Popular Tennessee Colleges Easy to Get Into
Tennessee has 20 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, accepting 95% of applicants. Also frequently researched: The University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Austin Peay State University and East Tennessee State University.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
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
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
Austin Peay State University
- Public 4 Year
- Clarksville, TN
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| 0 reviews
- 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
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
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
Le Moyne Owen College
- Private 4 Year
- Memphis, TN
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- 99% acceptance rate
- Apr 1 application deadline
Le Moyne-Owen is a private historically Black liberal arts college known for undergraduate business and education. The urban campus sits in Memphis.
- SAT Range 898-1093
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Net Price $6,542
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
Lane College
- Private 4 Year
- Jackson, TN
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0.0 | 1 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 21 application deadline
Lane is a private historically Black college with undergraduate programs in business, education, and criminal justice. Most students live on a compact residential campus in Jackson.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.57
- Net Price $11,803
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
Baptist Health Sciences University
- Private 4 Year
- Memphis, TN
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| 0 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
Baptist Health Sciences is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The urban Memphis campus is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care.
- SAT Range 990-1090
- Avg GPA 3.21
- Net Price $11,348
Christian Brothers University
- Private 4 Year
- Memphis, TN
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| 0 reviews
- 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
Bryan College Dayton
- Private 4 Year
- Dayton, TN
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- 100% acceptance rate
Bryan is a private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies, education, and business. Most undergrads live on a residential campus in the small town of Dayton in eastern Tennessee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $18,159
Williamson Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Franklin, TN
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Williamson Christian College is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The campus is located in Franklin, a suburb south of Nashville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Net Price $19,784
King University
- Private 4 Year
- Bristol, TN
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| 0 reviews
- 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
The University of Tennessee Southern
- Private 4 Year
- Pulaski, TN
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| 0 reviews
- 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
American Baptist College
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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- 100% acceptance rate
American Baptist College is a small private HBCU known for undergraduate theology and ministry. Students study on a compact Nashville campus with deep roots in Baptist tradition.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $8,340
Welch College
- Private 4 Year
- Gallatin, TN
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- 100% acceptance rate
Welch College is a small private Free Will Baptist college known for undergraduate biblical studies, Christian ministry, and teacher education. The residential campus sits in Gallatin, northeast of Nashville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Net Price $21,157
Pentecostal Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Cleveland, TN
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -