Most Expensive Colleges & Universities in Tennessee by Out of State Total Cost

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 2018/2019 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 $70,274.

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All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2019/2020 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.

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	$70,274	97	98
#2 Rhodes College Memphis, Private Not For Profit	$61,954	78	89
#3 Sewanee The University of the South Sewanee, Private Not For Profit	$60,940	80	79
#4 Belmont University Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$49,570	63	25
#5 Maryville College Maryville, Private Not For Profit	$48,532	47	65
#6 Lipscomb University Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$48,204	68	73
#7 Union University Jackson, Private Not For Profit	$45,750	72	74
#8 The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Public Not For Profit	$44,534	67	61
#9 Christian Brothers University Memphis, Private Not For Profit	$44,233	51	68
#10 Memphis College of Art Memphis, Private Not For Profit	$43,670	NA	NA
#11 King College Bristol, Private Not For Profit	$41,160	49	46
#12 Carson Newman College Jefferson City, Private Not For Profit	$39,224	47	60
#13 O'More College of Design Franklin, Private Not For Profit	$38,130	33	3
#14 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Public Not For Profit	$37,978	45	42
#15 Watkins College of Art Design & Film Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$37,750	49	8
#16 Tusculum College Greeneville, Private Not For Profit	$37,164	25	13
#17 Bryan College Dayton, Private Not For Profit	$36,950	NA	NA
#18 East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Public Not For Profit	$36,924	49	46
#19 The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga, Public Not For Profit	$36,674	40	31
#20 Milligan College Milligan College, Private Not For Profit	$36,280	NA	NA
#21 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, Public Not For Profit	$35,948	51	36
#22 Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$34,998	54	77
#23 Fisk University Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$34,954	38	6
#24 Martin Methodist College Pulaski, Private Not For Profit	$34,800	35	34
#25 Tennessee Wesleyan College Athens, Private Not For Profit	$34,600	46	83
#26 Cumberland University Lebanon, Private Not For Profit	$33,220	33	2
#27 South College Knoxville, Private For Profit	$33,110	NA	NA
#28 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, Private Not For Profit	$32,390	57	69
#29 Tennessee State University Nashville, Public Not For Profit	$32,244	NA	NA
#30 Freed Hardeman University Henderson, Private Not For Profit	$32,200	43	57
#31 Aquinas College Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$32,000	69	74
#32 Southern Adventist University Collegedale, Private Not For Profit	$31,260	NA	NA
#33 Hiwassee College Madisonville, Private Not For Profit	$29,358	NA	NA
#34 Lee University Cleveland, Private Not For Profit	$28,695	37	28
#35 Free Will Baptist Bible College Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$28,310	NA	NA
#36 Bethel University McKenzie, Private Not For Profit	$27,408	24	14
#37 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Public Not For Profit	$26,939	31	10
#38 Visible Music College Memphis, Private Not For Profit	$26,250	39	5
#39 Daymar College Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, Private For Profit	$25,840	NA	NA
#40 Daymar College Clarksville Clarksville, Private For Profit	$25,740	NA	NA
#41 University of Memphis Memphis, Public Not For Profit	$25,527	41	46
#42 Williamson Christian College Franklin, Private Not For Profit	$25,350	NA	NA
#43 Daymar College Nashville Nashville, Private For Profit	$25,240	NA	NA
#44 Johnson University Knoxville, Private Not For Profit	$25,066	51	32
#45 Nossi College of Art Madison, Private For Profit	$23,900	NA	NA
#46 DeVry University Tennessee Memphis, Private For Profit	$23,769	NA	NA
#47 The University of Tennessee Martin Martin, Public Not For Profit	$23,584	48	72
#48 Fountainhead College of Technology Knoxville, Private For Profit	$23,132	NA	NA
#49 Virginia College School of Business and Health Chattanooga, Private For Profit	$22,852	NA	NA
#50 American Baptist College Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$22,614	NA	NA
#51 Victory University Memphis, Private For Profit	$20,876	NA	NA
#52 Lane College Jackson, Private Not For Profit	$20,100	NA	NA
#53 Tennessee Temple University Chattanooga, Private Not For Profit	$19,960	NA	NA
#54 Le Moyne Owen College Memphis, Private Not For Profit	$18,546	14	6
#55 University of Phoenix Memphis Campus Cordova, Private For Profit	$17,070	NA	NA
#56 University of Phoenix Chattanooga Campus Chattanooga, Private For Profit	$17,070	NA	NA
#57 Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences Memphis, Private Not For Profit	$16,920	59	92
#58 University of Phoenix Knoxville Knoxville, Private For Profit	$16,470	NA	NA
#59 University of Phoenix Nashville Campus Nashville, Private For Profit	$16,452	NA	NA

Tennessee Out of State Total Cost Ranking

Most Expensive Colleges in Tennessee by Out of State Total Cost