Colleges with the smallest classes in Tennessee
42 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio
These 42 smallest-class colleges in Tennessee, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 3:1 at Mid-South Christian College to 22:1 at Trevecca Nazarene University. 11 are public and 31 are private.
| # | College | Type | Student:faculty | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid-South Christian College Memphis, TN | Private | 3:1 | 23 | 100% |
| 2 | American Baptist College Nashville, TN | Private | 5:1 | 48 | — |
| 3 | Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis, TN | Private | 6:1 | 673 | 68% |
| 4 | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN | Public | 7:1 | 376 | — |
| 5 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | Private | 7:1 | 7,143 | 6% |
| 6 | Williamson Christian College Franklin, TN | Private | 7:1 | 40 | — |
| 7 | Union University Jackson, TN | Private | 8:1 | 1,637 | 47% |
| 8 | Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN | Private | 9:1 | 953 | 88% |
| 9 | Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, TN | Private | 9:1 | 571 | 97% |
| 10 | Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN | Private | 9:1 | 1,487 | 59% |
| 11 | Milligan University Milligan, TN | Private | 9:1 | 783 | 70% |
| 12 | The University of the South Sewanee, TN | Private | 9:1 | 1,598 | 51% |
| 13 | Welch College Gallatin, TN | Private | 9:1 | 261 | — |
| 14 | Nossi College of Art and Design Nashville, TN | Private | 10:1 | 278 | 43% |
| 15 | Fisk University Nashville, TN | Private | 11:1 | 950 | 58% |
| 16 | Johnson University Knoxville, TN | Private | 11:1 | 703 | 54% |
| 17 | Rhodes College Memphis, TN | Private | 11:1 | 1,931 | 50% |
| 18 | Belmont University Nashville, TN | Private | 12:1 | 7,306 | 96% |
| 19 | Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN | Private | 12:1 | 1,374 | 68% |
| 20 | King University Bristol, TN | Private | 12:1 | 975 | 54% |
| 21 | Lee University Cleveland, TN | Private | 12:1 | 2,712 | 72% |
| 22 | Maryville College Maryville, TN | Private | 12:1 | 1,028 | 66% |
| 23 | Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens, TN | Private | 12:1 | 832 | 59% |
| 24 | Bryan College-Dayton Dayton, TN | Private | 13:1 | 815 | — |
| 25 | Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN | Private | 13:1 | 1,244 | 91% |
| 26 | Lipscomb University Nashville, TN | Private | 13:1 | 3,021 | 67% |
| 27 | Tennessee State University Nashville, TN | Public | 13:1 | 6,498 | 93% |
| 28 | The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski, TN | Public | 13:1 | 827 | 83% |
| 29 | Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN | Public | 15:1 | 7,365 | 96% |
| 30 | The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN | Public | 15:1 | 4,600 | 87% |
| 31 | Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN | Private | 16:1 | 2,673 | 67% |
| 32 | Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN | Public | 16:1 | 8,495 | 83% |
| 33 | Bethel University McKenzie, TN | Private | 17:1 | 1,671 | 97% |
| 34 | Lane College Jackson, TN | Private | 17:1 | 822 | — |
| 35 | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN | Public | 17:1 | 16,115 | 68% |
| 36 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN | Public | 17:1 | 9,878 | 77% |
| 37 | University of Memphis Memphis, TN | Public | 17:1 | 13,645 | 93% |
| 38 | Cumberland University Lebanon, TN | Private | 18:1 | 2,053 | 67% |
| 39 | East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN | Public | 18:1 | 9,807 | 87% |
| 40 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN | Public | 18:1 | 28,763 | 46% |
| 41 | Tusculum University Greeneville, TN | Private | 18:1 | 903 | 60% |
| 42 | Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN | Private | 22:1 | 1,697 | 70% |
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