How much does college cost in Tennessee?

The average in-state tuition in Tennessee is $19,179 per year, based on 145 colleges.

What is the cheapest college in Tennessee?

The lowest in-state tuition in Tennessee is $4,730 at Nashville State Community College.

What is the most expensive college in Tennessee?

The highest in-state tuition in Tennessee is N/A at Relay Graduate School of Education - Nashville.

How does Tennessee compare to the national average?

The national average in-state tuition is $18,082; Tennessee is 6% above that.

How many colleges are in Tennessee?

College Scorecard lists 145 colleges in Tennessee.

College Tuition in Tennessee (2026): Average Cost and Full List

	Tennessee	National	Difference
Average in-state tuition	$19,179	$18,082	+6%

All 145 Colleges in Tennessee

#	College	City	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State	Acceptance
1	Nashville State Community College	Nashville	$4,730	$17,714	N/A
2	Motlow State Community College	Tullahoma	$4,738	$17,722	N/A
3	Jackson State Community College	Jackson	$4,740	$17,724	N/A
4	Walters State Community College	Morristown	$4,752	$17,736	N/A
5	Volunteer State Community College	Gallatin	$4,756	$17,740	N/A
6	Dyersburg State Community College	Dyersburg	$4,758	$17,742	N/A
7	Cleveland State Community College	Cleveland	$4,762	$17,746	N/A
8	Chattanooga State Community College	Chattanooga	$4,772	$17,756	N/A
9	Southwest Tennessee Community College	Memphis	$4,778	$17,750	N/A
10	Northeast State Community College	Blountville	$4,782	$17,766	N/A
11	Pellissippi State Community College	Knoxville	$4,786	$17,770	N/A
12	Roane State Community College	Harriman	$4,998	$18,630	N/A
13	Columbia State Community College	Columbia	$5,296	$18,112	N/A
14	Tennessee State University	Nashville	$8,616	$22,416	70%
15	Austin Peay State University	Clarksville	$9,006	$14,766	96%
16	William R Moore College of Technology	Memphis	$9,723	$9,723	N/A
17	Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro	$10,266	$31,574	69%
18	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	Chattanooga	$10,448	$18,512	81%
19	East Tennessee State University	Johnson City	$10,472	$14,522	86%
20	Mid-South Christian College	Memphis	$10,500	$10,500	100%
21	The University of Tennessee-Martin	Martin	$10,560	$16,600	88%
22	University of Memphis	Memphis	$10,728	$15,384	72%
23	The University of Tennessee Southern	Pulaski	$10,924	$10,924	87%
24	Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville	$11,376	$15,576	76%
25	Lane College	Jackson	$11,790	$11,790	N/A
26	Le Moyne-Owen College	Memphis	$12,076	$12,076	99%
27	John A Gupton College	Nashville	$12,223	$12,223	100%
28	Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers	Chattanooga	$12,709	$12,709	N/A
29	Herzing University-Nashville	Nashville	$13,450	$13,450	93%
30	American Baptist College	Nashville	$13,604	$13,604	N/A
31	Baptist Health Sciences University	Memphis	$13,796	$13,796	82%
32	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Knoxville	$13,812	$33,256	42%
33	Strayer University-Tennessee	Nashville	$13,920	$13,920	N/A
34	Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus	Memphis	$13,920	$13,920	N/A
35	Fortis Institute-Cookeville	Cookeville	$15,120	$15,120	N/A
36	Fortis Institute-Nashville	Nashville	$15,627	$15,627	N/A
37	Williamson Christian College	Franklin	$16,090	$16,090	N/A
38	Remington College-Nashville Campus	Nashville	$16,258	$16,258	N/A
39	Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus	Nashville	$17,048	$17,048	N/A
40	Remington College-Memphis Campus	Memphis	$17,083	$17,083	N/A
41	SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville	Nashville	$17,514	$17,514	N/A
42	South College	Knoxville	$18,535	$18,535	N/A
43	South College-Nashville	Nashville	$18,535	$18,535	N/A
44	Bethel University	McKenzie	$18,712	$18,712	60%
45	Bryan College-Dayton	Dayton	$19,800	$19,800	N/A
46	Nossi College of Art and Design	Nashville	$20,350	$20,350	46%
47	Johnson University	Knoxville	$21,122	$21,122	65%
48	Welch College	Gallatin	$21,400	$21,400	N/A
49	Visible Music College	Memphis	$22,000	$22,000	28%
50	Lee University	Cleveland	$23,790	$23,790	71%
51	Freed-Hardeman University	Henderson	$25,620	$25,620	60%
52	Fisk University	Nashville	$25,858	$25,858	37%
53	Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate	$26,938	$26,938	63%
54	Southern Adventist University	Collegedale	$27,300	$27,300	66%
55	Cumberland University	Lebanon	$27,840	$27,840	67%
56	Tusculum University	Greeneville	$29,250	$29,250	72%
57	Tennessee Wesleyan University	Athens	$30,814	$30,814	69%
58	Trevecca Nazarene University	Nashville	$31,300	$31,300	69%
59	Carson-Newman University	Jefferson City	$34,700	$34,700	90%
60	King University	Bristol	$36,194	$36,194	100%
61	Christian Brothers University	Memphis	$38,420	$38,420	87%
62	Maryville College	Maryville	$39,284	$39,284	61%
63	Union University	Jackson	$40,025	$40,025	60%
64	Milligan University	Milligan	$40,450	$40,450	72%
65	Lipscomb University	Nashville	$40,572	$40,572	68%
66	Belmont University	Nashville	$42,540	$42,540	95%
67	The University of the South	Sewanee	$56,120	$56,120	57%
68	Rhodes College	Memphis	$57,110	$57,110	50%
69	Vanderbilt University	Nashville	$67,498	$67,498	6%
70	Arnolds Beauty School	Milan	N/A	N/A	N/A
71	TCAT Athens	Athens	N/A	N/A	N/A
72	Pentecostal Theological Seminary	Cleveland	N/A	N/A	N/A
73	Austin's Beauty College Inc	Clarksville	N/A	N/A	N/A
74	Concorde Career College-Memphis	Memphis	N/A	N/A	95%
75	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson	Dickson	N/A	N/A	N/A
76	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton	Elizabethton	N/A	N/A	N/A
77	The Hair Academy LLC	Fayetteville	N/A	N/A	N/A
78	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman	Harriman	N/A	N/A	N/A
79	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville	Hartsville	N/A	N/A	N/A
80	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald	Hohenwald	N/A	N/A	N/A
81	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro	Jacksboro	N/A	N/A	N/A
82	Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro	N/A	N/A	N/A
83	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston	Livingston	N/A	N/A	N/A
84	Genesis Career College-Cookeville	Cookeville	N/A	N/A	N/A
85	Meharry Medical College	Nashville	N/A	N/A	N/A
86	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
87	Memphis Theological Seminary	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
88	Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc	Madison	N/A	N/A	N/A
89	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown	Morristown	N/A	N/A	N/A
90	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro	N/A	N/A	N/A
91	Nashville Auto-Diesel College	Nashville	N/A	N/A	N/A
92	Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest	Newbern	N/A	N/A	N/A
93	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll	Paris	N/A	N/A	N/A
94	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski	Pulaski	N/A	N/A	N/A
95	Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump	Crump	N/A	N/A	N/A
96	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville	Shelbyville	N/A	N/A	N/A
97	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville	Huntsville	N/A	N/A	N/A
98	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland	Crossville	N/A	N/A	N/A
99	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville	McMinnville	N/A	N/A	N/A
100	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson	Jackson	N/A	N/A	N/A
101	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville	Knoxville	N/A	N/A	N/A
102	Southern College of Optometry	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
103	Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc	Knoxville	N/A	N/A	N/A
104	Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville	Nashville	N/A	N/A	N/A
105	Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design	Cookeville	N/A	N/A	N/A
106	Genesis Career College-Lebanon	Lebanon	N/A	N/A	N/A
107	Brillare Beauty Institute	Cleveland	N/A	N/A	N/A
108	North Central Institute	Clarksville	N/A	N/A	N/A
109	Richmont Graduate University	Chattanooga	N/A	N/A	N/A
110	Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga	Chattanooga	N/A	N/A	N/A
111	Lawrenceburg Technical College	Lawrenceburg	N/A	N/A	N/A
112	Elite College of Cosmetology	Lexington	N/A	N/A	N/A
113	TC Beauty	Johnson City	N/A	N/A	N/A
114	Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
115	Love Beauty School Inc	Manchester	N/A	N/A	N/A
116	Empire Beauty School-E Memphis	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
117	Empire Beauty School-Nashville	Brentwood	N/A	N/A	N/A
118	Empire Beauty School-Jackson	Jackson	N/A	N/A	N/A
119	Omega Graduate School	Dayton	N/A	N/A	N/A
120	Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting	Nashville	N/A	N/A	N/A
121	The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville	Nashville	N/A	N/A	N/A
122	Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology	Franklin	N/A	N/A	N/A
123	Vibe Barber College	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
124	Mind Body Institute	Madison	N/A	N/A	N/A
125	Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City	Johnson City	N/A	N/A	N/A
126	Sandra Academy of Salon Services	New Tazewell	N/A	N/A	N/A
127	Gould's Academy	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
128	Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville	Knoxville	N/A	N/A	N/A
129	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
130	Image Maker Beauty Institute	Hendersonville	N/A	N/A	N/A
131	Nashville Film Institute	Nashville	N/A	N/A	N/A
132	Massage Institute of Memphis	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
133	Gould's Academy	Bartlett	N/A	N/A	N/A
134	Health-Tech Institute of Memphis	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
135	Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville	Hendersonville	N/A	N/A	N/A
136	Academy of Allied Health Careers	Chattanooga	N/A	N/A	N/A
137	Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology	Sweetwater	N/A	N/A	N/A
138	Studio 75 Hair Academy	Millington	N/A	N/A	N/A
139	Herzing University-Clarksville	Clarksville	N/A	N/A	N/A
140	Casa Loma College - Nashville	Nashville	N/A	N/A	N/A
141	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro	LaFollette	N/A	N/A	N/A
142	Jersey College - Cleveland	Cleveland	N/A	N/A	N/A
143	Jersey College - Knoxville	Knoxville	N/A	N/A	N/A
144	Relay Graduate School of Education - Memphis	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
145	Relay Graduate School of Education - Nashville	Nashville	N/A	N/A	N/A

College Tuition in Tennessee (2026)

Tennessee vs. National Average