profit · 4-year | $17,027 | $21,013 | — |
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | New Tazewell | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $13,557 | — |
| South College | Knoxville | Private for-profit · 4-year | $17,335 | $15,997 | — |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $23,870 | $23,439 | — |
| Southern College of Optometry | Memphis | Private nonprofit · 4-year | — | — | — |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | Public · 2-year | $4,430 | $5,546 | NJCAA |
| Strayer University-Tennessee | Memphis | Private for-profit · 4-year | $13,515 | $19,114 | — |
| Studio 75 Hair Academy | Millington | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | — | — |
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | Sweetwater | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | — | — |
| TC Beauty | Johnson City | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $12,371 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | Nashville | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $8,993 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Newbern | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $8,342 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens | Athens | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $4,256 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Covington | Covington | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $7,205 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville | Crossville | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $12,931 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump | Crump | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $1,126 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | Dickson | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $7,577 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | Elizabethton | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $6,587 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | Harriman | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $6,874 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville | Hartsville | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $9,089 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | Paris | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $5,908 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | Hohenwald | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $10,175 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | Jacksboro | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $2,842 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | Jackson | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $9,341 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | Knoxville | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $7,094 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | Livingston | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $4,558 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie | McKenzie | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $2,145 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | McMinnville | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $7,714 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $8,257 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | Morristown | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $9,919 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $8,983 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $4,311 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | Pulaski | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $9,633 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Ripley | Ripley | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $12,708 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville | Shelbyville | Public · Certificate/trade | — | $5,371 | — |
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc | Knoxville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $11,448 | — |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville | Public · 4-year | $8,336 | $11,643 | D-I |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | Public · 4-year | $9,802 | $14,426 | D-I |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $27,350 | $14,124 | NAIA |
| The Hair Academy LLC | Fayetteville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $19,225 | — |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville | Nashville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $11,356 | — |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Memphis | Public · 4-year | — | — | — |
| The University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski | Public · 4-year | $10,200 | $15,725 | NAIA |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | Public · 4-year | $9,848 | $13,539 | D-I |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Knoxville | Public · 4-year | $13,244 | $19,400 | D-I |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | Martin | Public · 4-year | $9,912 | $11,952 | D-I |
| The University of the South | Sewanee | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $51,146 | $26,357 | D-III |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $28,200 | $14,928 | D-II |
| Tusculum University | Greeneville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $27,208 | $21,355 | D-II |
| Union University | Jackson | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $36,880 | $28,533 | D-II |
| University of Memphis | Memphis | Public · 4-year | $10,056 | $13,216 | D-I |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $60,348 | $20,917 | D-I |
| Vibe Barber College | Memphis | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | — | $10,537 | — |
| Visible Music College | Memphis | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $20,000 | $24,482 | — |
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | Public · 2-year | $4,404 | $7,481 | NJCAA |
| Walters State Community College | Morristown | Public · 2-year | $4,399 | $4,311 | NJCAA |
| Welch College | Gallatin | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $20,170 | $18,555 | Other |
| William R Moore College of Technology | Memphis | Private nonprofit · 2-year | $9,678 | $15,491 | — |
| Williamson Christian College | Franklin | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $13,940 | $21,201 | — |
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