Tennessee Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Private Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 44 private colleges in Tennessee with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. Vanderbilt University tops the list with a population of 13,456 students.

List of Tennessee Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

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13,456
Belmont University

Nashville, TN

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8,862
Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, TN

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5,805
Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

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5,047
Lee University

Cleveland, TN

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3,680
Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, TN

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3,196
Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

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3,154
Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

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3,072
Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

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2,974
Carson Newman College

Jefferson City, TN

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2,735
Union University

Jackson, TN

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2,674
Freed Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

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2,294
Christian Brothers University

Memphis, TN

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2,043
Rhodes College

Memphis, TN

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1,952
Sewanee The University of the South

Sewanee, TN

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1,693
Bryan College

Dayton, TN

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1,548
King College

Bristol, TN

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1,295
Milligan College

Milligan College, Tennessee

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1,208