Tennessee College Costs: Net Price at Every School
Average net price is what full-time first-time undergraduates actually paid after grant and scholarship aid (2022-23 IPEDS Student Financial Aid data, retrieved 2026-08-13). Published tuition is the 2023-24 sticker price. Sorted by average net price, lowest first. Schools that did not report net price are listed at the end.
Tennessee has 106 degree-granting, Title IV institutions in the current federal dataset: 49 public, 43 private nonprofit, and 14 private for-profit (58 four-year and 48 two-year).
Across the 48 four-year institutions that reported net price, the average was $19,941 and the median $19,755. Across the 46 two-year institutions that reported, the average was $11,388 and the median $9,666. (IPEDS SFA 2022-23, retrieved 2026-08-13.)
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| School | City | Type | Avg net price | Published tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump | Crump | public | $2,640 | Not reported |
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | public | $3,466 | $4,762 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie | McKenzie | public | $3,921 | Not reported |
| TCAT Athens | Athens | public | $4,913 | Not reported |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | public | $5,078 | $4,550 |
| Walters State Community College | Morristown | public | $5,290 | $4,519 |
| Dyersburg State Community College | Dyersburg | public | $5,295 | $4,540 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | Jacksboro | public | $5,661 | Not reported |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | public | $6,151 | $4,550 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland | Crossville | public | $6,335 | Not reported |
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | public | $6,483 | $4,524 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville | Hartsville | public | $6,507 | Not reported |
| Nashville State Community College | Nashville | public | $6,519 | $4,498 |
| Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville | public | $6,692 | $4,576 |
| Northeast State Community College | Blountville | public | $6,819 | $4,542 |
| Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland | public | $6,922 | $4,530 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville | Shelbyville | public | $7,003 | Not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | Paris | public | $7,107 | Not reported |
| Columbia State Community College | Columbia | public | $7,378 | $4,904 |
| Jackson State Community College | Jackson | public | $8,204 | $4,516 |
| Le Moyne-Owen College | Memphis | private nonprofit | $8,362 | $12,076 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | McMinnville | public | $8,487 | Not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | public | $8,549 | Not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | Dickson | public | $9,189 | Not reported |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville | public | $9,231 | $8,568 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | Pulaski | public | $9,666 | Not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | Elizabethton | public | $9,694 | Not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | public | $9,744 | Not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | Hohenwald | public | $10,042 | Not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | Knoxville | public | $10,112 | Not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | Harriman | public | $10,129 | Not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | Morristown | public | $10,264 | Not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | Jackson | public | $10,412 | Not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Newbern | public | $10,903 | Not reported |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | Martin | public | $11,151 | $10,208 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | Nashville | public | $11,675 | Not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | public | $11,891 | Not reported |
| Motlow State Community College | Tullahoma | public | $12,063 | $4,536 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | Livingston | public | $12,526 | Not reported |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | public | $12,700 | $9,506 |
| Lane College | Jackson | private nonprofit | $13,384 | $11,790 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis | public | $13,656 | $10,344 |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | public | $13,801 | $10,144 |
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | public | $14,679 | $8,675 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | public | $15,138 | $10,084 |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | Memphis | private nonprofit | $15,395 | $13,846 |
| The University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski | public | $15,642 | $10,506 |
| Mid-South Christian College | Memphis | private nonprofit | $15,877 | $11,905 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | public | $16,033 | $9,950 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | private nonprofit | $16,222 | $29,790 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens | private nonprofit | $16,414 | $29,264 |
| South College | Knoxville | private for-profit | $16,584 | $17,935 |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis | private nonprofit | $17,068 | $37,300 |
| Bryan College-Dayton | Dayton | private nonprofit | $17,105 | $18,900 |
| William R Moore College of Technology | Memphis | private nonprofit | $17,351 | $9,678 |
| Cumberland University | Lebanon | private nonprofit | $17,669 | $27,840 |
| American Baptist College | Nashville | private nonprofit | $18,124 | $12,474 |
| Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | private nonprofit | $18,267 | $25,000 |
| Strayer University-Tennessee | Memphis | private for-profit | $18,466 | $13,920 |
| Welch College | Gallatin | private nonprofit | $19,214 | $20,796 |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | private nonprofit | $19,401 | $26,150 |
| Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City | private nonprofit | $19,755 | $34,700 |
| Williamson Christian College | Franklin | private nonprofit | $19,813 | $15,010 |
| Fisk University | Nashville | private nonprofit | $19,836 | $24,298 |
| Lee University | Cleveland | private nonprofit | $20,222 | $22,690 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | Nashville | private for-profit | $20,409 | $17,027 |
| Bethel University | McKenzie | private nonprofit | $20,606 | $18,168 |
| Johnson University | Knoxville | private nonprofit | $20,713 | $20,318 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Knoxville | public | $20,885 | $13,484 |
| Maryville College | Maryville | private nonprofit | $20,990 | $38,514 |
| John A Gupton College | Nashville | private nonprofit | $21,014 | $12,040 |
| Milligan University | Milligan | private nonprofit | $21,463 | $39,350 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | Memphis | private for-profit | $21,475 | Not reported |
| North Central Institute | Clarksville | private for-profit | $22,251 | Not reported |
| Nashville Film Institute | Nashville | private for-profit | $22,469 | Not reported |
| Tusculum University | Greeneville | private nonprofit | $22,961 | $28,500 |
| King University | Bristol | private nonprofit | $23,282 | $34,800 |
| Nossi College of Art and Design | Nashville | private for-profit | $23,745 | $20,350 |
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | Cookeville | private for-profit | $24,139 | $14,644 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | private for-profit | $25,215 | Not reported |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | Memphis | private nonprofit | $25,332 | $20,047 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | private nonprofit | $25,374 | $25,590 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | Nashville | private for-profit | $25,441 | $16,400 |
| Visible Music College | Memphis | private nonprofit | $25,502 | $22,000 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | private nonprofit | $26,689 | $63,946 |
| Union University | Jackson | private nonprofit | $27,191 | $38,450 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | private nonprofit | $27,386 | $38,824 |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | Nashville | private nonprofit | $28,106 | $21,230 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville | Nashville | private for-profit | $28,127 | Not reported |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | private for-profit | $28,357 | $10,690 |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville | Nashville | private for-profit | $29,860 | $15,237 |
| Rhodes College | Memphis | private nonprofit | $30,590 | $54,892 |
| The University of the South | Sewanee | private nonprofit | $33,616 | $53,698 |
| Belmont University | Nashville | private nonprofit | $37,558 | $41,320 |
| Herzing University-Nashville | Nashville | private nonprofit | Not reported | $13,420 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Memphis Theological Seminary | Memphis | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | Nashville | private for-profit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc | Madison | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Omega Graduate School | Dayton | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary | Cleveland | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Richmont Graduate University | Chattanooga | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Southern College of Optometry | Memphis | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Tennessee Board of Regents | Nashville | public | Not reported | Not reported |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Memphis | public | Not reported | Not reported |
| The University of Tennessee System Office | Knoxville | public | Not reported | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS. Net price 2022-23, published charges 2023-24. Retrieved 2026-08-13. See methodology.