In 2010, more than 23,000 undergraduate students attended Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, making it the largest of the state's four-year public universities. With more than 21,000 attending, the University of Tennessee-Knoxville claims second place for largest school, but its 2010 freshman students placed first among public schools for SAT scores. Other four-year public universities in Tennessee are Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, the University of Memphis, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis and University of Tennessee-Martin.
Vanderbilt University's 2010 freshman students scored the highest verbal and math SAT scores of all four-year public and private colleges in the state. Other private four-year schools based in Nashville are American Baptist College, Aquinas College, Argosy University, Belmont University, Fisk University, Free Will Baptist Bible College, International Academy of Design and Technology, ITT Technical Institute (Nashville), Lipscomb University, Trevecca Nazarene University and Watkins College of Art, Design and Film.
The 2010 freshman students at Rhodes College earned the second highest verbal and math SAT scores of all four-year colleges in the state. Other private four-year institutions in this city are Baptist College of Health Sciences, Christian Brothers University, ITT Technical Institute (Cordova/Memphis), Lemoyne-Owen College, Memphis College of Art, Victory University, and Visible School Music and Worship Arts College.
The 2010 freshman class attending the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, earned the third highest SAT scores of all Tennessee four-year colleges. The private four-year schools based in Jackson, Tennessee are Lambuth University, Lane College and Union University. Johnson Bible College, ITT Technical Institute (Knoxville) and South College are in Knoxville. The remaining private four-year colleges in Tennessee are Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Bethel University in McKenzie, Bryan College in Dayton, Cumberland University in Lebanon, Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, King College in Bristol, Lee University in Cleveland, Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Maryville College in Maryville, Milligan College, O'More College of Design in Franklin, Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, Tusculum College in Greeneville and Williamson Christian College in Franklin.