What colleges in Tennessee actually cost
The sticker price is not what most families pay. Every Tennessee college below shows its published cost of attendance beside the average net price families in the lowest reported income band actually paid after grants and scholarships — no account needed.
- Colleges
- 124
- in Tennessee with net-price data
- Median sticker price
- $23,447
- a year, across the 124 with a cost of attendance
- Median college's avg. net price, under $30,000
- $14,182
- after grants — the median of each college's average, across the 124 that report this band
| College | City | Sticker price | Avg. net price (income band) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Allied Health Careers | Chattanooga | $19,323 | $12,410Under $30,000 |
| American Baptist College | Nashville | $27,044 | $12,288Under $30,000 |
| Arnolds Beauty School | Milan | $21,783 | $14,134Under $30,000 |
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | $22,233 | $7,588Under $30,000 |
| Austin's Beauty College Inc | Clarksville | $16,629 | $9,129Under $30,000 |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | Memphis | $22,227 | $6,354Under $30,000 |
| Belmont University | Nashville | $62,570 | $22,950Under $30,000 |
| Bethel University | McKenzie | $31,203 | $11,871Under $30,000 |
| Brillare Beauty Institute | Cleveland | $21,460 | $17,344Under $30,000 |
| Bryan College-Dayton | Dayton | $31,270 | $19,500Under $30,000 |
| Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City | $49,024 | $16,672Under $30,000 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | $37,746 | $33,561Under $30,000 |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | $13,348 | $4,369Under $30,000 |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis | $48,038 | $9,466Under $30,000 |
| Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland | $14,834 | $5,538Under $30,000 |
| Columbia State Community College | Columbia | $13,179 | $4,083Under $30,000 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | Memphis | $29,351 | $24,297Under $30,000 |
| Cumberland University | Lebanon | $43,358 | $17,882Under $30,000 |
| Dyersburg State Community College | Dyersburg | $14,329 | $4,213Under $30,000 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | $27,042 | $12,433Under $30,000 |
| Elite College of Cosmetology | Lexington | $15,735 | $11,041Under $30,000 |
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis | Memphis | $21,404 | $15,500Under $30,000 |
| Empire Beauty School-Jackson | Jackson | $20,709 | $14,913Under $30,000 |
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville | Brentwood | $19,703 | $14,229Under $30,000 |
| Fisk University | Nashville | $39,450 | $27,647Under $30,000 |
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | Cookeville | $31,248 | $22,635Under $30,000 |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville | Nashville | $35,598 | $28,620Under $30,000 |
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | Franklin | $24,045 | $22,321Under $30,000 |
| Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | $38,315 | $20,988Under $30,000 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | Nashville | $35,603 | $26,239Under $30,000 |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | Cookeville | $15,788 | $11,621Under $30,000 |
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon | Lebanon | $19,952 | $14,303Under $30,000 |
| Gould's Academy | Memphis | $15,756 | $10,887Under $30,000 |
| Gould's Academy | Bartlett | $23,699 | $18,950Under $30,000 |
| Herzing University-Nashville | Nashville | $28,414 | $19,220Under $30,000 |
| Image Maker Beauty Institute | Hendersonville | $22,546 | $17,147Under $30,000 |
| Jackson State Community College | Jackson | $15,183 | $5,847Under $30,000 |
| John A Gupton College | Nashville | $28,125 | $18,391Under $30,000 |
| Johnson University | Knoxville | $34,244 | $17,246Under $30,000 |
| King University | Bristol | $49,004 | $22,696Under $30,000 |
| Lane College | Jackson | $23,441 | $10,904Under $30,000 |
| Lawrenceburg Technical College | Lawrenceburg | $15,782 | $8,981Under $30,000 |
| Le Moyne-Owen College | Memphis | $19,001 | $6,393Under $30,000 |
| Lee University | Cleveland | $35,688 | $12,834Under $30,000 |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | $41,530 | $15,644Under $30,000 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | $55,117 | $20,048Under $30,000 |
| Love Beauty School Inc | Manchester | $12,301 | $7,281Under $30,000 |
| Maryville College | Maryville | $54,622 | $15,094Under $30,000 |
| Massage Institute of Memphis | Memphis | $16,290 | $12,511Under $30,000 |
| Mid-South Christian College | Memphis | $19,201 | $9,958Under $30,000 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | $24,289 | $9,289Under $30,000 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $29,203 | $23,939Under $30,000 |
| Milligan University | Milligan | $52,511 | $15,118Under $30,000 |
| Mind Body Institute | Madison | $25,679 | $20,577Under $30,000 |
| Motlow State Community College | Tullahoma | $24,326 | $15,003Under $30,000 |
| Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design | Cookeville | $22,450 | $17,384Under $30,000 |
| Nashville Auto-Diesel College | Nashville | $37,798 | $31,557Under $30,000 |
| Nashville Film Institute | Nashville | $29,855 | $24,318Under $30,000 |
| Nashville State Community College | Nashville | $14,385 | $6,326Under $30,000 |
| North Central Institute | Clarksville | $22,107 | $17,251Under $30,000 |
| Northeast State Community College | Blountville | $15,793 | $6,472Under $30,000 |
| Nossi College of Art and Design | Nashville | $27,710 | $23,099Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis | Memphis | $24,047 | $18,697Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | $23,452 | $18,716Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville | Hendersonville | $27,546 | $22,587Under $30,000 |
| Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville | $13,431 | $4,085Under $30,000 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | Memphis | $32,443 | $26,292Under $30,000 |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | Nashville | $34,630 | $28,688Under $30,000 |
| Rhodes College | Memphis | $71,136 | $15,770Under $30,000 |
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | $13,397 | $3,444Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City | Johnson City | $23,696 | $19,682Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville | Knoxville | $24,748 | $20,208Under $30,000 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | Nashville | $29,991 | $23,154Under $30,000 |
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | New Tazewell | $19,276 | $12,734Under $30,000 |
| South College | Knoxville | $30,954 | $16,820Under $30,000 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | $38,618 | $19,123Under $30,000 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | $12,999 | $4,286Under $30,000 |
| Strayer University-Tennessee | Nashville | $25,158 | $3,078Under $30,000 |
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | Sweetwater | $8,226 | $2,208Under $30,000 |
| TC Beauty | Johnson City | $22,104 | $9,859Under $30,000 |
| TCAT Athens | Athens | $21,762 | $10,299Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump | Crump | $9,355 | $0aid covered the full costUnder $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | Nashville | $21,109 | $16,215Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Newbern | $14,677 | $9,431Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | Dickson | $19,950 | $14,472Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | Elizabethton | $13,540 | $8,181Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | Harriman | $17,732 | $11,148Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville | Hartsville | $12,458 | $5,891Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | Paris | $16,418 | $9,312Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | Hohenwald | $18,463 | $13,226Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | Jacksboro | $19,651 | $10,828Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | Jackson | $14,864 | $8,439Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | Knoxville | $23,962 | $19,783Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | Livingston | $17,685 | $12,368Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | McMinnville | $17,680 | $11,520Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | $18,418 | $14,714Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | Morristown | $20,297 | $15,449Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | $12,415 | $1,020Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | $20,130 | $15,866Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | Pulaski | $20,181 | $14,653Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville | Shelbyville | $13,470 | $7,007Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland | Crossville | $18,949 | $9,184Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc | Knoxville | $16,085 | $7,575Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville | $25,637 | $15,005Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | $25,663 | $9,815Under $30,000 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens | $39,440 | $11,609Under $30,000 |
| The Hair Academy LLC | Fayetteville | $28,170 | $21,268Under $30,000 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville | Nashville | $16,194 | $12,103Under $30,000 |
| The University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski | $24,750 | $9,335Under $30,000 |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $25,489 | $9,876Under $30,000 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Knoxville | $33,678 | $10,029Under $30,000 |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | Martin | $23,079 | $7,151Under $30,000 |
| The University of the South | Sewanee | $71,986 | $10,485Under $30,000 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | $41,548 | $14,532Under $30,000 |
| Tusculum University | Greeneville | $43,776 | $20,766Under $30,000 |
| Union University | Jackson | $58,363 | $25,839Under $30,000 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis | $25,169 | $10,607Under $30,000 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | $89,590 | $3,414Under $30,000 |
| Vibe Barber College | Memphis | $23,739 | $17,560Under $30,000 |
| Visible Music College | Memphis | $31,820 | $27,744Under $30,000 |
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | $16,401 | $6,733Under $30,000 |
| Walters State Community College | Morristown | $14,313 | $4,826Under $30,000 |
| Welch College | Gallatin | $37,072 | $25,590Under $30,000 |
| William R Moore College of Technology | Memphis | $21,985 | $15,026Under $30,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2024 data release. Sticker price is the college's cost of attendance (the published figure, or the sum of its published components). Net price is the average paid by students who received federal aid, grouped by household income. Averages from past students — your family's cost could be higher or lower.
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