Best private colleges in Tennessee

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- Location: Collegedale, TN
- Acceptance rate: 75%
- Net price: $24,127
- SAT range: 970-1250
- Niche grade:  B
#10. Southern Adventist University
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- Location: Cleveland, TN
- Acceptance rate: 83%
- Net price: $19,159
- SAT range: 1000-1230
- Niche grade:  B
#9. Lee University
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- Location: Harrogate, TN
- Acceptance rate: 70%
- Net price: $23,324
- SAT range: 1000-1220
- Niche grade:  B
#8. Lincoln Memorial University
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- Location: Knoxville, TN
- Acceptance rate: 81%
- Net price: $19,985
- SAT range: 980-1190
- Niche grade:  B+
#7. Johnson University
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- Location: Milligan, TN
- Acceptance rate: 60%
- Net price: $20,448
- SAT range: 1080-1180
- Niche grade:  B+
#6. Milligan University
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- Location: Memphis, TN
- Acceptance rate: 57%
- Net price: $30,525
- SAT range: 1330-1490
- Niche grade:  B+
#5. Rhodes College
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- Location: Sewanee, TN
- Acceptance rate: 60%
- Net price: $29,626
- SAT range: 1200-1390
- Niche grade:  B+
#4. Sewanee - The University of the South
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- Location: Nashville, TN
- Acceptance rate: 74%
- Net price: $26,614
- SAT range: 1100-1270
- Niche grade:  A-
#3. Lipscomb University
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- Location: Jackson, TN
- Acceptance rate: 53%
- Net price: $27,660
- SAT range: 1120-1330
- Niche grade:  A-
#2. Union University
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- Location: Nashville, TN
- Acceptance rate: 7%
- Net price: $27,553
- SAT range: 1480-1570
- Niche grade:  A+

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin, additional writing by Lauren Liebhaber, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 46 states.

#1. Vanderbilt University
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