Tennessee Out of State Total Cost Ranking

The Most Expensive Colleges in Tennessee by Out of State Total Cost for 2023

Most Expensive Colleges in Tennessee by Out of State Total Cost

The highest priced four year colleges in Tennessee are listed by one year's out of state total cost list price for the 2021/2022 school year. Total cost includes tuition, room and board or estimated off campus living expenses, books and supplies and other fees.

What is the most expensive college in Tennessee? Leading the colleges list is Vanderbilt University in Nashville with an out of state total cost of $76,536.

Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2021/2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

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Tennessee's Most Expensive Colleges by Out of State Total Cost
College Out of State Total Cost Rating Value
#1 Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Private Not For Profit

$76,536 96 97
#2 Sewanee The University of the South

Sewanee, Private Not For Profit

$64,730 80 75
#3 Rhodes College

Memphis, Private Not For Profit

$63,969 78 91
#4 Belmont University

Nashville, Private Not For Profit

$53,070 62 35
#5 Lipscomb University

Nashville, Private Not For Profit

$51,228 64 67
#6 Maryville College

Maryville, Private Not For Profit

$50,580 49 70
#7 Union University

Jackson, Private Not For Profit

$47,470 72 90
#8 Christian Brothers University

Memphis, Private Not For Profit

$45,525 46 68
#9 The University of Tennessee

Knoxville, Public Not For Profit

$45,182 68 64
#10 King College

Bristol, Private Not For Profit

$44,066 47 40
#11 Memphis College of Art

Memphis, Private Not For Profit

$43,670 NA NA
#12 Carson Newman College

Jefferson City, Private Not For Profit

$42,394 37 30
#13 Tusculum College

Greeneville, Private Not For Profit

$39,136 27 13
#14 Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Public Not For Profit

$39,100 47 47
#15 O'More College of Design

Franklin, Private Not For Profit

$38,130 31 1
#16 Watkins College of Art Design & Film

Nashville, Private Not For Profit

$37,750 NA NA
#17 The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Public Not For Profit

$36,866 38 30
#18 Tennessee Wesleyan College

Athens, Private Not For Profit

$36,390 49 80
#19 Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Private Not For Profit

$36,298 52 70
#20 Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Private Not For Profit

$36,284 57 48