Highest SAT colleges in East South Central

50 colleges ranked by average SAT

These 50 highest-scoring colleges in East South Central, ranked by average SAT, run from 1,090 at Trevecca Nazarene University to 1,550 at Vanderbilt University. 20 are public and 30 are private.

#	College	Type	Avg SAT	Acceptance	Net price / yr
1	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	Private	1,550	6%	$19,040
2	Rhodes College Memphis, TN	Private	1,385	50%	$25,060
3	Centre College Danville, KY	Private	1,345	54%	$21,497
4	The University of the South Sewanee, TN	Private	1,336	51%	$27,498
5	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	Public	1,321	74%	$19,880
6	Auburn University Auburn, AL	Public	1,318	50%	$23,897
7	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	Public	1,304	46%	$18,109
8	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	Public	1,287	76%	$22,150
9	Transylvania University Lexington, KY	Private	1,285	85%	$23,560
10	Belmont University Nashville, TN	Private	1,277	96%	$32,096
11	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	Public	1,251	88%	$17,727
12	Berea College Berea, KY	Private	1,248	33%	$4,483
13	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	Private	1,248	67%	$25,610
14	Union University Jackson, TN	Private	1,243	47%	$26,815
15	Fisk University Nashville, TN	Private	1,236	58%	$26,135
16	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	Public	1,220	76%	$15,501
17	University of Mobile Mobile, AL	Private	1,220	73%	$19,603
18	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	Public	1,213	92%	$17,218
19	Bellarmine University Louisville, KY	Private	1,208	94%	$23,587
20	Samford University Birmingham, AL	Private	1,203	82%	$30,795
21	Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham, AL	Private	1,197	52%	$23,351
22	Milligan University Milligan, TN	Private	1,195	70%	$21,131
23	University of Mississippi University, MS	Public	1,187	98%	$13,164
24	Maryville College Maryville, TN	Private	1,181	66%	$20,986
25	Georgetown College Georgetown, KY	Private	1,149	74%	$13,485
26	Huntingdon College Montgomery, AL	Private	1,148	71%	$21,401
27	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	Public	1,148	83%	$14,207
28	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	Public	1,147	81%	$17,634
29	Midway University Midway, KY	Private	1,145	95%	$23,863
30	Lee University Cleveland, TN	Private	1,144	72%	$20,399
31	Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY	Private	1,140	97%	$20,701
32	Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL	Private	1,121	31%	$32,977
33	Mississippi College Clinton, MS	Private	1,120	49%	$20,911
34	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	Public	1,120	99%	$14,224
35	William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS	Private	1,120	58%	$17,052
36	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	Public	1,119	68%	$12,599
37	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	Public	1,119	65%	$15,142
38	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	Public	1,117	77%	$12,817
39	Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN	Private	1,116	67%	$24,334
40	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	Public	1,114	87%	$15,794
41	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	Public	1,114	96%	$7,168
42	Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN	Private	1,111	68%	$18,661
43	Murray State University Murray, KY	Public	1,110	86%	$9,121
44	Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN	Private	1,109	91%	$20,082
45	Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN	Private	1,093	59%	$17,999
46	Delta State University Cleveland, MS	Public	1,091	100%	$13,778
47	Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL	Public	1,090	93%	$14,596
48	Spring Hill College Mobile, AL	Private	1,090	59%	$19,514
49	The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN	Public	1,090	87%	$10,299
50	Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN	Private	1,090	70%	$14,459

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