Here's how Tennessee's colleges and universities ranked in the 2023 Best Colleges rankings

Becca Wright, Knoxville News Sentinel

September 12, 2022 at 5:40 PM·2 min read

U.S. News and World Report released its 2022-2023 Best Colleges rankings on Monday, and several of Tennessee's colleges and universities earned high ranks in various categories.

Nashville's Vanderbilt University ranked the the highest among Tennessee's colleges and universities, tying for 13th among national universities.

Several of Tennessee's private and smaller public schools placed in the top 50 for best regional universities

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And both Fisk University and Tennessee State University ranked in the top 50 for best Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the nation.

Looking for your college? See where they placed below!

National universities

Universities in this category typically offer a full range of undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs. They're also doing groundbreaking research.

13: Vanderbilt University
115: The University of Tennessee at Knoxville
182: Belmont University
194: Union University
212: Lipscomb University
263: University of Memphis
285: Tennessee Tech University
299: Lincoln Memorial University
299: Middle Tennessee State University
317: East Tennessee State University

National liberal arts colleges

Colleges in this category emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half of their degrees in the liberal arts fields of study.

51: The University of the South
55: Rhodes College
151: Fisk University

Regional universities in the South

Universities in this category are in the South region of the U.S., and typically they offer a full range of undergraduate programs and some master's programs.

12: Milligan University
18: Christian Brothers University
23: Lee University
26: Johnson University
26: University of Tennessee at Martin
34: Freed-Hardeman University
41: Austin Peay State University
49: King University
49: Southern Adventist University
59: Bryan College
67: Tusculum University
83: Cumberland University

Regional colleges in the South

These colleges focus on undergraduate education, but less than half of their degrees are in the liberal arts.

16: Tennessee Wesleyan University
17: Welch College
33: University of Tennessee Southern

Engineering programs offering a doctorate degree

33: Vanderbilt University
68: University of Tennessee at Knoxville
165: Tennessee Tech University
165: University of Memphis
184: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Engineering programs not offering a doctorate degree

110: University of Tennessee at Martin
130: Middle Tennessee State University
167: Lipscomb University
177: Christian Brothers University
177: Union University

Nursing programs

39: University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
51: University of Tennessee at Knoxville
135: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
153: Belmont University
153: East Tennessee State University
172: University of Memphis

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

11: Fisk University
34: Tennessee State University

Becca Wright: Higher education reporter at Knox News
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