List of colleges and universities in Tennessee
This is a list of colleges and universities in Tennessee:
State of Tennessee Institutions
[change | change source]University of Tennessee System
[change | change source]Universities
[change | change source]| Institution | Location | Carnegie Classification[1] | Enrollment (Fall 2017)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee (Flagship university) | Knoxville (main campus) | Doctoral University: Very High Research Activity | 28,321 |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chattanooga | Doctoral/Professional Universities | 11,587 |
| University of Tennessee at Martin | Martin | Master's Colleges and Universities: Small Programs | 6,772 |
Associated institutions
[change | change source]The University of Tennessee also operates the following associated institutions:
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis
- University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma
Independent Four-year Institutions
[change | change source]| Institution | Location | Carnegie Classification[1] | Enrollment (Fall 2017)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | Doctoral/Professional Universities | 21,913 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis | Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity | 21,521 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity | 14,353 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity | 10,504 |
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity | 10,463 |
| Tennessee State University (HBCU) | Nashville | Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity | 8,177 |
Tennessee Board of Regents
[change | change source]Two-year institutions
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]- Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Athens
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Chattanooga
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Covington
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology - 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
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Murfreesboro
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Newbern
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Oneida
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Paris
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Pulaski
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Whiteville
Private institutions
[change | change source]Large and medium-size private colleges and universities
[change | change source]| Institution | Location | Carnegie Basic Classification[1] | Carnegie Size Classification[1] | Enrollment (Fall 2017)[1] | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | Large | 12,592 | None |
| Belmont University | Nashville | Doctoral/Professional Universities | Medium | 8,012 | None (Christian) |
| Bethel University | McKenzie | Master's Colleges and Universities: Larger Programs | Medium | 5,779 | Cumberland Presbyterian Church |
| Lee University | Cleveland | Master's Colleges and Universities: Medium Programs | Medium | 5,370 | Church of God |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | Doctoral/Professional Universities | Medium | 4,770 | None |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | Doctoral/Professional Universities | Medium | 4,642 | Churches of Christ |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | Doctoral/Professional Universities | Medium | 3,221 | Nazarene |
Small private colleges and universities
[change | change source]Private liberal arts colleges
[change | change source]- Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City
- Hiwassee College, Madisonville (Closed in 2019)
- Lane College, Jackson
- Maryville College, Maryville
- Martin Methodist College, Pulaski
- Milligan College, near Elizabethton in Carter County
- Rhodes College, Memphis
- The University of the South, Sewanee
- Williamson College, Franklin
Private colleges and universities
[change | change source]- American Baptist College, Nashville
- Aquinas College, Nashville
- Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences, Memphis
- Bryan College, Dayton
- Christian Brothers University, Memphis
- Crown College, Powell
- Cumberland University, Lebanon
- Emmanuel Christian Seminary, Johnson City
- Fisk University, Nashville
- Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson
- Harding School of Theology, Memphis
- Johnson University, Knoxville
- King University, Bristol
- Knoxville College, Knoxville
- Lambuth University, Jackson (closed in 2011, facilities now a satellite campus of the University of Memphis)
- LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis
- Meharry Medical College, Nashville
- Memphis College of Art, Memphis
- Memphis Theological Seminary, Memphis
- Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, Cordova
- New College Franklin, Franklin
- Nashville School of Law, Nashville
- O'More College of Design, Franklin
- Oxford Graduate School, Dayton
- Scarritt College, Nashville (closed in 1988)
- Southern Adventist University, Collegedale
- Southern College of Optometry, Memphis
- Tennessee Bible College, Cookeville
- Tennessee Temple University, Chattanooga (closed in 2015)
- Tennessee Wesleyan University, Athens
- Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville
- Tusculum University, Tusculum
- Union University, Jackson
- Victory University, Memphis defunct[2]
- Watkins College of Art and Design, Nashville
- Welch College, Gallatin
- WGU Tennessee, Statewide (online)[3]
Two-year institutions
[change | change source]- John A. Gupton College, Nashville
- National College of Business & Technology, Memphis
- Remington College
- Daymar Institute
- Miller-Motte Technical College
For-profit colleges
[change | change source]- The Art Institute of Tennessee- Nashville
- Draughons Junior College
- South College
- Strayer University
- University of Phoenix
- Virginia College
- Lincoln College of Technology[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Carnegie Classifications | Institution Lookup". Retrieved 22 Nov 2016.
- ↑ George Brown and Stephanie Scurlock (March 6, 2014). "Defeat For Victory University; Doors Closing". WREG. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Western Governors University". Western Governors University.
- ↑ "LincolnEdu". www.lincolnedu.com.
- "The College Board". collegeboard.com. Retrieved 2008-06-25.