Main College Cost Directory 2026
U.S. College Cost Directory
Use this directory as the main starting point for comparing U.S. colleges by tuition, total cost, net price, median earnings, graduation rate, and value score.
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| University | Location | Type | Total Cost | Net Price | Median Earnings | Graduation Rate | Value Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Private Nonprofit | $89,590 | $15,846 | $91,565 | 93.5% | Value Score = earnings 36.6 + graduation 23.4 + net price 9.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.3 = 76.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | Memphis, TN | Private Nonprofit | $22,227 | $11,212 | $72,529 | 39.8% | Value Score = earnings 29.0 + graduation 10.0 + net price 11.3 + total cost 7.2 + debt 5.4 = 62.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | Public | $33,678 | $18,976 | $60,249 | 73.9% | Value Score = earnings 24.1 + graduation 18.5 + net price 8.7 + total cost 5.8 + debt 5.4 = 62.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Rhodes College | Memphis, TN | Private Nonprofit | $71,136 | $28,585 | $66,651 | 84.5% | Value Score = earnings 26.7 + graduation 21.1 + net price 5.5 + total cost 1.1 + debt 4.5 = 58.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville, TN | Public | $25,663 | $14,246 | $48,501 | 57.7% | Value Score = earnings 19.4 + graduation 14.4 + net price 10.3 + total cost 6.8 + debt 6.9 = 57.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The University of the South | Sewanee, TN | Private Nonprofit | $71,986 | $27,872 | $64,911 | 79.8% | Value Score = earnings 26.0 + graduation 19.9 + net price 5.7 + total cost 1.0 + debt 4.9 = 57.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis, TN | Private Nonprofit | $48,038 | $9,854 | $57,478 | 54.7% | Value Score = earnings 23.0 + graduation 13.7 + net price 11.7 + total cost 4.0 + debt 5.0 = 57.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | Public | $25,489 | $14,265 | $51,151 | 50.2% | Value Score = earnings 20.5 + graduation 12.6 + net price 10.2 + total cost 6.8 + debt 6.6 = 56.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, TN | Public | $24,289 | $13,359 | $48,541 | 53.7% | Value Score = earnings 19.4 + graduation 13.4 + net price 10.5 + total cost 7.0 + debt 6.0 = 56.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN | Private Nonprofit | $55,117 | $24,739 | $55,541 | 72.2% | Value Score = earnings 22.2 + graduation 18.0 + net price 6.8 + total cost 3.1 + debt 5.6 = 55.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | Martin, TN | Public | $23,079 | $10,701 | $44,213 | 52.5% | Value Score = earnings 17.7 + graduation 13.1 + net price 11.4 + total cost 7.1 + debt 6.3 = 55.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, TN | Public | $25,169 | $12,397 | $48,458 | 50.9% | Value Score = earnings 19.4 + graduation 12.7 + net price 10.9 + total cost 6.9 + debt 5.5 = 55.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson, TN | Private Nonprofit | $38,315 | $21,574 | $47,485 | 70.8% | Value Score = earnings 19.0 + graduation 17.7 + net price 7.8 + total cost 5.2 + debt 5.2 = 54.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Bryan College-Dayton | Dayton, TN | Private Nonprofit | $31,270 | $20,614 | $54,434 | 49.7% | Value Score = earnings 21.8 + graduation 12.4 + net price 8.1 + total cost 6.1 + debt 6.3 = 54.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Cumberland University | Lebanon, TN | Private Nonprofit | $43,358 | $18,759 | $57,687 | 45.6% | Value Score = earnings 23.1 + graduation 11.4 + net price 8.7 + total cost 4.6 + debt 6.8 = 54.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN | Public | $27,042 | $15,983 | $44,859 | 53.2% | Value Score = earnings 17.9 + graduation 13.3 + net price 9.7 + total cost 6.6 + debt 5.9 = 53.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville, TN | Private Nonprofit | $41,548 | $16,813 | $49,378 | 53.2% | Value Score = earnings 19.8 + graduation 13.3 + net price 9.4 + total cost 4.8 + debt 5.8 = 53.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville, TN | Public | $22,233 | $9,735 | $44,301 | 40.2% | Value Score = earnings 17.7 + graduation 10.1 + net price 11.8 + total cost 7.2 + debt 6.2 = 53.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| King University | Bristol, TN | Private Nonprofit | $49,004 | $22,347 | $59,831 | 47.9% | Value Score = earnings 23.9 + graduation 12.0 + net price 7.6 + total cost 3.9 + debt 4.9 = 52.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Union University | Jackson, TN | Private Nonprofit | $58,363 | $27,171 | $53,990 | 66% | Value Score = earnings 21.6 + graduation 16.5 + net price 5.9 + total cost 2.7 + debt 5.2 = 52.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Lee University | Cleveland, TN | Private Nonprofit | $35,688 | $18,878 | $43,222 | 62.6% | Value Score = earnings 17.3 + graduation 15.6 + net price 8.7 + total cost 5.5 + debt 4.4 = 51.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens, TN | Private Nonprofit | $39,440 | $14,836 | $45,989 | 47.6% | Value Score = earnings 18.4 + graduation 11.9 + net price 10.1 + total cost 5.1 + debt 6.0 = 51.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Belmont University | Nashville, TN | Private Nonprofit | $62,570 | $33,147 | $55,930 | 70.7% | Value Score = earnings 22.4 + graduation 17.7 + net price 4.0 + total cost 2.2 + debt 5.0 = 51.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate, TN | Private Nonprofit | $41,530 | $20,406 | $49,956 | 49.7% | Value Score = earnings 20.0 + graduation 12.4 + net price 8.2 + total cost 4.8 + debt 5.6 = 51.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale, TN | Private Nonprofit | $38,618 | $24,345 | $53,723 | 49.4% | Value Score = earnings 21.5 + graduation 12.3 + net price 6.9 + total cost 5.2 + debt 4.9 = 50.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City, TN | Private Nonprofit | $49,024 | $20,251 | $48,382 | 53.2% | Value Score = earnings 19.4 + graduation 13.3 + net price 8.2 + total cost 3.9 + debt 5.9 = 50.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Milligan University | Milligan, TN | Private Nonprofit | $52,511 | $21,365 | $46,641 | 63.4% | Value Score = earnings 18.7 + graduation 15.9 + net price 7.9 + total cost 3.4 + debt 4.6 = 50.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Johnson University | Knoxville, TN | Private Nonprofit | $34,244 | $22,063 | $40,596 | 56.8% | Value Score = earnings 16.2 + graduation 14.2 + net price 7.6 + total cost 5.7 + debt 6.1 = 49.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Bethel University | McKenzie, TN | Private Nonprofit | $31,203 | $12,595 | $47,482 | 35.1% | Value Score = earnings 19.0 + graduation 8.8 + net price 10.8 + total cost 6.1 + debt 5.2 = 49.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Maryville College | Maryville, TN | Private Nonprofit | $54,622 | $19,360 | $49,279 | 50% | Value Score = earnings 19.7 + graduation 12.5 + net price 8.5 + total cost 3.2 + debt 5.7 = 49.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| American Baptist College | Nashville, TN | Private Nonprofit | $27,044 | $9,216 | $41,216 | 38.9% | Value Score = earnings 16.5 + graduation 9.7 + net price 11.9 + total cost 6.6 + debt 4.6 = 49.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski, TN | Public | $24,750 | $12,798 | $38,924 | 36.9% | Value Score = earnings 15.6 + graduation 9.2 + net price 10.7 + total cost 6.9 + debt 6.8 = 49.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Welch College | Gallatin, TN | Private Nonprofit | $37,072 | $25,263 | $42,198 | 53.4% | Value Score = earnings 16.9 + graduation 13.4 + net price 6.6 + total cost 5.4 + debt 6.8 = 48.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville, TN | Public | $25,637 | $15,796 | $42,730 | 34% | Value Score = earnings 17.1 + graduation 8.5 + net price 9.7 + total cost 6.8 + debt 5.0 = 47.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Le Moyne-Owen College | Memphis, TN | Private Nonprofit | $19,001 | $7,099 | $35,594 | 27% | Value Score = earnings 14.2 + graduation 6.8 + net price 12.6 + total cost 7.6 + debt 5.1 = 46.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Nossi College of Art and Design | Nashville, TN | Private For Profit | $27,710 | $24,044 | $35,113 | 41.8% | Value Score = earnings 14.0 + graduation 10.5 + net price 7.0 + total cost 6.5 + debt 4.9 = 43.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Tusculum University | Greeneville, TN | Private Nonprofit | $43,776 | $21,131 | $44,367 | 25.5% | Value Score = earnings 17.7 + graduation 6.4 + net price 8.0 + total cost 4.5 + debt 5.9 = 42.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Fisk University | Nashville, TN | Private Nonprofit | $39,450 | $32,020 | $45,454 | 29.9% | Value Score = earnings 18.2 + graduation 7.5 + net price 4.3 + total cost 5.1 + debt 5.9 = 41.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Lane College | Jackson, TN | Private Nonprofit | $23,441 | $10,904 | $31,670 | 18.4% | Value Score = earnings 12.7 + graduation 4.6 + net price 11.4 + total cost 7.1 + debt 5.2 = 40.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Visible Music College | Memphis, TN | Private Nonprofit | $31,820 | $27,820 | $35,933 | 22.9% | Value Score = earnings 14.4 + graduation 5.7 + net price 5.7 + total cost 6.0 + debt 7.3 = 39.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
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