# List of colleges and universities in Tennessee

This is a list of colleges and universities in Tennessee. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education.

## Institutions
### Colleges and universities

| Institution | Location | Control | Type | Enrollment (Fall 2022) | Founded |
| American Baptist College | Nashville | Private (Baptist) | Baccalaureate college | 48 | 1924 |
| Aquinas College | Nashville | Private (Roman Catholic) | | | 1961 |
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | Public | Master's university | 9,945 | 1927 |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | Memphis | Private (Baptist) | Special-focus institution | 755 | 1912 |
| Belmont University | Nashville | Private (Nondenominational) | Doctoral/Professional university | 8,862 | 1890 |
| Bethel University | McKenzie | Private (Presbyterian) | Master's university | 2,974 | 1871 |
| Bryan College | Dayton | Private (Nondenominational) | Baccalaureate college | 1,548 | 1930 |
| Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City | Private (Baptist) | Doctoral/Professional university | 2,735 | 1851 |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis | Private (Catholic) | Master's university | 2,043 | 1871 |
| Crown College | Powell | Private (Independent Baptist) | | | 1991 |
| Cumberland University | Lebanon | Private | Master's university | 3,072 | 1842 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | Public | Research university | 13,586 | 1911 |
| Fisk University | Nashville | Private | Baccalaureate college | 1,005 | 1866 |
| Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | Private (Churches of Christ) | Master's university | 2,294 | 1869 |
| Harding School of Theology | Memphis | Private (Churches of Christ) | Special-focus institution | | 1952 |
| Johnson University | Knoxville | Private (Christian Churches) | Master's university | 950 | 1893 |
| King University | Bristol | Private (Presbyterian & E.P.C.) | Master's university | 1,295 | 1867 |
| Knoxville College | Knoxville | Private | | | 1875 |
| Lane College | Jackson | Private (C.M.E.) | Baccalaureate college | 822 | 1888 |
| Lee University | Cleveland | Private (Church of God) | Master's university | 3,680 | 1918 |
| LeMoyne-Owen College | Memphis | Private (United Church of Christ) | | 646 | 1862 |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | Private | Doctoral/Professional university | 5,805 | 1897 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | Private (Churches of Christ) | Doctoral/Professional university | 5,047 | 1891 |
| Maryville College | Maryville | Private (Presbyterian) | Baccalaureate college | 1,147 | 1819 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville | Private (Methodist) | Special-focus institution | 1,083 | 1876 |
| Memphis Theological Seminary | Cordova | Private (Presbyterian) | Special-focus institution | 195 | 1852 |
| Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary | Cordova | Private (Baptist) | | | 1971 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | Public | Research university | 20,183 | 1911 |
| Mid-South Christian College | Memphis | Private (Christian Churches) | Special-focus institution | 32 | 1959 |
| Milligan University | Carter County | Private (Christian Churches) | Master's university | 1,200 | 1866 |
| Nashville School of Law | Nashville | Private | | | 1911 |
| New College Franklin | Nashville | Private (Nondenominational) | | | 2009 |
| Omega Graduate School | Dayton | Private | | 62 | 1980 |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary | Cleveland | Private (Church of God) | Special-focus institution | 501 | 1975 |
| Rhodes College | Memphis | Private | Baccalaureate college | 1,952 | 1848 |
| Sewanee: The University of the South | Sewanee | Private (Episcopal) | Baccalaureate college | 1,693 | 1857 |
| South College | Knoxville | Private (For-profit) | Doctoral/Professional university | 8,234 | 1882 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | Private (Adventist) | Master's university | 3,154 | 1892 |
| Southern College of Optometry | Memphis | Private | Special-focus institution | 525 | 1932 |
| Tennessee Bible College | Cookeville | Private (Churches of Christ) | | | 1915 |
| Tennessee State University (HBCU) | Nashville | Public | Research university | 8,198 | 1912 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | Public | Research university | 10,117 | 1915 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens | Private (Methodist) | Baccalaureate college | 1,074 | 1857 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | Private (Nazarene) | Doctoral/Professional university | 3,196 | 1901 |
| Tusculum University | Tusculum | Private (Presbyterian) | Master's university | 1,200 | 1794 |
| Union University | Jackson | Private (Baptist) | Doctoral/Professional university | 2,674 | 1823 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis | Public | Research university | 21,736 | 1912 |
| University of Tennessee (Flagship university) | Knoxville | Public | Research university | 36,304 | 1794 |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chattanooga | Public | Doctoral/Professional university | 11,380 | 1886 |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Memphis | Public | Special-focus institution | 3,121 | 1911 |
| University of Tennessee at Martin | Martin | Public | Master's university | 6,941 | 1900 |
| University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski | Public | Baccalaureate college | 978 | 1870 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Private | Research university | 13,456 | 1873 |
| Welch College | Gallatin | Private (Baptist) | Baccalaureate college | 389 | 1885 |
| Williamson College | Franklin | Private (Nondenominational) | Special-focus institution | 57 | 1997 |

## Defunct colleges and universities

| Name | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Founded | Defunct | Fate |
| Bolivar College | Madisonville | Private | | 1850 | | Closed |
| Burritt College | Spencer | Private | | 1848 | 1939 | Closed |
| Hiwassee College | Madisonville | Private | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1849 | 2019 | Closed |
| Lambuth University | Jackson | Private | | 1843 | 2011 | Acquired by University of Memphis |
| Memphis College of Art | Memphis | Private | Masters University | 1936 | 2020 | Closed |
| Morristown College | Morristown | Private | | 1881 | 1989 | Acquired by Knoxville College |
| O'More College of Design | Franklin | Private | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1969 | 2018 | Merged with Belmont University |
| Peabody College | Nashville | Private | | 1875 | 1979 | Merged with Vanderbilt University |
| Scarritt College | Nashville | Private | | 1892 | 1988 | Closed |
| Tennessee Temple University | Chattanooga | Private | Doctoral University | 1946 | 2015 | Merged with Carolina University |
| Victory University | Memphis | Private | | 1941 | 2014 | Closed |
| Ward–Belmont College | Nashville | Private | | 1913 | 1951 | Closed, campus sold to Belmont University |

## Tennessee Board of Regents
### Two-year institutions

* Chattanooga State Community College, Chattanooga
* Cleveland State Community College, Cleveland
* Columbia State Community College, Columbia
* Dyersburg State Community College, Dyersburg
* Jackson State Community College, Jackson
* Motlow State Community College, Lynchburg
* Nashville State Community College, Nashville
* Northeast State Community College, Blountville
* Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville
* Roane State Community College, Harriman
* Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis
* Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin
* Walters State Community College, Morristown

### Colleges of Applied Technology

* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Athens
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Chattanooga, Chattanooga
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Covington
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crump, Crump
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology -Dickson
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Harriman
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hartsville
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hohenwald
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jacksboro
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Livingston
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - McKenzie
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - McMinnville
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Memphis
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown, Morristown
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Murfreesboro
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nashville
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Newbern, Newbern
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Oneida
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Paris
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Pulaski, Pulaski
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville, Shelbyville
* Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Whiteville

## Private institutions
### Two-year institutions

* John A. Gupton College, Nashville
* National College of Business & Technology, Memphis
* Remington College
** Nashville
** Memphis
* Daymar Institute
** Clarksville
** Murfreesboro
** Nashville
* Miller-Motte Technical College
** Clarksville