Match #1
Bryan College-Dayton
Dayton, TN
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate—
- 814 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 53%, close to 55%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
The colleges most similar to Welch College are Bryan College-Dayton, Milligan College, and Johnson University. Welch College has an average net price of $17,090 a year; 2 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Welch College. 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 Welch College
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Milligan College
Milligan, TN
Profile closeness58/100
Admit rate72%
- 818 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Midsize
- Graduation rate 62%, close to 55%
- Average net price $20,000, close to $17,090
Match #3
Johnson University
Knoxville, TN
Profile closeness58/100
Admit rate65%
- 743 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 60%, close to 55%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate90%
- 1,387 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Small
- Graduation rate 54%, close to 55%
- Average net price $18,130, close to $17,090
Match #5
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN
Profile closeness50/100
Admit rate69%
- 1,737 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 51%, close to 55%
- Average net price $19,828, close to $17,090
Match #6
Lee University-Tennessee
Cleveland, TN
Profile closeness48/100
Admit rate71%
- 2,617 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 62%, close to 55%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
American Baptist College
Nashville, TN
Profile closeness47/100
Admit rate—
- 46 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, TN
Profile closeness43/100
Admit rate60%
- 1,212 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Lane College-Tennessee
Jackson, TN
Profile closeness41/100
Admit rate—
- 736 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Profile closeness36/100
Admit rate68%
- 2,997 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about Welch College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Welch College?
The closest matches to Welch College are Bryan College-Dayton, Milligan College, Johnson University, Carson-Newman University, and Trevecca Nazarene University. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Welch College alternatives cost less?
2 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Welch College ($17,090 a year), including American Baptist College ($11,418) and Lane College-Tennessee ($12,660). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
