Below is a ranking of the 40 private colleges in Tennessee with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Vanderbilt University leads the list by accepting 6% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN |
6% |
|
Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN |
29% |
|
O'More College of DesignFranklin, TN |
31% |
|
Aquinas CollegeNashville, TN |
40% |
|
Union UniversityJackson, TN |
47% |
|
Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN |
50% |
|
Sewanee The University of the SouthSewanee, TN |
51% |
|
Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN |
54% |
|
King CollegeBristol, TN |
54% |
|
Fisk UniversityNashville, TN |
58% |
|
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN |
59% |
|
Tennessee Wesleyan CollegeAthens, TN |
59% |
|
Tusculum CollegeGreeneville, TN |
60% |
|
Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN |
66% |
|
Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN |
67% |
|
Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN |
67% |
|
Milligan CollegeMilligan College, Tennessee |
67% |
|
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN |
67% |