Tennessee College Graduation Rates — All Colleges Ranked

✅ 22 Excellent (80%+) 🔵 43 Good (60–79%) ⚠️ 34 Moderate (40–59%) ⚪ 49 No data

#	College	Grad Rate	Rating	Retention	Enrollment	Type	In-State Tuition
🥇	North Central Institute Clarksville	100%	🟢 Excellent	100%	61	Private For-profit	N/A
🥈	Allied Health Careers Institute Murfreesboro	100%	🟢 Excellent	36%	26	Private For-profit	N/A
🥉	Massage Institute of Memphis Memphis	100%	🟢 Excellent	N/A	29	Private For-profit	N/A
4	The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville Nashville	97%	🟢 Excellent	86%	33	Private For-profit	N/A
5	TCAT Athens Athens	95%	🟢 Excellent	78%	205	Public	N/A
6	Vanderbilt University Nashville	94%	🟢 Excellent	96%	7,208	Private Non-profit	$67,498
7	Vibe Barber College Memphis	89%	🟢 Excellent	88%	71	Private For-profit	N/A
8	TC Beauty Johnson City	88%	🟢 Excellent	91%	100	Private For-profit	N/A
9	Nashville Film Institute Nashville	86%	🟢 Excellent	77%	60	Private For-profit	N/A
10	Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology Franklin	86%	🟢 Excellent	80%	116	Private For-profit	N/A
11	The Hair Academy LLC Fayetteville	85%	🟢 Excellent	82%	82	Private For-profit	N/A
12	Rhodes College Memphis	85%	🟢 Excellent	92%	1,836	Private Non-profit	$57,110
13	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro Jacksboro	84%	🟢 Excellent	98%	231	Public	N/A
14	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland Crossville	84%	🟢 Excellent	71%	360	Public	N/A
15	Brillare Beauty Institute Cleveland	84%	🟢 Excellent	91%	265	Private Non-profit	N/A
16	Gould's Academy Bartlett	84%	🟢 Excellent	93%	135	Private For-profit	N/A
17	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville Hartsville	82%	🟢 Excellent	91%	247	Public	N/A
18	Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc Knoxville	82%	🟢 Excellent	55%	323	Private For-profit	N/A
19	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie McKenzie	81%	🟢 Excellent	68%	95	Public	N/A
20	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton Elizabethton	81%	🟢 Excellent	80%	546	Public	N/A
21	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville Shelbyville	81%	🟢 Excellent	100%	412	Public	N/A
22	Health-Tech Institute of Memphis Memphis	80%	🟢 Excellent	100%	8	Private For-profit	N/A
23	The University of the South Sewanee	80%	🔵 Good	89%	1,607	Private Non-profit	$56,120
24	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown Morristown	80%	🔵 Good	76%	642	Public	N/A
25	Gould's Academy Memphis	80%	🔵 Good	88%	148	Private For-profit	N/A
26	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson Jackson	80%	🔵 Good	82%	563	Public	N/A
27	Elite College of Cosmetology Lexington	79%	🔵 Good	83%	53	Private For-profit	N/A
28	Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology Sweetwater	78%	🔵 Good	95%	22	Private For-profit	N/A
29	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston Livingston	78%	🔵 Good	81%	340	Public	N/A
30	Image Maker Beauty Institute Hendersonville	77%	🔵 Good	67%	74	Private For-profit	N/A
31	Arnolds Beauty School Milan	77%	🔵 Good	86%	63	Private For-profit	N/A
32	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro	76%	🔵 Good	79%	709	Public	N/A
33	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll Paris	75%	🔵 Good	77%	180	Public	N/A
34	Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro	75%	🔵 Good	77%	201	Private For-profit	N/A
35	Mind Body Institute Madison	75%	🔵 Good	N/A	29	Private For-profit	N/A
36	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski Pulaski	75%	🔵 Good	89%	246	Public	N/A
37	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Dickson	74%	🔵 Good	74%	714	Public	N/A
38	Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design Cookeville	74%	🔵 Good	91%	20	Private For-profit	N/A
39	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville	74%	🔵 Good	92%	30,418	Public	$13,812
40	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville Huntsville	74%	🔵 Good	77%	171	Public	N/A
41	Love Beauty School Inc Manchester	74%	🔵 Good	98%	75	Private For-profit	N/A
42	Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville Powder Springs	74%	🔵 Good	79%	237	Private For-profit	N/A
43	Lipscomb University Nashville	72%	🔵 Good	84%	2,997	Private Non-profit	$40,572
44	Empire Beauty School-Nashville Brentwood	72%	🔵 Good	81%	111	Private For-profit	N/A
45	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Knoxville	71%	🔵 Good	66%	887	Public	N/A
46	Freed-Hardeman University Henderson	71%	🔵 Good	86%	1,212	Private Non-profit	$25,620
47	Belmont University Nashville	71%	🔵 Good	87%	7,137	Private Non-profit	$42,540
48	Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville Nashville	70%	🔵 Good	85%	759	Public	N/A
49	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman Harriman	69%	🔵 Good	79%	246	Public	N/A
50	Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern	69%	🔵 Good	64%	717	Public	N/A
51	Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville Knoxville	68%	🔵 Good	56%	75	Private For-profit	N/A
52	Austin's Beauty College Inc Clarksville	68%	🔵 Good	75%	101	Private For-profit	N/A
53	Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville Nashville	68%	🔵 Good	73%	967	Private For-profit	N/A
54	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville McMinnville	67%	🔵 Good	84%	302	Public	N/A
55	Williamson Christian College Franklin	67%	🔵 Good	50%	41	Private Non-profit	$16,090
56	Empire Beauty School-E Memphis Memphis	67%	🔵 Good	51%	156	Private For-profit	N/A
57	Union University Jackson	66%	🔵 Good	89%	1,607	Private Non-profit	$40,025
58	Academy of Allied Health Careers Chattanooga	65%	🔵 Good	N/A	194	Private For-profit	N/A
59	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald Hohenwald	65%	🔵 Good	79%	346	Public	N/A
60	Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City Johnson City	64%	🔵 Good	60%	87	Private For-profit	N/A
61	Milligan University Milligan	63%	🔵 Good	82%	818	Private Non-profit	$40,450
62	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump Crump	63%	🔵 Good	74%	388	Public	N/A
63	Lee University Cleveland	63%	🔵 Good	82%	2,617	Private Non-profit	$23,790
64	Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga	60%	🔵 Good	0%	4,462	Private For-profit	N/A
65	Mid-South Christian College Memphis	60%	🔵 Good	25%	19	Private Non-profit	$10,500
66	Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis Memphis	59%	🟡 Moderate	77%	216	Private For-profit	N/A
67	Genesis Career College-Lebanon Lebanon	59%	🟡 Moderate	63%	96	Private For-profit	N/A
68	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville	58%	🟡 Moderate	78%	8,698	Public	$11,376
69	Johnson University Knoxville	57%	🟡 Moderate	69%	743	Private Non-profit	$21,122
70	Concorde Career College-Memphis Memphis	55%	🟡 Moderate	67%	517	Private For-profit	N/A
71	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Memphis	55%	🟡 Moderate	62%	1,391	Public	N/A
72	Christian Brothers University Memphis	55%	🟡 Moderate	75%	905	Private Non-profit	$38,420
73	Genesis Career College-Cookeville Cookeville	54%	🟡 Moderate	63%	300	Private For-profit	N/A
74	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro	54%	🟡 Moderate	80%	16,301	Public	$10,266
75	Welch College Gallatin	53%	🟡 Moderate	61%	226	Private Non-profit	$21,400
76	Carson-Newman University Jefferson City	53%	🟡 Moderate	74%	1,387	Private Non-profit	$34,700
77	East Tennessee State University Johnson City	53%	🟡 Moderate	76%	10,004	Public	$10,472
78	Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville	53%	🟡 Moderate	74%	1,737	Private Non-profit	$31,300
79	The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin	53%	🟡 Moderate	77%	4,866	Public	$10,560
80	University of Memphis Memphis	51%	🟡 Moderate	77%	12,701	Public	$10,728
81	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga	50%	🟡 Moderate	73%	10,074	Public	$10,448
82	Maryville College Maryville	50%	🟡 Moderate	71%	1,005	Private Non-profit	$39,284
83	William R Moore College of Technology Memphis	50%	🟡 Moderate	55%	366	Private Non-profit	$9,723
84	Fortis Institute-Cookeville Cookeville	50%	🟡 Moderate	72%	334	Private For-profit	$15,120
85	Bryan College-Dayton Dayton	50%	🟡 Moderate	71%	814	Private Non-profit	$19,800
86	Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate	50%	🟡 Moderate	72%	1,572	Private Non-profit	$26,938
87	Southern Adventist University Collegedale	49%	🟡 Moderate	83%	2,773	Private Non-profit	$27,300
88	Lawrenceburg Technical College Lawrenceburg	49%	🟡 Moderate	70%	128	Private For-profit	N/A
89	King University Bristol	48%	🟡 Moderate	60%	908	Private Non-profit	$36,194
90	Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens	48%	🟡 Moderate	72%	846	Private Non-profit	$30,814
91	Remington College-Nashville Campus Nashville	47%	🟡 Moderate	59%	280	Private Non-profit	$16,258
92	Cumberland University Lebanon	46%	🟡 Moderate	59%	2,104	Private Non-profit	$27,840
93	Paul Mitchell the School-Knoxville Powder Springs	44%	🟡 Moderate	50%	87	Private For-profit	N/A
94	Fortis Institute-Nashville Nashville	43%	🟡 Moderate	43%	393	Private For-profit	$15,627
95	South College Knoxville	42%	🟡 Moderate	52%	8,745	Private For-profit	$18,535
96	Nossi College of Art and Design Nashville	42%	🟡 Moderate	88%	247	Private For-profit	$20,350
97	SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville Nashville	42%	🟡 Moderate	N/A	1,712	Private For-profit	$17,514
98	Empire Beauty School-Jackson Jackson	41%	🟡 Moderate	77%	73	Private For-profit	N/A
99	Austin Peay State University Clarksville	40%	🟡 Moderate	70%	7,560	Public	$9,006
100	Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis	40%	🔴 Below average	53%	770	Private Non-profit	$13,796
101	American Baptist College Nashville	39%	🔴 Below average	100%	46	Private Non-profit	$13,604
102	John A Gupton College Nashville	38%	🔴 Below average	69%	166	Private Non-profit	$12,223
103	Remington College-Memphis Campus Memphis	38%	🔴 Below average	40%	331	Private Non-profit	$17,083
104	The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski	37%	🔴 Below average	77%	864	Public	$10,924
105	Cleveland State Community College Cleveland	37%	🔴 Below average	52%	1,975	Public	$4,762
106	Roane State Community College Harriman	36%	🔴 Below average	58%	3,250	Public	$4,998
107	Bethel University McKenzie	35%	🔴 Below average	54%	1,547	Private Non-profit	$18,712
108	Tennessee State University Nashville	34%	🔴 Below average	34%	4,848	Public	$8,616
109	Motlow State Community College Tullahoma	34%	🔴 Below average	55%	3,962	Public	$4,738
110	Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg	34%	🔴 Below average	63%	2,103	Public	$4,758
111	Walters State Community College Morristown	33%	🔴 Below average	53%	3,591	Public	$4,752
112	Sandra Academy of Salon Services New Tazewell	33%	🔴 Below average	1%	117	Private For-profit	N/A
113	Northeast State Community College Blountville	33%	🔴 Below average	59%	4,404	Public	$4,782
114	Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville	31%	🔴 Below average	58%	6,715	Public	$4,786
115	Fisk University Nashville	30%	🔴 Below average	74%	1,035	Private Non-profit	$25,858
116	Columbia State Community College Columbia	30%	🔴 Below average	55%	3,897	Public	$5,296
117	Volunteer State Community College Gallatin	28%	🔴 Below average	51%	5,339	Public	$4,756
118	Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis	27%	🔴 Below average	47%	581	Private Non-profit	$12,076
119	Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga	26%	🔴 Below average	57%	5,284	Public	$4,772
120	Jackson State Community College Jackson	26%	🔴 Below average	54%	2,511	Public	$4,740
121	Tusculum University Greeneville	25%	🔴 Below average	63%	785	Private Non-profit	$29,250
122	Visible Music College Memphis	23%	🔴 Below average	67%	79	Private Non-profit	$22,000
123	Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis	19%	🔴 Below average	46%	5,047	Public	$4,778
124	Nashville State Community College Nashville	18%	🔴 Below average	44%	5,653	Public	$4,730
125	Lane College Jackson	18%	🔴 Below average	44%	736	Private Non-profit	$11,790
126	Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers Chattanooga	12%	🔴 Below average	31%	252	Private For-profit	$12,709
127	Strayer University-Tennessee Memphis	0%	🔴 Below average	100%	1,784	Private For-profit	$13,920
128	Pentecostal Theological Seminary Cleveland	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
129	Meharry Medical College Nashville	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
130	Memphis Theological Seminary Memphis	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
131	Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc Madison	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
132	Southern College of Optometry Memphis	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
133	Richmont Graduate University Chattanooga	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
134	Omega Graduate School Dayton	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
135	Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting Nashville	—	⚪ No data	N/A	805	Private For-profit	N/A
136	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis	—	⚪ No data	N/A	394	Public	N/A
137	Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus Nashville	—	⚪ No data	62%	1,027	Private For-profit	$17,048
138	Studio 75 Hair Academy Millington	—	⚪ No data	100%	14	Private For-profit	N/A
139	Herzing University-Nashville Nashville	—	⚪ No data	80%	201	Private Non-profit	$13,450
140	Casa Loma College - Nashville Nashville	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
141	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro LaFollette	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	N/A
142	South College-Nashville Nashville	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	$18,535
143	Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary- YMCA Outdoor Center Antioch	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
144	Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus Memphis	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	$13,920
145	Jersey College - Cleveland Cleveland	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	N/A
146	Jersey College - Knoxville Knoxville	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	N/A
147	Relay Graduate School of Education - Memphis Memphis	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
148	Relay Graduate School of Education - Nashville Nashville	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A

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Data source: Graduation rates from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. Rates reflect students completing within 150% of normal time. Calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.