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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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91 matching colleges · Showing 49–72
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Tennessee 91 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
The University of Tennessee Southern
Pulaski, TN
Net price / year$12,798PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tennessee Wesleyan University
Athens, TN
Net price / year$14,836PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Milligan University
Milligan, TN
Net price / year$21,365PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Bryan College-Dayton
Dayton, TN
Net price / year$20,614Payback13.6 years
Weak ROI
Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN
Net price / year$21,131PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Baptist Health Sciences University
Memphis, TN
Net price / year$11,212Payback1.9 years
Weak ROI
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville
Nashville, TN
Net price / year$15,816PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Johnson University
Knoxville, TN
Net price / year$22,063PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Lane College
Jackson, TN
Net price / year$10,904PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest
Newbern, TN
Net price / year$9,698PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson
Dickson, TN
Net price / year$14,780PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro, TN
Net price / year$6,631PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown
Morristown, TN
Net price / year$15,910PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Le Moyne-Owen College
Memphis, TN
Net price / year$7,099PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson
Jackson, TN
Net price / year$8,472PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton
Elizabethton, TN
Net price / year$8,568PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Concorde Career College-Memphis
Memphis, TN
Net price / year$24,563PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville
Shelbyville, TN
Net price / year$7,573PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Fortis Institute-Nashville
Nashville, TN
Net price / year$29,039PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump
Crump, TN
Net price / year-$839PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
William R Moore College of Technology
Memphis, TN
Net price / year$14,957PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland
Crossville, TN
Net price / year$10,865PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald
Hohenwald, TN
Net price / year$12,267PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston
Livingston, TN
Net price / year$12,612PaybackNot available