Best Colleges in Tennessee by ROI
41 schools analyzed. Average ROI score: 41/100.
41
Schools
41
Avg ROI Score
$18,537
Avg Net Price
97
Top Score
Top ROI School in Tennessee
Vanderbilt University (97/100)All Tennessee Schools by ROI Score
41 schools
97
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Exceptional ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$15,846
Earnings
$91,565
Completion
94%
73
Rhodes College
Memphis, TN
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$28,585
Earnings
$66,651
Completion
85%
73
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
Fair ValuePublic
Net Price
$18,976
Earnings
$60,249
Completion
74%
69
Baptist Health Sciences University
Memphis, TN
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$11,212
Earnings
$72,529
Completion
40%
68
The University of the South
Sewanee, TN
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$27,872
Earnings
$64,911
Completion
80%
62
Christian Brothers University
Memphis, TN
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$9,854
Earnings
$57,478
Completion
55%
62
Cumberland University
Lebanon, TN
Fair ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$18,759
Earnings
$57,687
Completion
46%
59
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$24,739
Earnings
$55,541
Completion
72%
57
King University
Bristol, TN
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$22,347
Earnings
$59,831
Completion
48%
55
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN
Below Average ValuePublic
Net Price
$14,246
Earnings
$48,501
Completion
58%
54
Bryan College-Dayton
Dayton, TN
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$20,614
Earnings
$54,434
Completion
50%
52
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$33,147
Earnings
$55,930
Completion
71%
52
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
Below Average ValuePublic
Net Price
$14,265
Earnings
$51,151
Completion
50%
52
Union University
Jackson, TN
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$27,171
Earnings
$53,990
Completion
66%
51
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN
Below Average ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$16,813
Earnings
$49,378
Completion
53%
46
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
Below Average ValuePublic
Net Price
$13,359
Earnings
$48,541
Completion
54%
42
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
Poor ValuePublic
Net Price
$12,397
Earnings
$48,458
Completion
51%
41
Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$21,574
Earnings
$47,485
Completion
71%
41
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$20,406
Earnings
$49,956
Completion
50%
41
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$24,345
Earnings
$53,723
Completion
49%
39
Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$20,251
Earnings
$48,382
Completion
53%
39
Tennessee Wesleyan University
Athens, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$14,836
Earnings
$45,989
Completion
48%
37
The University of Tennessee-Martin
Martin, TN
Poor ValuePublic
Net Price
$10,701
Earnings
$44,213
Completion
53%
37
Milligan University
Milligan, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$21,365
Earnings
$46,641
Completion
63%
36
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN
Poor ValuePublic
Net Price
$9,735
Earnings
$44,301
Completion
40%
35
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
Poor ValuePublic
Net Price
$15,983
Earnings
$44,859
Completion
53%
35
Maryville College
Maryville, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$19,360
Earnings
$49,279
Completion
50%
34
Bethel University
McKenzie, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$12,595
Earnings
$47,482
Completion
35%
32
American Baptist College
Nashville, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$9,216
Earnings
$41,216
Completion
39%
28
Visible Music College
Memphis, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$27,820
Earnings
$35,933
Completion
23%
27
Lee University
Cleveland, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$18,878
Earnings
$43,222
Completion
63%
25
Johnson University
Knoxville, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$22,063
Earnings
$40,596
Completion
57%
23
Welch College
Gallatin, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$25,263
Earnings
$42,198
Completion
53%
21
Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$21,131
Earnings
$44,367
Completion
25%
17
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN
Poor ValuePublic
Net Price
$15,796
Earnings
$42,730
Completion
34%
16
The University of Tennessee Southern
Pulaski, TN
Poor ValuePublic
Net Price
$12,798
Earnings
$38,924
Completion
37%
14
Fisk University
Nashville, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$32,020
Earnings
$45,454
Completion
30%
11
Le Moyne-Owen College
Memphis, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$7,099
Earnings
$35,594
Completion
27%
11
Strayer University-Tennessee
Memphis, TN
Poor ValuePrivate For-Profit
Net Price
$11,645
Earnings
$40,092
Completion
0%
6
Nossi College of Art and Design
Nashville, TN
Poor ValuePrivate For-Profit
Net Price
$24,044
Earnings
$35,113
Completion
42%
3
Lane College
Jackson, TN
Poor ValuePrivate Nonprofit
Net Price
$10,904
Earnings
$31,670
Completion
18%