Nearby colleges
Colleges near Nashville, TN
21 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Nashville, Tennessee — 17 in Nashville itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Nashville by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Nashville State Community College ($4,730)
- Median in-state tuition (21 reporting)
- $18,841
- Median net price after aid (18 reporting)
- $24,372
- Highest graduation rate
- Vanderbilt University (94%)
- Most selective
- Vanderbilt University (6% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- Vanderbilt University (13,447 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Nashville
Nearest first. Showing 21 of 21. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Nashville campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | <1 mi | Nashville, TN | $17,048 | $27,267 | 100% | Not reported | Community college |
| John A Gupton College | <1 mi | Nashville, TN | $12,223 | $19,334 | 100% | 38% | Community college |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | <1 mi | Nashville, TN | $17,514 | $24,700 | 100% | 42% | University |
| Fisk University | 1 mi | Nashville, TN | $25,858 | $32,020 | 37% | 30% | University |
| Meharry Medical College | 1 mi | Nashville, TN | $18,841 | Not reported | 47% | Not reported | University |
| Vanderbilt University | 2 mi | Nashville, TN | $67,498 | $15,846 | 6% | 94% | University |
| Belmont University | 2 mi | Nashville, TN | $42,540 | $33,147 | 95% | 71% | University |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | 2 mi | Nashville, TN | $31,300 | $16,813 | 69% | 53% | University |
| Tennessee State University | 3 mi | Nashville, TN | $8,616 | $10,026 | 70% | 34% | University |
| American Baptist College | 3 mi | Nashville, TN | $13,604 | $19,294 | 100% | 39% | University |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville | 3 mi | Nashville, TN | $18,841 | $32,544 | 100% | 68% | Community college |
| Lipscomb University | 4 mi | Nashville, TN | $40,572 | $24,739 | 68% | 72% | University |
| Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | 4 mi | Nashville, TN | $18,841 | Not reported | 100% | Not reported | Community college |
| Nashville State Community College | 4 mi | Nashville, TN | $4,730 | $6,777 | 100% | 18% | Community college |
| Nossi College of Art and Design | 6 mi | Nashville, TN | $20,350 | $24,044 | 46% | 42% | University |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | 7 mi | Nashville, TN | $16,258 | $29,098 | 100% | 47% | Community college |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville | 7 mi | Nashville, TN | $15,627 | $29,039 | 100% | 43% | Community college |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc | 9 mi | Madison, TN | $18,841 | Not reported | 89% | Not reported | University |
| Williamson Christian College | 14 mi | Franklin, TN | $16,090 | $22,721 | 100% | 67% | University |
| Welch College | 19 mi | Gallatin, TN | $21,400 | $25,263 | 100% | 53% | University |
| Volunteer State Community College | 21 mi | Gallatin, TN | $4,756 | $7,802 | 100% | 28% | Community college |
What the Nashville area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Nashville CampusPin finds 21 colleges. 17 of them are in Nashville itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Nashville campus cluster.
- Nashville State Community College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 21 nearby colleges listed, at $4,730. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 8 of the 21 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Nashville is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Nashville anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Nashville, TN?
- CampusPin finds 21 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Nashville, Tennessee. That includes 17 located in Nashville itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable.
- What is the closest college to Nashville?
- Of the colleges on this page, Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus in Nashville is the nearest to the Nashville campus cluster at about under a mile. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Nashville?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Nashville, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Nashville come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
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Suggested citation
CampusPin. Colleges Near Nashville, TN. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/colleges-near/nashville-tn