tennessee Colleges Hardest to Get Into
Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate in tennessee for 2019
These are the most selective colleges in tennessee. We've ranked the schools which reject over fifty percent of applicants by rate of acceptance. Leading the list is Vanderbilt University which sent acceptance letters to only 11% of the 31,462 students who applied and rejected 89%. Interestingly, not all schools on our "most selective" lists are overly academically challenging. Schools with less rigorous standardized test and high school GPA requirements may receive a large numbers of qualified applicants and the school does not have the capacity to potentially enroll.
| Rank | College | Percent Admitted | Academic Difficulty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee 31,462 Applicants |
11% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 2 | O'More College of Design Franklin, Tennessee 89 Applicants |
31% | Easy | Chance |
| 3 | Aquinas College Nashville, Tennessee 245 Applicants |
40% | Hard | Chance |
| 4 | Watkins College of Art Design & Film Nashville, Tennessee 235 Applicants |
42% | Avg- | Chance |
| 5 | Fisk University Nashville, Tennessee 2,801 Applicants |
45% | Avg- | Chance |
| 6 | Sewanee The University of the South Sewanee, Tennessee 4,218 Applicants |
47% | N/A | Chance |
| 7 | Lane College Jackson, Tennessee 6,097 Applicants |
48% | N/A | Chance |
| 8 | Maryville College Maryville, Tennessee 2,791 Applicants |
49% | Avg+ | Chance |
