Colleges in Tennessee and what each costs

39 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
University of Tennessee cost of attendance	Knoxville	Public, 4-year	$36,472
MTSU cost of attendance	Murfreesboro	Public, 4-year	$31,251
University of Memphis cost of attendance	Memphis	Public, 4-year	$31,453
UT Chattanooga cost of attendance	Chattanooga	Public, 4-year	$29,732
East Tennessee State University cost of attendance	Johnson City	Public, 4-year	$32,889
Tennessee Tech cost of attendance	Cookeville	Public, 4-year	$33,569
Austin Peay cost of attendance	Clarksville	Public, 4-year	$28,790
Vanderbilt University cost of attendance	Nashville	Private, 4-year	$100,295
Belmont University cost of attendance	Nashville	Private, 4-year	$68,702
University of Tennessee-Martin cost of attendance	Martin	Public, 4-year	$27,901
Tennessee State University cost of attendance	Nashville	Public, 4-year	$28,441
Lipscomb University cost of attendance	Nashville	Private, 4-year	$66,773
Southern Adventist University cost of attendance	Collegedale	Private, 4-year	$45,732
Lee University cost of attendance	Cleveland	Private, 4-year	$42,230
Cumberland University cost of attendance	Lebanon	Private, 4-year	$48,873
Rhodes College cost of attendance	Memphis	Private, 4-year	$79,740
Trevecca Nazarene University cost of attendance	Nashville	Private, 4-year	$48,647
University of the South cost of attendance	Sewanee	Private, 4-year	$79,418
Union University cost of attendance	Jackson	Private, 4-year	$69,371
Lincoln Memorial University cost of attendance	Harrogate	Private, 4-year	$47,010
Bethel University cost of attendance	McKenzie	Private, 4-year	$33,973
Carson-Newman University cost of attendance	Jefferson City	Private, 4-year	$58,017
Freed-Hardeman University cost of attendance	Henderson	Private, 4-year	$41,489
Fisk University cost of attendance	Nashville	Private, 4-year	$46,640
Maryville College cost of attendance	Maryville	Private, 4-year	$60,189
King University cost of attendance	Bristol	Private, 4-year	$56,277
Christian Brothers University cost of attendance	Memphis	Private, 4-year	$56,645
University of Tennessee Southern cost of attendance	Pulaski	Public, 4-year	$28,521
Tennessee Wesleyan University cost of attendance	Athens	Private, 4-year	$48,940
Milligan University cost of attendance	Milligan	Private, 4-year	$57,233
Bryan College, Dayton cost of attendance	Dayton	Private, 4-year	$37,843
Tusculum University cost of attendance	Greeneville	Private, 4-year	$51,882
Baptist Health Sciences University cost of attendance	Memphis	Private, 4-year	$26,407
Johnson University cost of attendance	Knoxville	Private, 4-year	$39,108
Lane College cost of attendance	Jackson	Private, 4-year	$27,210
Le Moyne-Owen College cost of attendance	Memphis	Private, 4-year	$26,798
Welch College cost of attendance	Gallatin	Private, 4-year	$40,860
American Baptist College cost of attendance	Nashville	Private, 4-year	$38,221
Mid-South Christian College cost of attendance	Memphis	Private, 4-year	$21,011

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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