23 colleges in Tennessee with an average net price under $20,000 a year, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Le Moyne-Owen College at $7,099.
Net price is the average a family pays after grant aid — not the published sticker price. Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools granting only associate degrees are excluded, so a community college appears here only if it also awards bachelor's degrees.
Compare these on the map| # | College | Net price / yr | Graduates | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, TN |
$7,099$19,001 | 27% | 99% |
| 2 | Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN |
$9,735$22,233 | 40% | 96% |
| 3 | Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN |
$9,854$48,038 | 55% | 87% |
| 4 | The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN |
$10,701$23,079 | 53% | 88% |
| 5 | Lane College Jackson, TN |
$10,904$23,441 | 18% | — |
| 6 | Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis, TN |
$11,212$22,227 | 40% | 82% |
| 7 | Strayer University-Tennessee Nashville, TN |
$11,645$25,158 | 0% | — |
| 8 | University of Memphis Memphis, TN |
$12,397$25,169 | 51% | 72% |
| 9 | Bethel University McKenzie, TN |
$12,595$31,203 | 35% | 60% |
| 10 | The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski, TN |
$12,798$24,750 | 37% | 87% |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN |
$13,359$24,289 | 54% | 69% |
| 12 | Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN |
$14,246$25,663 | 58% | 76% |
| 13 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN |
$14,265$25,489 | 50% | 81% |
| 14 | Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens, TN |
$14,836$39,440 | 48% | 69% |
| 15 | Tennessee State University Nashville, TN |
$15,796$25,637 | 34% | 70% |
| 16 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN |
$15,846$89,590 | 94% | 6% |
| 17 | East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN |
$15,983$27,042 | 53% | 86% |
| 18 | Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN |
$16,813$41,548 | 53% | 69% |
| 19 | South College Knoxville, TN |
$17,858$30,954 | 42% | — |
| 20 | Cumberland University Lebanon, TN |
$18,759$43,358 | 46% | 67% |
| 21 | Lee University Cleveland, TN |
$18,878$35,688 | 63% | 71% |
| 22 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN |
$18,976$33,678 | 74% | 42% |
| 23 | Maryville College Maryville, TN |
$19,360$54,622 | 50% | 61% |