2024 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee

4 Year  •  Nashville, TN  • 

Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit university based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,607 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 10%.

#1 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee

4 Year  •  Jackson, TN

Union University is a private not-for-profit university based in Jackson, Tennessee. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 344 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 59%.

#2 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee

4 Year  •  Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University is a private not-for-profit university based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 641 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 60%.

#3 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee

4 Year  •  Nashville, TN

Belmont University is a private not-for-profit university based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,568 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 81%.

#4 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee

4 Year  •  Jefferson City, TN

Carson-Newman University is a private not-for-profit university based in Jefferson City, Tennessee. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 395 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 67%.

#5 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee

4 Year  •  Memphis, TN

Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit university based in Memphis, Tennessee. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 512 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 51%.

#6 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee

4 Year  •  Sewanee, TN

Sewanee-The University of the South is a private not-for-profit university based in Sewanee, Tennessee. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 448 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 46%.

#7 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee

4 Year  •  Maryville, TN

Maryville College is a private not-for-profit university based in Maryville, Tennessee. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 301 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 49%.

#8 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee

4 Year  •  Nashville, TN

Trevecca Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit university based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 421 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 70%.

#9 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee

4 Year  •  Harrogate, TN

Lincoln Memorial University is a private not-for-profit university based in Harrogate, Tennessee. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 346 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 65%.

#10 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee

4 Year  •  Memphis, TN

Christian Brothers University is a private not-for-profit university based in Memphis, Tennessee. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 385 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 52%.

#11 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee

4 Year  •  Nashville, TN

Fisk University is a private not-for-profit university based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 135 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 45%.

#12 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee