List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Tennessee

List of colleges and universities in Tennessee

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This is a list of colleges and universities in Tennessee. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education.

University of Tennessee

UT Chattanooga

UT Martin

University of Memphis

East Tennessee State

Middle Tennessee State

Tennessee State

Austin Peay State

Tennessee Tech

UT Southern

4-year state university locations

– University of Tennessee System

– Independent Institution

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[2] School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

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Institution	Location^[1]	Control	Type^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Enrollment^[1] (Fall 2022)	Founded
American Baptist College	Nashville	Private (Baptist)	Baccalaureate college	53	1924
Aquinas College	Nashville	Private (Roman Catholic)			1961
Austin Peay State University	Clarksville	Public	Master's university	9,326	1927
Baptist Health Sciences University	Memphis	Private (Baptist)	Special-focus institution	797	1912
Belmont University	Nashville	Private (Nondenominational)	Doctoral/Professional university	8,910	1890
Bethel University	McKenzie	Private (Presbyterian)	Master's university	4,686	1871
Bryan College	Dayton	Private (Nondenominational)	Baccalaureate college	1,656	1930
Carson-Newman University	Jefferson City	Private (Baptist)	Doctoral/Professional university	2,586	1851
Christian Brothers University	Memphis	Private (Catholic)	Master's university	1,934	1871
Crown College	Powell	Private (Independent Baptist)			1991
Cumberland University	Lebanon	Private	Master's university	2,588	1842
East Tennessee State University	Johnson City	Public	Research university	13,483	1911
Fisk University	Nashville	Private	Baccalaureate college	1,055	1866
Freed-Hardeman University	Henderson	Private (Churches of Christ)	Master's university	2,330	1869
Harding School of Theology	Memphis	Private (Churches of Christ)	Special-focus institution		1952
Johnson University	Knoxville	Private (Christian Churches)	Master's university	939	1893
King University	Bristol	Private (Presbyterian & E.P.C.)	Master's university	1,357	1867
Knoxville College	Knoxville	Private			1875
Lane College	Jackson	Private (C.M.E.)	Baccalaureate college	1,010	1888
Lee University	Cleveland	Private (Church of God)	Master's university	3,927	1918
LeMoyne-Owen College	Memphis	Private (United Church of Christ)		609	1862
Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate	Private	Doctoral/Professional university	5,418	1897
Lipscomb University	Nashville	Private (Churches of Christ)	Doctoral/Professional university	4,704	1891
Maryville College	Maryville	Private (Presbyterian)	Baccalaureate college	1,069	1819
Meharry Medical College	Nashville	Private (Methodist)	Special-focus institution	962	1876
Memphis Theological Seminary	Cordova	Private (Presbyterian)	Special-focus institution	203	1852
Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary	Cordova	Private (Baptist)			1971
Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro	Public	Research university	20,086	1911
Mid-South Christian College	Memphis	Private (Christian Churches)	Special-focus institution	17	1959
Milligan University	Carter County	Private (Christian Churches)	Master's university	1,105	1866
Nashville School of Law	Nashville	Private			1911
New College Franklin	Nashville	Private (Nondenominational)			2009
Oxford Graduate School	Dayton	Private			1980
Pentecostal Theological Seminary	Cleveland	Private (Church of God)	Special-focus institution	565	1975
Rhodes College	Memphis	Private	Baccalaureate college	2,008	1848
Sewanee: The University of the South	Sewanee	Private (Episcopal)	Baccalaureate college	1,704	1857
South College	Knoxville	Private (For-profit)	Doctoral/Professional university	6,182	1882
Southern Adventist University	Collegedale	Private (Adventist)	Master's university	2,903	1892
Southern College of Optometry	Memphis	Private	Special-focus institution	532	1932
Tennessee Bible College	Cookeville	Private (Churches of Christ)			1915
Tennessee State University (HBCU)	Nashville	Public	Research university	9,218	1912
Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville	Public	Research university	9,902	1915
Tennessee Wesleyan University	Athens	Private (Methodist)	Baccalaureate college	1,052	1857
Trevecca Nazarene University	Nashville	Private (Nazarene)	Doctoral/Professional university	3,327	1901
Tusculum University	Tusculum	Private (Presbyterian)	Master's university	1,303	1794
Union University	Jackson	Private (Baptist)	Doctoral/Professional university	2,731	1823
University of Memphis	Memphis	Public	Research university	21,917	1912
University of Tennessee (Flagship university)	Knoxville	Public	Research university	33,805	1794
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Chattanooga	Public	Doctoral/Professional university	11,283	1886
University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Memphis	Public	Special-focus institution	3,139	1911
University of Tennessee at Martin	Martin	Public	Master's university	6,868	1900
University of Tennessee Southern	Pulaski	Public	Baccalaureate college	934	1870
Vanderbilt University	Nashville	Private	Research university	13,710	1873
Welch College	Gallatin	Private (Baptist)	Baccalaureate college	394	1885
Williamson College	Franklin	Private (Nondenominational)	Special-focus institution	60	1997

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

List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Tennessee

List of colleges and universities in Tennessee

Institutions

Colleges and universities

Defunct Colleges and Universities

Tennessee Board of Regents

Two-year institutions

Colleges of Applied Technology

Private institutions

Two-year institutions

See also

Notes

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