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 |
|---|---|---|
#21 Lee UniversityCleveland, Private Not For Profit |
$17,629 | 42% |
#22 Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, Private Not For Profit |
$17,830 | 61% |
#23 Tusculum CollegeGreeneville, Private Not For Profit |
$17,987 | 54% |
#24 University of Phoenix Nashville CampusNashville, Private For Profit |
$18,150 | -10% |
#25 Victory UniversityMemphis, Private For Profit |
$18,212 | 13% |
#26 University of Phoenix KnoxvilleKnoxville, Private For Profit |
$18,214 | -11% |
#27 University of Phoenix Memphis CampusCordova, Private For Profit |
$18,244 | -7% |
#28 Johnson UniversityKnoxville, Private Not For Profit |
$18,292 | 36% |
#29 University of Phoenix Chattanooga CampusChattanooga, Private For Profit |
$18,784 | -10% |
#30 Carson Newman CollegeJefferson City, Private Not For Profit |
$19,172 | 55% |
#31 Fountainhead College of TechnologyKnoxville, Private For Profit |
$19,476 | 16% |
#32 Maryville CollegeMaryville, Private Not For Profit |
$19,548 | 61% |
#33 Martin Methodist CollegePulaski, Private Not For Profit |
$20,324 | -0% |
#34 Aquinas CollegeNashville, Private Not For Profit |
$20,892 | 35% |
#35 The University of TennesseeKnoxville, Public Not For Profit |
$21,133 | 22% |
#36 Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeNashville, Private Not For Profit |
$21,142 | 25% |
#37 Fisk UniversityNashville, Private Not For Profit |
$21,450 | 41% |
#38 American Baptist CollegeNashville, Private Not For Profit |
$21,785 | 4% |
#39 King CollegeBristol, Private Not For Profit |
$22,020 | 50% |
#40 Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, Private Not For Profit |
$22,251 | 39% |