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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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91 matching colleges · Showing 25–48
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Tennessee 91 matching
View state rankingSlow ROI
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN
Net price / year$24,345Payback18.2 years
Weak ROI
Lee University
Cleveland, TN
Net price / year$18,878PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Jackson State Community College
Jackson, TN
Net price / year$6,236PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Cumberland University
Lebanon, TN
Net price / year$18,759Payback8 years
Weak ROI
Dyersburg State Community College
Dyersburg, TN
Net price / year$4,612PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Cleveland State Community College
Cleveland, TN
Net price / year$6,384PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Rhodes College
Memphis, TN
Net price / year$28,585Payback6.3 years
Weak ROI
Strayer University-Tennessee
Nashville, TN
Net price / year$11,645PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN
Net price / year$16,813Payback66.1 years
Weak ROI
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville
Nashville, TN
Net price / year$24,700PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
The University of the South
Sewanee, TN
Net price / year$27,872Payback6.7 years
Slow ROI
Union University
Jackson, TN
Net price / year$27,171Payback19.3 years
Weak ROI
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN
Net price / year$20,406Payback51.1 years
Weak ROI
Bethel University
McKenzie, TN
Net price / year$12,595PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis
Memphis, TN
Net price / year$14,315PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
Net price / year$20,251Payback3682 years
Weak ROI
Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, TN
Net price / year$21,574PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Fisk University
Nashville, TN
Net price / year$32,020PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus
Nashville, TN
Net price / year$27,267Payback4.2 years
Weak ROI
Maryville College
Maryville, TN
Net price / year$19,360Payback84.3 years
Weak ROI
Nashville Auto-Diesel College
Nashville, TN
Net price / year$32,544PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
King University
Bristol, TN
Net price / year$22,347Payback7.8 years
Strong ROI
Christian Brothers University
Memphis, TN
Net price / year$9,854Payback4.3 years
Weak ROI
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
Net price / year$20,012PaybackNot available