The Best Colleges with High Acceptance Rates in Tennessee
Getting into a good college doesn't need to be difficult. There are many colleges that are highly rated yet accept most students who apply. These four-year colleges all have acceptance rates over 75%. You will have an easy time getting accepted if your GPA, SAT and ACT scores meet their admission criteria. These are colleges ranked by using the methodology for the CollegeSimply.com Best Colleges rankings.
See also, popular colleges with high acceptance rates and the highest acceptance rate colleges in Tennessee.
Belmont University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
Belmont is a private university known for undergraduate music business, commercial music, and entertainment programs. The urban Nashville campus has long ties to the city's recording and music industry.
- SAT Range 1160-1350
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Net Price $38,578
Tennessee Technological University
- Public 4 Year
- Cookeville, TN
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- 76% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Tennessee Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and technology. The campus sits in the college town of Cookeville on the Cumberland Plateau.
- SAT Range 1048-1310
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Net Price $15,336
Christian Brothers University
- Private 4 Year
- Memphis, TN
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- 87% acceptance rate
Christian Brothers is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate engineering and business. The urban campus sits in midtown Memphis.
- SAT Range 1020-1380
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $16,754
East Tennessee State University
- Public 4 Year
- Johnson City, TN
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
ETSU is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and bluegrass music. The campus sits in the Appalachian Highlands of northeastern Tennessee.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $16,286
The University of Tennessee Chattanooga
- Public 4 Year
- Chattanooga, TN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 81% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
UTC is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and nursing. The urban campus borders the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga.
- SAT Range 1013-1210
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Net Price $15,347
The University of Tennessee Martin
- Public 4 Year
- Martin, TN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 88% acceptance rate
UT Martin is a public university known for undergraduate agriculture, education, and business. The residential campus is in the small college town of Martin in northwest Tennessee.
- SAT Range 970-1210
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $11,955
Carson Newman University
- Private 4 Year
- Jefferson City, TN
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
Carson-Newman is a private Baptist university with undergraduate strengths in nursing, education, and the liberal arts. Students live on a residential campus in the small East Tennessee town of Jefferson City.
- SAT Range 955-1215
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $20,895
The University of Tennessee Southern
- Private 4 Year
- Pulaski, TN
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- 87% acceptance rate
- Aug 26 application deadline
UT Southern is a small public university with undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in the small town of Pulaski in southern Tennessee.
- SAT Range 905-1110
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.17
- Net Price $14,546
Austin Peay State University
- Public 4 Year
- Clarksville, TN
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- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 4 application deadline
Austin Peay is a public university known for undergraduate education and nursing. The Clarksville campus is close to Fort Campbell and draws many military-connected students.
- SAT Range 843-1126
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $9,882
King University
- Private 4 Year
- Bristol, TN
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- 100% acceptance rate
King is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing and business. The campus is in Bristol on the Tennessee-Virginia border.
- SAT Range 1000-1160
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $22,748