Best Colleges for Bachelor Degree
in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 46%

Annual cost

$32,658/yr

Grad earnings

$60,249

SAT avg

1,304

ACT mid

28

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King University

Bristol, Tennessee

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 54.4%

Annual cost

$47,469/yr

Grad earnings

$59,831

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

21

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Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 67%

Annual cost

$41,657/yr

Grad earnings

$57,687

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Christian Brothers University

Memphis, Tennessee

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 88.4%

Annual cost

$45,919/yr

Grad earnings

$57,478

SAT avg

1,069

ACT mid

22

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Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 96.4%

Annual cost

$60,480/yr

Grad earnings

$55,930

SAT avg

1,277

ACT mid

27

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Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 66.6%

Annual cost

$53,549/yr

Grad earnings

$55,541

SAT avg

1,248

ACT mid

26

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Bryan College-Dayton

Dayton, Tennessee

🏢 Private Open Admissions

Acceptance rate 100%

Annual cost

$29,541/yr

Grad earnings

$54,434

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Union University

Jackson, Tennessee

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 47.2%

Annual cost

$55,790/yr

Grad earnings

$53,990

SAT avg

1,243

ACT mid

27

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The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 77%

Annual cost

$23,563/yr

Grad earnings

$51,151

SAT avg

1,117

ACT mid

23

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Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Tennessee

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 59.3%

Annual cost

$39,096/yr

Grad earnings

$49,956

SAT avg

1,093

ACT mid

22

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Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 70%

Annual cost

$38,726/yr

Grad earnings

$49,378

SAT avg

1,090

ACT mid

N/A

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Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 68%

Annual cost

$22,754/yr

Grad earnings

$48,541

SAT avg

1,119

ACT mid

23

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Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 83.2%

Annual cost

$25,338/yr

Grad earnings

$48,501

SAT avg

1,148

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 93.4%

Annual cost

$25,164/yr

Grad earnings

$48,458

SAT avg

1,051

ACT mid

N/A

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Carson-Newman University

Jefferson City, Tennessee

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 68.3%

Annual cost

$46,345/yr

Grad earnings

$48,382

SAT avg

1,111

ACT mid

22

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Bethel University

McKenzie, Tennessee

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 97.2%

Annual cost

$32,270/yr

Grad earnings

$47,482

SAT avg

1,035

ACT mid

18

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Milligan University

Milligan, Tennessee

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 70.3%

Annual cost

$49,850/yr

Grad earnings

$46,641

SAT avg

1,195

ACT mid

25

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Tennessee Wesleyan University

Athens, Tennessee

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 59.4%

Annual cost

$36,828/yr

Grad earnings

$45,989

SAT avg

1,051

ACT mid

21

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Fisk University

Nashville, Tennessee

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 57.9%

Annual cost

$37,653/yr

Grad earnings

$45,454

SAT avg

1,236

ACT mid

23

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East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 87.1%

Annual cost

$25,947/yr

Grad earnings

$44,859

SAT avg

1,114

ACT mid

23

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Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, Tennessee

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 96%

Annual cost

$26,790/yr

Grad earnings

$44,301

SAT avg

1,050

ACT mid

21

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The University of Tennessee-Martin

Martin, Tennessee

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 87.3%

Annual cost

$21,628/yr

Grad earnings

$44,213

SAT avg

1,090

ACT mid

22

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Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 72.2%

Annual cost

$34,299/yr

Grad earnings

$43,222

SAT avg

1,144

ACT mid

24

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Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 92.6%

Annual cost

$23,828/yr

Grad earnings

$42,730

SAT avg

1,017

ACT mid

N/A

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