Tennessee Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution

List of Private Colleges by In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 41 private colleges in Tennessee with the highest in state tution. What is the most expensive college in Tennessee? Vanderbilt University tops the list with a tuition and fee total of $60,348. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2022-2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

List of Tennessee Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
School Tuition In State
Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, TN

$25,180
Watkins College of Art Design & Film

Nashville, TN

$24,750
Freed Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

$24,300
Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

$23,870
Fisk University

Nashville, TN

$23,578
Aquinas College

Nashville, TN

$21,950
Lee University

Cleveland, TN

$21,730
Free Will Baptist Bible College

Nashville, TN

$20,170
Visible Music College

Memphis, TN

$20,000
Hiwassee College

Madisonville, TN

$19,571
Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

$19,274
Bryan College

Dayton, TN

$17,900
Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

$17,482
Remington College Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

$15,564
Williamson Christian College

Franklin, TN

$13,940
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences

Memphis, TN

$13,078
American Baptist College

Nashville, TN

$12,474
Tennessee Temple University

Chattanooga, Tennessee

$12,460