Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Tennessee

These are the highest graduation rate colleges in tennessee, ranked by graduation rate. The ranking includes 50 institutions, with Vanderbilt University leading at 93.1%.

Rank Institution State Rate
1 Vanderbilt University TN 93.1%
2 Rhodes College TN 83.1%
3 The University of the South TN 81.0%
4 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton TN 79.9%
5 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown TN 78.0%
6 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson TN 77.3%
7 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson TN 75.5%
8 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro TN 75.3%
9 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN 73.7%
10 Belmont University TN 71.2%
11 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville TN 70.8%
12 Lipscomb University TN 70.5%
13 Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville TN 70.5%
14 Freed-Hardeman University TN 69.6%
15 Union University TN 68.3%
16 Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest TN 66.5%
17 Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville TN 65.7%
18 Milligan University TN 61.7%
19 Lee University TN 61.6%
20 Johnson University TN 59.4%
21 Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga TN 58.8%
22 Tennessee Technological University TN 56.0%
23 Christian Brothers University TN 55.3%
24 Trevecca Nazarene University TN 54.0%
25 Middle Tennessee State University TN 53.8%
26 The University of Tennessee-Martin TN 53.6%
27 Concorde Career College-Memphis TN 53.1%
28 Bryan College-Dayton TN 52.7%
29 Lincoln Memorial University TN 51.8%
30 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN 51.6%
31 East Tennessee State University TN 51.5%
32 Southern Adventist University TN 50.5%
33 Carson-Newman University TN 50.2%
34 University of Memphis TN 50.1%
35 Maryville College TN 48.5%
36 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis TN 47.2%
37 King University TN 47.1%
38 Cumberland University TN 46.3%
39 Baptist Health Sciences University TN 46.1%
40 Tennessee Wesleyan University TN 45.5%
41 SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville TN 43.7%
42 Austin Peay State University TN 42.3%
43 South College TN 40.3%
44 The University of Tennessee Southern TN 36.3%
45 Bethel University TN 35.0%
46 Fisk University TN 34.8%
47 Walters State Community College TN 34.7%
48 Roane State Community College TN 34.1%
49 Tennessee State University TN 33.5%
50 Northeast State Community College TN 32.8%

Methodology

Institutions in Tennessee ranked by highest graduation rate. Minimum enrollment: 500 students. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.