Match #1
Le Moyne-Owen College-Tennessee
Memphis, TN
Profile closeness86/100
Admit rate99%
- 581 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 24%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 581 students, close to 864
The colleges most similar to The University of Tennessee Southern are Le Moyne-Owen College-Tennessee, Tennessee Wesleyan University, and Lane College-Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Southern admits 87% of applicants and has an average net price of $6,690 a year; 0 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 2 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with The University of Tennessee Southern. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to The University of Tennessee Southern
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Match #2
Tennessee Wesleyan University
Athens, TN
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate69%
- 846 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Enrollment 846 students, close to 864
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Lane College-Tennessee
Jackson, TN
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate—
- 736 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Enrollment 736 students, close to 864
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate72%
- 785 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 39%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 785 students, close to 864
Match #5
Bethel University-Tennessee
McKenzie, TN
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate60%
- 1,547 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 29%, close to 32%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Christian Brothers University
Memphis, TN
Profile closeness64/100
Admit rate87%
- 905 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 905 students, close to 864
- Acceptance rate 87%, close to 87%
Match #7
Maryville College
Maryville, TN
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate61%
- 1,005 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 1,005 students, close to 864
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
King University-Tennessee
Bristol, TN
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate100%
- 908 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Enrollment 908 students, close to 864
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
American Baptist College
Nashville, TN
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 46 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 32%, close to 32%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Fisk University
Nashville, TN
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate37%
- 1,035 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 1,035 students, close to 864
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about The University of Tennessee Southern alternatives
What colleges are similar to The University of Tennessee Southern?
The closest matches to The University of Tennessee Southern are Le Moyne-Owen College-Tennessee, Tennessee Wesleyan University, Lane College-Tennessee, Tusculum University, and Bethel University-Tennessee. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is The University of Tennessee Southern hard to get into?
The University of Tennessee Southern admitted 87% of its 408 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 2 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
