Best Engineering Colleges in Tennessee
20 four-year colleges in Tennessee offer engineering programs. These rank highest by graduate earnings, using official federal data.
#1A+
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit
Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
- $15,846
- Net price
- 6%
- Admit rate
- 7,208
- Enrolled
#2B+
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN · Public
Large Campus
- $18,976
- Net price
- 42%
- Admit rate
- 30,418
- Enrolled
#3C
Christian Brothers University
Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit
Best ValueMost Affordable
- $9,854
- Net price
- 87%
- Admit rate
- 905
- Enrolled
#4C
Belmont University
Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit
- $33,147
- Net price
- 95%
- Admit rate
- 7,137
- Enrolled
#5B-
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit
- $24,739
- Net price
- 68%
- Admit rate
- 2,997
- Enrolled
#6B-
Bryan College-Dayton
Dayton, TN · Private nonprofit
- $20,614
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 814
- Enrolled
#7B-
Union University
Jackson, TN · Private nonprofit
- $27,171
- Net price
- 60%
- Admit rate
- 1,607
- Enrolled
#8C
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN · Private nonprofit
- $24,345
- Net price
- 66%
- Admit rate
- 2,773
- Enrolled
#9C-
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · Public
Best Value
- $14,265
- Net price
- 81%
- Admit rate
- 10,074
- Enrolled
#10C
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit
- $16,813
- Net price
- 69%
- Admit rate
- 1,737
- Enrolled
#11C
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN · Public
Best Value
- $13,359
- Net price
- 69%
- Admit rate
- 16,301
- Enrolled
#12C
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN · Public
Best Value
- $14,246
- Net price
- 76%
- Admit rate
- 8,698
- Enrolled
#13C
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN · Public
Best Value
- $12,397
- Net price
- 72%
- Admit rate
- 12,701
- Enrolled
#14C
Milligan University
Milligan, TN · Private nonprofit
- $21,365
- Net price
- 72%
- Admit rate
- 818
- Enrolled
#15C
Tennessee Wesleyan University
Athens, TN · Private nonprofit
Best Value
- $14,836
- Net price
- 69%
- Admit rate
- 846
- Enrolled
#16C-
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN · Public
- $15,983
- Net price
- 86%
- Admit rate
- 10,004
- Enrolled
#17D
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN · Public
Most Affordable
- $9,735
- Net price
- 96%
- Admit rate
- 7,560
- Enrolled
#18C-
The University of Tennessee-Martin
Martin, TN · Public
- $10,701
- Net price
- 88%
- Admit rate
- 4,866
- Enrolled
#19C
Lee University
Cleveland, TN · Private nonprofit
- $18,878
- Net price
- 71%
- Admit rate
- 2,617
- Enrolled
#20C-
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN · Public
- $15,796
- Net price
- 70%
- Admit rate
- 4,848
- Enrolled