Listed below are the Tennessee institutions of higher education in the BrainTrack database. Large schools in Tennessee include: The University of Tennessee, Middle Tennessee State University, University of Memphis, East Tennessee State University, and Vanderbilt University.
| School | City | Students | Highest
Degree | Tenure System | | American Baptist College | Nashville | 106 | Bachelors | |
| Aquinas College | Nashville | 847 | Bachelors | |
| Argosy University | Nashville | | | |
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | 9,401 | Masters | yes |
| Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences | Memphis | 929 | Bachelors | |
| Belmont University | Nashville | 4,991 | | yes |
| Carson-Newman College | Jefferson City | 2,032 | Masters | yes |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | 8,485 | Associates | yes |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis | 1,869 | Masters | yes |
| Church of God Theological Seminary | Cleveland | 208 | | yes |
| Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland | 3,335 | Associates | yes |
| Columbia State Community College | Columbia | 4,770 | Associates | yes |
| Cumberland University | Lebanon | 1,351 | Masters | |
| DeVry University | Memphis, Nashville | | | |
| DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management | Memphis, Nashville | | | |
| Draughons Junior College Inc | Nashville | 444 | Associates | |
| Draughons Junior College-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | 558 | Associates | |
| Dyersburg State Community College | Dyersburg | 2,749 | Associates | yes |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | 13,646 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Emmanuel School of Religion | Johnson City | 133 | | yes |
| Fisk University | Nashville | 726 | Masters | yes |
| Fountainhead College of Technology | Knoxville | 116 | Bachelors | |
| Free Will Baptist Bible College | Nashville | 317 | Bachelors | |
| Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | 2,061 | Masters | yes |
| Hiwassee College | Madisonville | 116 | Bachelors | yes |
| International Academy of Design and Technology | Nashville | | | |
| ITT Technical Institute | Chattanooga, Cordova, Johnson City, Knoxville, Nashville | | | |
| Jackson State Community College | Jackson | 4,381 | Associates | yes |
| John A Gupton College | Nashville | 101 | Associates | |
| Johnson Bible College | Knoxville | 801 | Masters | |
| Kaplan Career Institute | Nashville | | | |
| King College | Bristol | 1,702 | Masters | |
| Lambuth University | Jackson | 815 | Bachelors | yes |
| Lane College | Jackson | 1,981 | Bachelors | yes |
| Le Moyne-Owen College | Memphis | 693 | Bachelors | yes |
| Lee University | Cleveland | 4,147 | Masters | yes |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | 3,365 | Doctoral & professional | |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | 3,073 | | yes |
| Martin Methodist College | Pulaski | 953 | Bachelors | yes |
| Maryville College | Maryville | 1,114 | Bachelors | yes |
| Medvance Institute-Cookeville | Cookeville | 377 | Associates | |
| MedVance Institute-Nashville | Nashville | 404 | Associates | |
| Meharry Medical College | NASHVILLE | 739 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Memphis College of Art | Memphis | 404 | Masters | |
| Memphis Theological Seminary | Memphis | 280 | | yes |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia | Madison | 213 | Masters | |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | 23,872 | | yes |
| Miller-Motte Technical College | Chattanooga, Clarksville, Goodlettsville | | | |
| Milligan College | Milligan College | 1,018 | Masters | yes |
| Motlow State Community College | Tullahoma | 4,394 | Associates | yes |
| Nashville Auto-Diesel College | Nashville | | | |
| Nashville State Community College | Nashville | 7,716 | Associates | yes |
| National College | Bartlett, Bristol, Knoxville, Madison, Memphis, Nashville | | | |
| North Central Institute | Clarksville | 117 | Associates | |
| Northeast State Community College | Blountville | 5,470 | Associates | yes |
| Nossi College of Art | Goodlettsville | 381 | Bachelors | |
| O'More College of Design | Franklin | 202 | Bachelors | |
| Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville | 8,743 | Associates | yes |
| Remington College | Memphis, Nashville | | | |
| Rhodes College | Memphis | 1,678 | Masters | yes |
| Richmont Graduate University | Chattanooga | 268 | Masters | |
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | 5,534 | Associates | yes |
| School of Audio Engineering | Nashville | | | |
| Sewanee-The University of the South | Sewanee | 1,562 | | yes |
| South College | Knoxville | | | |
| Southeastern Institute | Nashville | | | |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | 2,777 | Masters | |
| Southern College of Optometry | Memphis | 483 | | yes |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | 11,427 | Associates | yes |
| Strayer University | Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville | | | |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville | 8,254 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | 10,793 | | yes |
| Tennessee Temple University | Chattanooga | 716 | | |
| Tennessee Wesleyan College | Athens | 988 | Bachelors | yes |
| The Art Institutes | Nashville | | | |
| The University of Tennessee | Knoxville | 30,410 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 9,807 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | Martin | 7,574 | Masters | yes |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | 2,366 | | yes |
| Tusculum College | Greeneville | 2,241 | Masters | yes |
| Union University | Jackson | 3,655 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of Memphis | Memphis | 20,220 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of Phoenix | Chattanooga, Cordova, Franklin, Nashville | | | |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | 12,093 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Vatterott College | Memphis | | | |
| Victory University | Memphis | 1,016 | Bachelors | |
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | 7,241 | Associates | yes |
| Walters State Community College | Morristown | 5,918 | Associates | yes |
| Watkins College of Art & Design | Nashville | 387 | Bachelors | |
| West Tennessee Business College | Jackson | 406 | Associates | |
| William Moore College of Technology | Memphis | 177 | Associates | |
