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 2020/2021 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 $73,022.

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 2020/2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2020/2021 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	$73,022	96	98
#2 Rhodes College Memphis, Private Not For Profit	$63,851	79	91
#3 Sewanee The University of the South Sewanee, Private Not For Profit	$62,880	81	78
#4 Belmont University Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$51,320	64	39
#5 Lipscomb University Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$50,048	67	74
#6 Maryville College Maryville, Private Not For Profit	$49,536	49	71
#7 Union University Jackson, Private Not For Profit	$46,680	71	89
#8 Christian Brothers University Memphis, Private Not For Profit	$45,585	52	78
#9 The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Public Not For Profit	$44,908	68	62
#10 Memphis College of Art Memphis, Private Not For Profit	$43,670	NA	NA
#11 King College Bristol, Private Not For Profit	$42,786	50	48
#12 Carson Newman College Jefferson City, Private Not For Profit	$39,994	38	34
#13 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Public Not For Profit	$38,288	43	40
#14 O'More College of Design Franklin, Private Not For Profit	$38,130	32	2
#15 Tusculum College Greeneville, Private Not For Profit	$38,070	28	16
#16 Watkins College of Art Design & Film Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$37,750	NA	NA
#17 East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Public Not For Profit	$37,694	51	54
#18 The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga, Public Not For Profit	$36,674	41	33
#19 Milligan College Milligan College, Private Not For Profit	$36,280	NA	NA
#20 Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$35,998	58	81
#21 Martin Methodist College Pulaski, Private Not For Profit	$35,950	33	22
#22 Tennessee Wesleyan College Athens, Private Not For Profit	$35,460	50	83
#23 Cumberland University Lebanon, Private Not For Profit	$35,076	NA	NA
#24 Fisk University Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$35,044	39	14
#25 South College Knoxville, Private For Profit	$34,329	NA	NA
#26 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, Private Not For Profit	$33,390	53	46
#27 Southern Adventist University Collegedale, Private Not For Profit	$32,300	53	33
#28 Tennessee State University Nashville, Public Not For Profit	$32,244	NA	NA
#29 Freed Hardeman University Henderson, Private Not For Profit	$32,200	45	60
#30 Aquinas College Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$32,000	69	74
#31 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, Public Not For Profit	$29,798	52	43
#32 Lee University Cleveland, Private Not For Profit	$29,400	36	25
#33 Hiwassee College Madisonville, Private Not For Profit	$29,358	NA	NA
#34 Free Will Baptist Bible College Nashville, Private Not For Profit	$28,310	NA	NA
#35 Daymar College Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, Private For Profit	$27,979	NA	NA
#36 Daymar College Nashville Nashville, Private For Profit	$27,699	NA	NA
#37 Bethel University McKenzie, Private Not For Profit	$27,578	31	27
#38 Johnson University Knoxville, Private Not For Profit	$27,442	52	37
#39 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Public Not For Profit	$27,217	33	11
#40 Daymar College Clarksville Clarksville, Private For Profit	$26,859	NA	NA
#41 Bryan College Dayton, Private Not For Profit	$26,100	NA	NA
#42 Visible Music College Memphis, Private Not For Profit	$26,000	26	NA
#43 University of Memphis Memphis, Public Not For Profit	$25,527	39	43
#44 Williamson Christian College Franklin, Private Not For Profit	$25,350	NA	NA
#45 Nossi College of Art Madison, Private For Profit	$25,250	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	$23,586	45	69
#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	$19,426	NA	NA
#55 Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences Memphis, Private Not For Profit	$17,312	57	95
#56 University of Phoenix Memphis Campus Cordova, Private For Profit	$17,070	NA	NA
#57 University of Phoenix Chattanooga Campus Chattanooga, Private For Profit	$17,070	NA	NA
#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