College ROI Rankings: Tennessee

Sorted by break-even years · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

#	College	ROI Score	Break-Even	10-yr Salary	Grad Rate
1	Vanderbilt University Nashville	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.3 yrs	$91,565	93.5%
2	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.5 yrs	$66,318	—
3	Rhodes College Memphis	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.8 yrs	$66,651	84.5%
4	Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$72,529	39.8%
5	The University of the South Sewanee	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$64,911	79.8%
6	Cumberland University Lebanon	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$57,687	45.6%
7	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville	🟢 Excellent ROI	1 yrs	$60,249	73.9%
8	King University Bristol	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$59,831	47.9%
9	Belmont University Nashville	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$55,930	70.7%
10	Lipscomb University Nashville	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$55,541	72.2%
11	Christian Brothers University Memphis	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.4 yrs	$57,478	54.7%
12	Union University Jackson	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.4 yrs	$53,990	66%
13	Bryan College-Dayton Dayton	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.5 yrs	$54,434	49.7%
14	Southern Adventist University Collegedale	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.6 yrs	$53,723	49.4%
15	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.6 yrs	$51,151	50.2%
16	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.6 yrs	$48,501	57.7%
17	Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.8 yrs	$49,956	49.7%
18	Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.8 yrs	$49,378	53.2%
19	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.1 yrs	$48,541	53.7%
20	Carson-Newman University Jefferson City	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.2 yrs	$48,382	53.2%
21	Maryville College Maryville	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.4 yrs	$49,279	50%
22	University of Memphis Memphis	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.4 yrs	$48,458	50.9%
23	Freed-Hardeman University Henderson	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.5 yrs	$47,485	70.8%
24	Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.8 yrs	$45,989	47.6%
25	Bethel University McKenzie	🔵 Good ROI	3.1 yrs	$47,482	35.1%
26	East Tennessee State University Johnson City	🔵 Good ROI	3.2 yrs	$44,859	53.2%
27	Milligan University Milligan	🔵 Good ROI	3.2 yrs	$46,641	63.4%
28	Austin Peay State University Clarksville	🔵 Good ROI	3.7 yrs	$44,301	40.2%
29	The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin	🔵 Good ROI	3.9 yrs	$44,213	52.5%
30	Fisk University Nashville	🔵 Good ROI	4.1 yrs	$45,454	29.9%
31	Tusculum University Greeneville	🔵 Good ROI	4.2 yrs	$44,367	25.5%
32	Welch College Gallatin	🔵 Good ROI	5.7 yrs	$42,198	53.4%
33	Lee University Cleveland	🔵 Good ROI	5.8 yrs	$43,222	62.6%
34	Tennessee State University Nashville	🟡 Fair ROI	6.9 yrs	$42,730	34%
35	Johnson University Knoxville	🔴 Slow ROI	11.9 yrs	$40,596	56.8%
36	American Baptist College Nashville	🔴 Slow ROI	22.4 yrs	$41,216	38.9%
37	Strayer University-Tennessee Memphis	🔴 Slow ROI	31.2 yrs	$40,092	—
38	The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski	🔴 Slow ROI	162.9 yrs	$38,924	36.9%
39	Lane College Jackson	⚪ Limited Data	—	$31,670	18.4%
40	Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis	⚪ Limited Data	—	$35,594	27%
41	Meharry Medical College Nashville	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
42	Memphis Theological Seminary Memphis	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
43	Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc Madison	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
44	Southern College of Optometry Memphis	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
45	Nossi College of Art and Design Nashville	⚪ Limited Data	—	$35,113	41.8%
46	Richmont Graduate University Chattanooga	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
47	Williamson Christian College Franklin	⚪ Limited Data	—	$37,474	66.7%
48	Visible Music College Memphis	⚪ Limited Data	—	$35,933	22.9%
49	Omega Graduate School Dayton	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
50	Mid-South Christian College Memphis	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	60%

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