The Cheapest Colleges in Tennessee by Average Net Price for 2023
The lowest net price colleges in Tennessee are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. Le Moyne Owen College leads the list with a $7,721 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Le Moyne Owen CollegeMemphis, Private Not For Profit |
$7,721 | 60% |
#2 Baptist Memorial College of Health SciencesMemphis, Private Not For Profit |
$9,772 | 44% |
#3 Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Public Not For Profit |
$11,139 | 39% |
#4 South CollegeKnoxville, Private For Profit |
$11,654 | 67% |
#5 The University of Tennessee MartinMartin, Public Not For Profit |
$11,895 | 35% |
#6 Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Public Not For Profit |
$12,265 | 39% |
#7 Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, Private Not For Profit |
$12,855 | 50% |
#8 Tennessee Wesleyan CollegeAthens, Private Not For Profit |
$13,183 | 64% |
#9 East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Public Not For Profit |
$13,661 | 33% |
#10 University of MemphisMemphis, Public Not For Profit |
$13,777 | 34% |
#11 Lane CollegeJackson, Private Not For Profit |
$13,811 | 31% |
#12 Tennessee Temple UniversityChattanooga, Private Not For Profit |
$14,115 | 29% |
#13 The University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaChattanooga, Public Not For Profit |
$14,888 | 28% |
#14 Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Public Not For Profit |
$14,967 | 31% |
#15 Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, Private Not For Profit |
$15,612 | 44% |
#16 Bryan CollegeDayton, Private Not For Profit |
$15,988 | 40% |
#17 Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, Private Not For Profit |
$16,508 | 55% |
#18 Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Public Not For Profit |
$16,618 | 17% |
#19 Freed Hardeman UniversityHenderson, Private Not For Profit |
$17,350 | 47% |
#20 Milligan CollegeMilligan College, Private Not For Profit |
$17,371 | 52% |