This is a list of colleges and universities in Tennessee. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education.
Name | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Founded | Defunct | Fate |
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Bolivar College | Madisonville | Private | 1850 | Closed | ||
Burritt College | Spencer | Private | 1848 | 1939 | Closed | |
Hiwassee College | Madisonville | Private | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1849 | 2019 | Closed |
Lambuth University | Jackson | Private | 1843 | 2011 | Acquired by University of Memphis | |
Memphis College of Art | Memphis | Private | Masters University | 1936 | 2020 | Closed |
Morristown College | Morristown | Private | 1881 | 1989 | Acquired by Knoxville College | |
O'More College of Design | Franklin | Private | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1969 | 2018 | Merged with Belmont University |
Peabody College | Nashville | Private | 1875 | 1979 | Merged with Vanderbilt University | |
Scarritt College | Nashville | Private | 1892 | 1988 | Closed | |
Tennessee Temple University | Chattanooga | Private | Doctoral University | 1946 | 2015 | Merged with Carolina University |
Victory University | Memphis | Private | 1941 | 2014 | Closed | |
Ward–Belmont College | Nashville | Private | 1913 | 1951 | Closed, campus sold to Belmont University |