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Best Tennessee Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 18 Tennessee men's Football programs by academic score — a composite of acceptance rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average acceptance rate across Tennessee men's Football programs is 69%, with an average graduation rate of 52%, and median earnings around $51,944.
Use this ranking to find programs at schools with strong academic outcomes, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.
Programs
18
Avg. Accept. Rate
69%
Avg. Grad Rate
52%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$51,944
Top programs
Showing 10 of 18 programs.
Rank
Program
Accept. Rate
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$91,565
2
2. The University of the South
Sewanee, TN
Retention
89%
Grad Rate
80%
Earnings (10YR)
$64,911
3
3. Rhodes College
Memphis, TN
Retention
92%
Grad Rate
85%
Earnings (10YR)
$66,651
4
4. Cumberland University
Lebanon, TN
Retention
59%
Grad Rate
42%
Earnings (10YR)
$57,687
5
5. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
Retention
92%
Grad Rate
74%
Earnings (10YR)
$60,249
6
6. Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
53%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,382
7
7. Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
58%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,501
8
8. Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
Retention
80%
Grad Rate
54%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,541
9
9. Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN
Retention
63%
Grad Rate
25%
Earnings (10YR)
$44,367
10
10. University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
Retention
77%
Grad Rate
51%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,458
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