Colleges with the smallest classes in East South Central
50 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio
These 50 smallest-class colleges in East South Central, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 3:1 at Mid-South Christian College to 13:1 at Kentucky Wesleyan College. 3 are public and 47 are private.
| # | College | Type | Student:faculty | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid-South Christian College Memphis, TN | Private | 3:1 | 23 | 100% |
| 2 | Selma University Selma, AL | Private | 3:1 | 34 | — |
| 3 | American Baptist College Nashville, TN | Private | 5:1 | 48 | — |
| 4 | Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis, TN | Private | 6:1 | 673 | 68% |
| 5 | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN | Public | 7:1 | 376 | — |
| 6 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | Private | 7:1 | 7,143 | 6% |
| 7 | Williamson Christian College Franklin, TN | Private | 7:1 | 40 | — |
| 8 | Brescia University Owensboro, KY | Private | 8:1 | 538 | 35% |
| 9 | Heritage Christian University Florence, AL | Private | 8:1 | 63 | 100% |
| 10 | Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY | Private | 8:1 | 381 | 98% |
| 11 | Union University Jackson, TN | Private | 8:1 | 1,637 | 47% |
| 12 | Berea College Berea, KY | Private | 9:1 | 1,472 | 33% |
| 13 | Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham, AL | Private | 9:1 | 713 | 52% |
| 14 | Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN | Private | 9:1 | 953 | 88% |
| 15 | Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, TN | Private | 9:1 | 571 | 97% |
| 16 | Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN | Private | 9:1 | 1,487 | 59% |
| 17 | Milligan University Milligan, TN | Private | 9:1 | 783 | 70% |
| 18 | Millsaps College Jackson, MS | Private | 9:1 | 580 | 49% |
| 19 | The University of the South Sewanee, TN | Private | 9:1 | 1,598 | 51% |
| 20 | Welch College Gallatin, TN | Private | 9:1 | 261 | — |
| 21 | Centre College Danville, KY | Private | 10:1 | 1,346 | 54% |
| 22 | Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS | Public | 10:1 | 1,593 | 100% |
| 23 | Nossi College of Art and Design Nashville, TN | Private | 10:1 | 278 | 43% |
| 24 | Oakwood University Huntsville, AL | Private | 10:1 | 1,253 | 51% |
| 25 | Spring Hill College Mobile, AL | Private | 10:1 | 850 | 59% |
| 26 | Transylvania University Lexington, KY | Private | 10:1 | 1,014 | 85% |
| 27 | Delta State University Cleveland, MS | Public | 11:1 | 1,613 | 100% |
| 28 | Fisk University Nashville, TN | Private | 11:1 | 950 | 58% |
| 29 | Johnson University Knoxville, TN | Private | 11:1 | 703 | 54% |
| 30 | Rhodes College Memphis, TN | Private | 11:1 | 1,931 | 50% |
| 31 | Rust College Holly Springs, MS | Private | 11:1 | 428 | 35% |
| 32 | Spalding University Louisville, KY | Private | 11:1 | 597 | 99% |
| 33 | Asbury University Wilmore, KY | Private | 12:1 | 1,369 | 64% |
| 34 | Belmont University Nashville, TN | Private | 12:1 | 7,306 | 96% |
| 35 | Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN | Private | 12:1 | 1,374 | 68% |
| 36 | Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY | Private | 12:1 | 4,184 | — |
| 37 | Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY | Private | 12:1 | 438 | 62% |
| 38 | King University Bristol, TN | Private | 12:1 | 975 | 54% |
| 39 | Lee University Cleveland, TN | Private | 12:1 | 2,712 | 72% |
| 40 | Maryville College Maryville, TN | Private | 12:1 | 1,028 | 66% |
| 41 | Miles College Fairfield, AL | Private | 12:1 | 1,151 | — |
| 42 | Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL | Private | 12:1 | 761 | 74% |
| 43 | Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens, TN | Private | 12:1 | 832 | 59% |
| 44 | Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL | Private | 12:1 | 2,367 | 31% |
| 45 | Belhaven University Jackson, MS | Private | 13:1 | 1,370 | 53% |
| 46 | Bellarmine University Louisville, KY | Private | 13:1 | 2,286 | 94% |
| 47 | Bryan College-Dayton Dayton, TN | Private | 13:1 | 815 | — |
| 48 | Faulkner University Montgomery, AL | Private | 13:1 | 1,555 | 66% |
| 49 | Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN | Private | 13:1 | 1,244 | 91% |
| 50 | Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY | Private | 13:1 | 794 | 67% |