Colleges · Chattanooga

Colleges in Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga is home to 5 colleges with about 15,683 students on campus. The largest is The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. 2 more colleges are within 15 miles.

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDS

Colleges

degree-granting, in Chattanooga

Students on campus

15,683

fall enrollment, not counting online-only

Largest

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

10,079 on campus

Most selective

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

admits 81% of applicants

Lowest net price

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

$14,265 a year after aid

Every college

All 5 colleges in Chattanooga

The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaUniversity or college · Public · 10,079 on campus 81%admitted$14knet price50%graduate$51kearnings Chattanooga State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,824 on campus Openadmitted$5knet price26%graduate$38kearnings Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical CareersUniversity or college · For-profit · 311 on campus Openadmitted$34knet price12%graduate$26kearnings Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaUniversity or college · For-profit · 236 on campus Openadmitted$24knet price60%graduate$31kearnings Richmont Graduate UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 233 on campus Openadmitted—net price—graduate—earnings

University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students on campus

Also in Chattanooga: Academy of Allied Health Careers (career schools).

Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting. Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023).

Within reach

Other colleges near Chattanooga

6 more colleges are within 30 miles of Chattanooga.

Covenant CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lookout Mountain10 mi928 students Southern Adventist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Collegedale11.2 mi2,956 students Lee UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cleveland22.4 mi3,258 students

Pentecostal Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cleveland22.5 mi82 students

Cleveland State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Cleveland22.8 mi2,758 students Dalton State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Dalton24.5 mi4,265 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Chattanooga. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.

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