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Tennessee Universities (state)

Where are the top universities in the US state of Tennessee located? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 45 Tennessee higher-education institutions listed by their main campus town/city and meeting uniRank's selection criteria:

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the United States.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

Tennessee Universities by town/city


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List of 45 Tennessee universities by main campus town/city
Town/City University #
Athens Tennessee Wesleyan University 1573
Bristol King University 1004
Chattanooga The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 377
Chattanooga Richmont Graduate University 1679
Clarksville Austin Peay State University 524
Cleveland Lee University 1091
Collegedale Southern Adventist University 681
Cookeville Tennessee Tech University 383
Dayton Bryan College 1376
Elizabethton Milligan University 1301
Gallatin Welch College 1624
Greeneville Tusculum University 1281
Harrogate Lincoln Memorial University 878
Henderson Freed-Hardeman University 1368
Jackson Union University 820
Jackson Lane College 1472
Jefferson City Carson-Newman University 666
Johnson City East Tennessee State University 280
Knoxville The University of Tennessee, Knoxville 92
Knoxville South College 1005
Knoxville Johnson University 1494
Lebanon Cumberland University 1410
Madison Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia 1695
Martin The University of Tennessee at Martin 130
Maryville Maryville College 1341
McKenzie Bethel University, Tennessee 1503
Memphis The University of Memphis 199
Memphis Rhodes College 548
Memphis The University of Tennessee Health Science Center 616
Memphis Christian Brothers University 982
Memphis Southern College of Optometry 1498
Memphis LeMoyne-Owen College 1515
Memphis Baptist Health Sciences University 1617
Murfreesboro Middle Tennessee State University 174
Nashville Vanderbilt University 64
Nashville Belmont University 432
Nashville Tennessee State University 479
Nashville Meharry Medical College 716
Nashville Lipscomb University 761
Nashville Fisk University 856
Nashville Trevecca Nazarene University 1290
Nashville American Baptist College 1634
Nashville Aquinas College, Tennessee 1640
Pulaski The University of Tennessee Southern 1609
Sewanee Sewanee: The University of the South 514
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many universities are there in Tennessee?

There are 45 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Tennessee higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

Which towns and cities have universities in Tennessee?

uniRank lists 45 accredited Tennessee universities and higher-education institutions according to their main campus town or city. The directory above can be used to identify universities located in individual towns and cities in Tennessee.

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