GPA Requirements to Get Into Colleges in Tennessee

Grade point average (GPA) is the number that results from tallying the numerical equivalents of students' high school course grades and dividing it by the number of courses taken. In the U.S., the GPA is generally reported on a 4.0 scale, with grades from A+ to D receiving varying numerical values, e.g., A- = 3.7, B = 3 and C+ = 2.3. As you might expect, two- and four-year colleges in Tennessee have varying GPA requirements for new students.
  1. Community Colleges

    • Chattanooga State Technical Community College, Chattanooga: 2.74 (B-/B average)

      Cleveland State Community College, Cleveland: 3.08 (B average)

      Columbia State Community College, Columbia: 3.08 (B average)

      Dyersburg State Community College, Dyersburg: 2.5 (C+/B- average)

      Jackson State Community College, Jackson: 2.84 (B-/B average)

      Nashville State Community College, Nashville: 2.91 (B-/B average)

      Northeast State Technical Community College, Blountville: 2.51 (C+/B- average)

      Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin: 2.88 (B-/B average)

    State Universities

    • Austin Peay State University, Clarksville: 3.11 (B/B+ average)

      East Tennessee State University, Johnson City: 3.3 (B+ average)

      Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro: Not reported

      Tennessee State University, Nashville: Not reported

      Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville: 3.63 (B+/A- average)

      University of Memphis, Memphis: 3.2 (B/B+ average)

    University of Tennessee System

    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville: 3.7 (A- average)

      University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis: 3.64 (B+/A- average)

      University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma: Not reported

      University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga: 3.17 (B/B+ average)

      University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin: 3.39 (B+/A- average)

    Private Institutions

    • American Baptist College, Nashville: 2.7 (B- average)

      Aquinas College, Nashville: 3.03 (B average)

      Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences, Memphis: Not reported

      Belhaven College, Memphis: 3.3 (B+ average)

      Belmont University, Nashville: 3.89 (A-/A average)

      Bethel College, McKenzie: 3.05 (B/B+ average)

      Bryan College, Dayton: 3.62 (B+/A- average)

      Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City: 3.2 (B/B+ average)

      Christian Brothers University, Memphis: 3.56 (B+/A- average)

      Crichton College, Memphis: Not reported

      Crown College, Powell: 3.93 (A/A- average)

      Cumberland University, Lebanon: 3.3 (B+ average)

      Fisk University, Nashville: 2.87 (B/B- average)

      Free Will Baptist Bible College, Nashville: 3.01 (B/B+ average)

      Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson: 3.37 (B+/A- average)

      Hiwassee College, Madisonville: Not reported

      John A. Gupton College, Nashville: Not reported

      Johnson Bible College, Knoxville: 3.06 (B/B+ average)

      King College, Bristol: 3.32 (B+/A- average)

      Knoxville College, Knoxville: Not reported

      Lambuth University, Jackson: 3.3 (B+ average)

      Lane College, Jackson: 2.8 (B-/B average)

      Lee University, Cleveland: 3.4 (B+/A- average)

      LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis: 2.5 (C+/B- average)

      Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate: 3.35 (B+/A- average)

      Lipscomb University, Nashville: 3.38 (B+/A- average)

      Martin Methodist College, Pulaski: Not reported

      Maryville College, Maryville: 3.6 (B+/A- average)

      Meharry Medical College, Nashville: 3.1 (B/B+ average)

      Memphis College of Art, Memphis: 3.19 (B/B+ average)

      Milligan College, Carter County: 3.5 (B+/A- average)

      National College of Business & Technology, Memphis: Not reported

      O'More College of Design, Franklin: Not reported

      Oxford Graduate School, Dayton: Not reported

      Remington College: 2.88 (B-/B average)

      Rhodes College, Memphis: 3.75 (A-/A average)

      Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee: 3.6 (B+/A- average)

      South College, Knoxville: 3.6 (B+/A- average)

      Southern Adventist University, Collegedale: 3.4 (B+/A- average)

      Southern College of Optometry, Memphis: 3.45 (B+/A- average)

      Strayer University, Memphis: 2.9 (B-/B average)

      Tennessee Temple University, Chattanooga: 2.0 (C average)

      Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens: 3.65 (B+/A- average)

      The Art Institute of Tennessee, Nashville: Not reported

      Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville: 3.17 (B/B+ average)

      Tusculum College, Greeneville: 2.9 (B-/B average)

      Union University, Jackson: 3.52 (B+/A- average)

      Vanderbilt University, Nashville: 3.7 (A- average)

      Watkins College of Art and Design, Nashville: 3.01 (B/B+ average)

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