Tennessee Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Public Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 22 public colleges in Tennessee with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. The University of Tennessee tops the list with a population of 36,304 students.

List of Tennessee Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
The University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

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36,304
University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

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21,736
Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN

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20,183
East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

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13,586
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN

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11,380
Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, TN

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10,117
Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

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9,945
Pellissippi State Community College

Knoxville, TN

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8,710
Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

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8,198
Southwest Tennessee Community College

Memphis, TN

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6,980
The University of Tennessee Martin

Martin, TN

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6,941
Nashville State Community College

Nashville, TN

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6,608
Volunteer State Community College

Gallatin, TN

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6,605
Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, TN

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6,601
Motlow State Community College

Tullahoma, TN

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6,060
Walters State Community College

Morristown, TN

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5,833
Northeast State Community College

Blountville, TN

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5,474
Columbia State Community College

Columbia, TN

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5,115