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 33,805 students.
List of Tennessee Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
The University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

 33,805
University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

 21,917
Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN

 20,086
East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

 13,483
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN

 11,283
Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, TN

 9,902
Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

 9,326
Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

 9,218
Pellissippi State Community College

Knoxville, TN

 8,452
Volunteer State Community College

Gallatin, TN

 6,957
The University of Tennessee Martin

Martin, TN

 6,868
Nashville State Community College

Nashville, TN

 6,617
Southwest Tennessee Community College

Memphis, TN

 6,443
Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, TN

 6,429
Motlow State Community College

Tullahoma, TN

 5,636
Walters State Community College

Morristown, TN

 5,477
Northeast State Community College

Blountville, TN

 5,100
Columbia State Community College

Columbia, TN

 4,954