Federal enrolment data · Fall 2023 · Tennessee
Online colleges in Tennessee
Across the 67 Tennessee colleges the federal government holds distance-education figures for, 59,504 students (20%) were enrolled entirely at a distance in Fall 2023, and 54% took at least one distance course. 21 of those colleges enrol at least a quarter of their students that way; they are listed below, largest online intake first.
Colleges with federal figures
67
In Tennessee
Students studying entirely online
59,504
20% of the 302,677 enrolled at those colleges
Took at least one distance course
54%
Fully online plus part-distance study
Colleges on the list below
21
At least 25% of students studying entirely online AND at least 50 of them. CampusPin thresholds, not federal categories.
Why your state still matters for online study
Distance study has no postcode, but the price and the paperwork do. Most public institutions charge residents less than non-residents, including for online courses at many of them, and states authorise which out-of-state institutions may enrol their residents at all. Starting from the colleges in Tennessee is therefore usually starting from the cheaper and simpler end, which is the only sense in which an online college is “in” a state.
Tennessee colleges where students actually study online
Every Tennessee college where at least 25% of students were enrolled entirely at a distance and at least 50students did so, ordered by how many. Share alone would let a twenty-student campus open the list ahead of a community college teaching thousands at a distance. It is a measurement of enrolment, not a ranking, and nobody paid to be on it.
4,182 of 8,234 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,953 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $17,935 in-state.
3,431 of 3,667 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 92 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $18,841 in-state.
2,918 of 2,920 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $13,920 in-state.
2,660 of 9,945 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 3,493 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $8,675 in-state / $14,219 out-of-state.
2,477 of 6,980 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,263 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,550 in-state / $17,750 out-of-state.
2,315 of 6,605 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,947 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,524 in-state / $17,724 out-of-state.
2,178 of 6,060 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,810 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,536 in-state / $17,736 out-of-state.
1,875 of 6,941 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,030 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $10,208 in-state / $16,248 out-of-state.
1,777 of 6,601 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,474 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,550 in-state / $17,750 out-of-state.
1,264 of 3,078 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 872 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,516 in-state / $17,716 out-of-state.
1,134 of 3,143 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 780 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,540 in-state / $17,740 out-of-state.
1,120 of 3,196 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 715 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $29,790 in-state.
835 of 2,735 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 807 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $34,700 in-state.
644 of 1,548 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 175 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $18,900 in-state.
517 of 1,295 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 351 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $34,800 in-state.
419 of 501 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 67 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $18,841 in-state.
269 of 950 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 158 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $20,318 in-state.
127 of 160 students enrolled entirely at a distance · private · published tuition $12,040 in-state.
118 of 351 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 101 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $18,841 in-state.
108 of 308 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 200 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $18,841 in-state.
62 of 62 students enrolled entirely at a distance · private · published tuition $18,841 in-state.
Tuition shown is the published institution-wide rate, not the price of an online programme. Many colleges price online study on a separate schedule, and some charge a single rate regardless of where the student lives, so treat them as headline figures for the institution and confirm the online rate with the institution.
What this list is not
- It is not the complete set of your options. It counts students, not programmes. A college below the threshold may run an excellent online degree that few students happened to take exclusively that term, and residents of Tennessee can enrol with institutions anywhere.
- It is not a ranking. A high share describes how an institution enrols, not how good it is. Some of the largest shares belong to institutions worth reading carefully before applying, which is why every row links to the full profile with cost, debt and graduation figures.
- It is one term. These are Fall 2023 enrolments, on the federal reporting cycle.
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Source & methodology
Enrolment figures are from the U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Fall Enrollment (distance education status), Fall 2023. Published tuition and control are from CampusPin's committed institution snapshot. Federal data is public domain; credit the U.S. Department of Education.
Distance-education figures count STUDENTS enrolled in Fall 2023, not programs on offer. "Exclusively at a distance" means a student took only distance courses that term. A college with few or no such students may still run online courses or an online degree, so a low figure is not evidence that online study is unavailable, and a high one is not a judgement of quality either way.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. (2026). Online study at Tennessee colleges. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/online-colleges-in/tennessee
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