First-Gen Fit Rankings: Tennessee

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 50 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 1 Excellent (80+) ✅ 12 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 27 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 10 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Strayer University-Tennessee Memphis	95 🏆 Excellent	—	86.9%	$3,078	100%
2	American Baptist College Nashville	74 ✅ Good	—	56.3%	$12,288	100%
3	Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis	73 ✅ Good	—	67.3%	$6,393	47.2%
4	Lane College Jackson	71 ✅ Good	—	78.6%	$10,904	44.3%
5	Austin Peay State University Clarksville	65 ✅ Good	—	43.5%	$7,588	70%
6	Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis	64 ✅ Good	—	45.4%	$6,354	52.6%
7	The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin	64 ✅ Good	—	34.4%	$7,151	77%
8	The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski	63 ✅ Good	—	36.3%	$9,335	77.2%
9	University of Memphis Memphis	62 ✅ Good	—	41.2%	$10,607	77.4%
10	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro	60 ✅ Good	—	31.8%	$9,289	79.5%
11	Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens	60 ✅ Good	—	39.2%	$11,609	72%
12	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville	60 ✅ Good	—	30.9%	$9,815	78.2%
13	Vanderbilt University Nashville	60 ✅ Good	—	20.2%	$3,414	96.3%
14	Christian Brothers University Memphis	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	31%	$9,466	74.9%
15	East Tennessee State University Johnson City	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.8%	$12,433	75.7%
16	Nossi College of Art and Design Nashville	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	57.3%	$23,099	88%
17	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.8%	$9,876	72.5%
18	Bethel University McKenzie	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.7%	$11,871	53.9%
19	Lee University Cleveland	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.7%	$12,834	82.3%
20	Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.1%	$15,644	71.7%
21	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	18.9%	$10,029	91.9%
22	Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.3%	$14,532	73.6%
23	Maryville College Maryville	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.7%	$15,094	71.3%
24	Tusculum University Greeneville	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	46.4%	$20,766	62.9%
25	Carson-Newman University Jefferson City	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.4%	$16,672	74.2%
26	Tennessee State University Nashville	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	51.1%	$15,005	33.5%
27	Milligan University Milligan	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	24%	$15,118	81.5%
28	Johnson University Knoxville	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.7%	$17,246	69.4%
29	King University Bristol	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.6%	$22,696	60.1%
30	The University of the South Sewanee	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	15.9%	$10,485	88.9%
31	Cumberland University Lebanon	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.3%	$17,882	59.5%
32	Bryan College-Dayton Dayton	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.6%	$19,500	71.1%
33	Southern Adventist University Collegedale	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.6%	$19,123	82.8%
34	Fisk University Nashville	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	51.8%	$27,647	73.8%
35	Rhodes College Memphis	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	15.9%	$15,770	92.3%
36	Mid-South Christian College Memphis	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	29.2%	$9,958	25%
37	Lipscomb University Nashville	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.1%	$20,048	83.6%
38	Williamson Christian College Franklin	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	30%	—	50%
39	Union University Jackson	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.5%	$25,839	89%
40	Visible Music College Memphis	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	48.8%	$27,744	66.7%
41	Freed-Hardeman University Henderson	39 ⚠️ Low	—	18%	$20,988	85.9%
42	Belmont University Nashville	38 ⚠️ Low	—	20.8%	$22,950	86.9%
43	Welch College Gallatin	33 ⚠️ Low	—	28.2%	$25,590	61.2%
44	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis	29 ⚠️ Low	—	15.7%	—	—
45	Meharry Medical College Nashville	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
46	Memphis Theological Seminary Memphis	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
47	Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc Madison	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
48	Southern College of Optometry Memphis	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
49	Richmont Graduate University Chattanooga	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
50	Omega Graduate School Dayton	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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