Tennessee Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Private Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 45 private colleges in Tennessee with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. Vanderbilt University tops the list with a population of 13,710 students.

List of Tennessee Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

13,710
Belmont University

Nashville, TN

8,910
Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, TN

5,418
Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

4,704
Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

4,686
Lee University

Cleveland, TN

3,927
Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, TN

3,327
Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

2,903
Union University

Jackson, TN

2,731
Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

2,588
Carson Newman College

Jefferson City, TN

2,586
Freed Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

2,330
Rhodes College

Memphis, TN

2,008
Christian Brothers University

Memphis, TN

1,934
Sewanee The University of the South

Sewanee, TN

1,704
Bryan College

Dayton, TN

1,656
King College

Bristol, TN

1,357
Tusculum College

Greeneville, TN

1,303