Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Tennessee
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt University Nashville · private | $15,846 | 93.4% | $91,565 | 5.9% |
| 2 | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis · public | — | 88.5% | $66,318 | — |
| 3 | Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting Nashville · private | — | 87.5% | $62,978 | — |
| 4 | Gould's Academy Bartlett · private | $19,261 | 83.7% | — | — |
| 5 | Rhodes College Memphis · private | $28,585 | 82.8% | $66,651 | 50.3% |
| 6 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland Crossville · public | $10,865 | 82.7% | $35,551 | — |
| 7 | Gould's Academy Memphis · private | $11,001 | 82.2% | — | — |
| 8 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro Jacksboro · public | $12,746 | 82.2% | $36,449 | — |
| 9 | The University of the South Sewanee · private | $27,872 | 81.3% | $64,911 | 56.9% |
| 10 | TC Beauty Johnson City · private | $9,859 | 81.0% | $21,153 | — |
| 11 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton Elizabethton · public | $8,568 | 79.9% | $35,069 | — |
| 12 | Brillare Beauty Institute Cleveland · private | $17,894 | 79.7% | $24,728 | — |
| 13 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville Hartsville · public | $7,194 | 79.1% | $40,469 | — |
| 14 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown Morristown · public | $15,910 | 78.0% | $38,837 | — |
| 15 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson Jackson · public | $8,472 | 77.3% | $38,383 | — |
| 16 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston Livingston · public | $12,612 | 75.9% | $33,497 | — |
| 17 | TCAT Athens Athens · public | $12,758 | 75.9% | $40,540 | — |
| 18 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Dickson · public | $14,780 | 75.5% | $36,829 | — |
| 19 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro · public | $6,631 | 75.3% | $40,869 | — |
| 20 | Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc Knoxville · private | $10,052 | 74.6% | $19,913 | — |
| 21 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville Shelbyville · public | $7,573 | 73.4% | $38,700 | — |
| 22 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski Pulaski · public | $15,269 | 72.1% | $40,368 | — |
| 23 | John A Gupton College Nashville · private | $19,334 | 72.1% | $46,902 | 100.0% |
| 24 | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville Huntsville · public | $15,875 | 71.6% | $31,949 | — |
| 25 | Belmont University Nashville · private | $33,147 | 71.4% | $55,930 | 95.3% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.