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Largest biology sciences programs in Tennessee
Tennessee biology sciences programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of Tennessee | Knoxville | Public, 4-year | 247 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | Public, 4-year | 218 |
| 3 | Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | Public, 4-year | 104 |
| 4 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | Public, 4-year | 92 |
| 5 | University of Memphis | Memphis | Public, 4-year | 77 |
| 6 | East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | Public, 4-year | 75 |
| 7 | Tennessee State University | Nashville | Public, 4-year | 58 |
| 8 | Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | Public, 4-year | 55 |
| 9 | Fisk University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 46 |
| 10 | Lipscomb University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 45 |
| 11 | Rhodes College | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 45 |
| 12 | Belmont University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 42 |
| 13 | The University of the South | Sewanee | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 33 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 28 |
| 15 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | Martin | Public, 4-year | 22 |
| 16 | Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 18 |
| 17 | Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 15 |
| 18 | Lane College | Jackson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
| 19 | The University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski | Public, 4-year | 14 |
| 20 | Christian Brothers University | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 21 | King University | Bristol | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 22 | Le Moyne-Owen College | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 23 | Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 24 | Tusculum University | Greeneville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 25 | Union University | Jackson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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