34 Best Engineering schools in Tennessee

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tennessee ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 5.61M citations received by 175K academic papers made by 34 universities in Tennessee was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville

For Engineering

#55 in the United States

#62 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

2. Vanderbilt University

Nashville

For Engineering

#63 in the United States

#71 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

3. University of Memphis

Memphis

For Engineering

#190 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

4. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis

For Engineering

#193 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,121
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1911

5. Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville

For Engineering

#257 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

6. Johnson University

Knoxville

For Engineering

#301 in the United States

#342 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,713

7. East Tennessee State University

Johnson

For Engineering

#323 in the United States

#366 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

8. University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga

For Engineering

#341 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

9. Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro

For Engineering

#378 in the United States

#426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 96%

10. Tennessee State University

Nashville

For Engineering

#396 in the United States

#445 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 962
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

11. University of the South

Sewanee

For Engineering

#492 in the United States

#545 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1317
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,616

12. Fisk University

Nashville

For Engineering

#536 in the United States

#590 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,836

13. South College

Knoxville

For Engineering

#572 in the United States

#627 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $16,584
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $13,698

14. King University

Bristol

For Engineering

#576 in the United States

#631 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Net Price: $23,282
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $24,339

15. Meharry Medical College

Nashville

For Engineering

#613 in the United States

#668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,083
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1876

16. Rhodes College

Memphis

For Engineering

#704 in the United States

#766 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,590

17. Union University

Jackson

For Engineering

#765 in the United States

#829 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,191

18. Austin Peay State University

Clarksville

For Engineering

#766 in the United States

#830 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1054
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

19. Bryan College - Dayton

Dayton

For Engineering

#862 in the United States

#929 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,105
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $12,650

20. University of Tennessee - Martin

Martin

For Engineering

#889 in the United States

#956 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 99%

21. Belmont University

Nashville

For Engineering

#898 in the United States

#965 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $37,558

22. Christian Brothers University

Memphis

For Engineering

#938 in the United States

#1006 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $17,068

23. Milligan College

Milligan College

For Engineering

#958 in the United States

#1027 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $21,463

24. Lee University

Cleveland

For Engineering

#982 in the United States

#1051 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,222

25. Southern College of Optometry

Memphis

For Engineering

#1030 in the United States

#1101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 525
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1932

26. Lipscomb University

Nashville

For Engineering

#1034 in the United States

#1105 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1248
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,386

27. Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate

For Engineering

#1147 in the United States

#1221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1113
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $19,401

28. Maryville College

Maryville

For Engineering

#1175 in the United States

#1251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1103
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $20,990

29. Carson-Newman University

Jefferson City

For Engineering

#1243 in the United States

#1321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $19,755

30. Southern Adventist University

Collegedale

For Engineering

#1291 in the United States

#1369 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,374

31. Lane College

Jackson

For Engineering

#1314 in the United States

#1392 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,384
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $10,229

32. Welch College

Gallatin

For Engineering

#1413 in the United States

#1494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $19,214
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $15,153

33. Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences

Memphis

For Engineering

#1509 in the United States

#1594 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $15,395
Receiving Aid: 100%

34. Omega Graduate School

Dayton

For Engineering

#1518 in the United States

#1603 in North America

Enrollment: 62
Male:Female: 50:50

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Kentucky	25	70
Alabama	26	92
Georgia	47	10
Indiana	32	17
Mississippi	14	124
South Carolina	28	82
Illinois	70	6
North Carolina	41	35
Arkansas	18	119
Ohio	60	23
West Virginia	18	111
Missouri	36	49
Virginia	42	33
Louisiana	24	79
District of Columbia	10	102
Maryland	27	18
Iowa	29	42
Pennsylvania	104	12
Michigan	36	5
Florida	59	27
Delaware	3	59
Wisconsin	32	13
Oklahoma	20	94
Kansas	13	96
New Jersey	28	19
New York	137	8
Minnesota	27	15
Connecticut	20	29
Nebraska	12	76
Rhode Island	9	64
Massachusetts	69	2
Texas	76	11
Vermont	13	135
South Dakota	8	231
New Hampshire	11	99
Colorado	21	36
North Dakota	8	168
Maine	14	181
New Mexico	9	88
Utah	12	45
Montana	8	157
Arizona	10	32
Idaho	7	152
Nevada	7	132
Puerto Rico	15	277
California	134	1
Oregon	17	71
Washington	31	7
Alaska	4	184
Hawaii	7	121