What do private nonprofit colleges in Tennessee cost?

Across the 30 schools that report it, the median average net price is $20,593 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $6,993 at Le Moyne-Owen College to $37,143 at Fisk University.

Which private nonprofit colleges in Tennessee have the lowest average net price?

By reported average net price: Le Moyne-Owen College ($6,993), Baptist Health Sciences University ($10,165), American Baptist College ($11,418), Lane College ($12,660), and Mid-South Christian College ($13,126).

How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Tennessee earn?

At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $55,127 10 years after starting college (29 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Vanderbilt University ($99,080), Rhodes College ($79,506), and The University of the South ($72,175).

What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Tennessee?

The median graduation rate is 53.3%, across 31 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.

How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Tennessee have?

The median institution's graduates leave with $21,368 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Private nonprofit colleges in Tennessee

The College Scorecard lists 37 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Tennessee, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 47,698 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $20,593 a year, lower than the $22,971 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $55,127 at the median institution, lower than the $59,082 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 53.3%.

Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Schools

Undergraduatesi

47,698

Median net pricei

$20,593

U.S.: $22,971

Median earnings, 10 yrsi

$55,127

U.S.: $59,082

Median debti

$21,368

U.S.: $23,250

Median grad ratei

53.3%

U.S.: 57.7%

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All 37 private nonprofit colleges in Tennessee


Vanderbilt University Nashville	7,208	$15,497	$71,226	$99,080	$15,000	92.6%	96.3%	5.9%
Belmont University Nashville	7,137	$32,648	$43,750	$62,789	$20,500	71.2%	86.9%	95.3%
Lipscomb University Nashville	2,997	$23,178	$42,596	$62,332	$18,750	70.9%	83.6%	67.7%
Southern Adventist University Collegedale	2,773	$25,979	$28,900	$58,780	$22,750	56.4%	82.8%	65.5%
Lee University Cleveland	2,617	$21,034	$24,870	$47,741	$26,000	62.0%	82.3%	70.5%
Cumberland University Lebanon	2,104	$15,965	$28,540	$66,885	$16,750	44.5%	59.5%	67.3%
Rhodes College Memphis	1,836	$28,776	$59,082	$79,506	$19,500	81.2%	92.3%	50.3%
Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville	1,737	$19,828	$33,300	$56,862	$19,500	51.3%	73.6%	69.4%
The University of the South Sewanee	1,607	$31,931	$58,226	$72,175	$21,250	78.6%	88.9%	56.9%
Union University Jackson	1,607	$22,995	$41,470	$58,910	$22,500	74.8%	89.0%	60.4%
Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate	1,572	$21,394	$27,368	$59,630	$20,000	48.5%	71.7%	62.6%
Bethel University McKenzie	1,547	$13,267	$18,712	$49,011	$27,000	29.0%	53.9%	60.2%
Carson-Newman University Jefferson City	1,387	$18,130	$38,700	$51,756	$21,500	53.6%	74.2%	90.5%
Freed-Hardeman University Henderson	1,212	$22,036	$26,260	$48,969	$21,500	73.4%	85.9%	59.7%
Fisk University Nashville	1,035	$37,143	$27,374	$45,614	$25,000	40.4%	73.8%	37.4%
Maryville College Maryville	1,005	$20,677	$40,658	$50,006	$25,000	48.2%	71.3%	60.9%
King University Bristol	908	$22,416	$37,564	$65,781	$21,022	43.6%	60.1%	99.7%
Christian Brothers University Memphis	905	$16,842	$39,750	$55,642	$23,250	55.5%	74.9%	86.7%
Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens	846	$14,965	$32,050	$53,474	$20,000	48.7%	72.0%	68.8%
Milligan University Milligan	818	$20,000	$41,100	$57,255	$24,549	62.0%	81.5%	72.3%
Bryan College-Dayton Dayton	814	$23,601	$22,000	$55,127	$22,031	53.3%	71.0%	n/a
Tusculum University Greeneville	785	$20,508	$30,750	$48,636	$22,482	38.5%	62.9%	72.2%
Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis	770	$10,165	$14,036	$70,235	$30,252	32.6%	52.6%	82.0%
Johnson University Knoxville	743	$23,549	$21,854	$44,300	$21,485	59.7%	69.4%	65.1%
Lane College Jackson	736	$12,660	$13,068	$35,657	$20,776	17.9%	44.3%	n/a
Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis	581	$6,993	$12,778	$41,221	n/a	24.3%	47.2%	99.2%
Welch College Gallatin	226	$17,090	$22,042	$44,636	$17,547	54.9%	61.2%	n/a
Visible Music College Memphis	79	$25,006	$22,000	n/a	$20,000	14.3%	66.7%	28.0%
American Baptist College Nashville	46	$11,418	$14,300	$42,312	n/a	31.8%	100.0%	n/a
Williamson Christian College Franklin	41	n/a	$17,010	n/a	n/a	50.0%	50.0%	n/a
Mid-South Christian College Memphis	19	$13,126	$8,400	n/a	n/a	100.0%	25.0%	100.0%
Herzing University-Clarksville Clarksville	n/a	n/a	$13,820	$44,255	$17,676	n/a	n/a	n/a
Meharry Medical College Nashville	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc Madison	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Omega Graduate School Dayton	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Richmont Graduate University Chattanooga	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Southern College of Optometry Memphis	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Quick facts: private nonprofit colleges in Tennessee

How many private nonprofit colleges are in Tennessee?: The College Scorecard lists 37 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Tennessee.
What do private nonprofit colleges in Tennessee cost?: Across the 30 schools that report it, the median average net price is $20,593 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $6,993 at Le Moyne-Owen College to $37,143 at Fisk University.
Which private nonprofit colleges in Tennessee have the lowest average net price?: By reported average net price: Le Moyne-Owen College ($6,993), Baptist Health Sciences University ($10,165), American Baptist College ($11,418), Lane College ($12,660), and Mid-South Christian College ($13,126).
How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Tennessee earn?: At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $55,127 10 years after starting college (29 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Vanderbilt University ($99,080), Rhodes College ($79,506), and The University of the South ($72,175).
What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Tennessee?: The median graduation rate is 53.3%, across 31 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Tennessee have?: The median institution's graduates leave with $21,368 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

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How these numbers work

This page includes private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.