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.

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Institutions

Colleges and universities

InstitutionLocation [1] ControlType [a] Enrollment [1]
(Fall 2022)		Founded
American Baptist College [b] Nashville Private
(Baptist)		 Special Focus: Theological Studies 481924
Aquinas College Nashville Private
(Roman Catholic)		1961
Austin Peay State University Clarksville Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (Research) 9,9451927
Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis Private
(Baptist)		 Special Focus: Nursing 7551912
Belmont University Nashville Private
(Nondenominational)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate 8,8621890
Bethel University McKenzie Private
(Presbyterian)		 Baccalaureate 2,9741871
Bryan College Dayton Private
(Nondenominational)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s 1,5481930
Carson-Newman University Jefferson City Private
(Baptist)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate 2,7351851
Christian Brothers University Memphis Private
(Catholic)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s 2,0431871
Crown College Powell Private
(Independent Baptist)		1991
Cumberland University Lebanon Private Associate/Baccalaureate 3,0721842
East Tennessee State University Johnson City Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R2) 13,5861911
Fisk University [c] Nashville Private Special Focus: Arts and Sciences (Research) 1,0051866
Freed-Hardeman University Henderson Private
(Churches of Christ)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s 2,2941869
Harding School of Theology Memphis Private
(Churches of Christ)		1952
Johnson University Knoxville Private
(Christian Churches)		 Special Focus: Theological Studies 9501893
King University Bristol Private
(Presbyterian & E.P.C.)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s 1,2951867
Knoxville College Knoxville Private1875
Lane College [d] Jackson Private
(C.M.E.)		 Special Focus: Arts and Sciences 8221888
Lee University Cleveland Private
(Church of God)		 Baccalaureate 3,6801918
LeMoyne-Owen College [e] Memphis Private
(United Church of Christ)		 Baccalaureate 6461862
Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate Private Special Focus: Medical Schools and Centers 5,8051897
Lipscomb University Nashville Private
(Churches of Christ)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate 5,0471891
Maryville College Maryville Private
(Presbyterian)		 Baccalaureate 1,1471819
Meharry Medical College [f] Nashville Private
(Methodist)		 Special Focus: Medical Schools and Centers 1,0831876
Memphis Theological Seminary Cordova Private
(Presbyterian)		 Special Focus: Theological Studies 1951852
Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary Cordova Private
(Baptist)		1971
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (R2) 20,1831911
Mid-South Christian College Memphis Private
(Christian Churches)		 Special Focus: Theological Studies 321959
Milligan University Carter County Private
(Christian Churches)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s 1,2001866
Nashville School of Law Nashville Private1911
New College Franklin Nashville Private
(Nondenominational)		2009
Omega Graduate School Dayton Private Special Focus: Theological Studies 621980
Pentecostal Theological Seminary Cleveland Private
(Church of God)		 Special Focus: Theological Studies 5011975
Rhodes College Memphis Private Special Focus: Arts and Sciences 1,9521848
Sewanee: The University of the South Sewanee Private
(Episcopal)		 Special Focus: Arts and Sciences 1,6931857
South College Knoxville Private
(For-profit)		 Special Focus: Other Health Professions 8,2341882
Southern Adventist University Collegedale Private
(Adventist)		 Baccalaureate 3,1541892
Southern College of Optometry Memphis Private Special Focus: Other Health Professions 5251932
Tennessee Bible College Cookeville Private
(Churches of Christ)		1915
Tennessee State University [g] Nashville Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R2) 8,1981912
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (R2) 10,1171915
Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens Private
(Methodist)		 Baccalaureate 1,0741857
Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville Private
(Nazarene)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate 3,1961901
Tusculum University Tusculum Private
(Presbyterian)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s 1,2001794
Union University Jackson Private
(Baptist)		 Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate 2,6741823
University of Memphis Memphis Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R1) 21,7361912
University of Tennessee
(Flagship university)		 Knoxville Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R1) 36,3041794
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s (Research) 11,3801886
University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis Public Special Focus: Medical Schools and Centers 3,1211911
University of Tennessee at Martin Martin Public Undergraduate/Graduate-Master’s 6,9411900
University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski Public Baccalaureate 9781870
Vanderbilt University Nashville Private Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate (R1) 13,4561873
Welch College Gallatin Private
(Baptist)		 Special Focus: Arts and Sciences 3891885
Williamson College Franklin Private
(Nondenominational)		 Special Focus: Business 571997

Defunct colleges and universities

NameLocationControl Carnegie Classification FoundedDefunctFate
Bolivar College Madisonville Private1850Closed
Burritt College Spencer Private18481939Closed
Hiwassee College Madisonville PrivateBaccalaureate / Associates Colleges18492019Closed
Lambuth University Jackson Private18432011Acquired by University of Memphis
Memphis College of Art Memphis Private Masters University 19362020Closed
Morristown College Morristown Private18811989Acquired by Knoxville College
O'More College of Design Franklin PrivateBaccalaureate / Associates Colleges19692018Merged with Belmont University
Peabody College Nashville Private18751979Merged with Vanderbilt University
Scarritt College Nashville Private18921988Closed
Tennessee Temple University Chattanooga Private Doctoral University 19462015Merged with Carolina University
Victory University Memphis Private19412014Closed
Ward–Belmont College Nashville Private19131951Closed, campus sold to Belmont University

Tennessee Board of Regents

Two-year institutions

Colleges of Applied Technology

Private institutions

Two-year institutions

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
  2. ↑ Historically black college or university [2]
  3. ↑ Historically black college or university [2]
  4. ↑ Historically black college or university [2]
  5. ↑ Historically black college or university [2]
  6. ↑ Historically black college or university [2]
  7. ↑ Historically black college or university [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "College Navigator". United States Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/institutions/?inst=&stabbr%5B%5D=TN&hbcu%5B%5D=1
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