Tennessee Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Public Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 9 public colleges in Tennessee with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. The University of Tennessee leads the list by accepting 68% of high school students that applied.

List of Tennessee Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
The University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

68%
Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN

73%
Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, TN

78%
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN

83%
East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

85%
The University of Tennessee Martin

Martin, TN

88%
Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

94%
University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

95%
Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

100%