21 Best colleges for Anthropology in Tennessee

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tennessee ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 440K citations received by 15.7K academic papers made by 21 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. Vanderbilt University

Nashville

For Anthropology

#60 in the United States

#70 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,186

2. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville

For Anthropology

#69 in the United States

#79 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

3. University of Memphis

Memphis

For Anthropology

#150 in the United States

#173 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1048
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

4. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis

For Anthropology

#230 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,101
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1911

5. East Tennessee State University

Johnson

For Anthropology

#245 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

6. Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro

For Anthropology

#274 in the United States

#310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 96%

7. Johnson University

Knoxville

For Anthropology

#311 in the United States

#347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,615

8. University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga

For Anthropology

#345 in the United States

#383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1112
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 96%

9. Meharry Medical College

Nashville

For Anthropology

#429 in the United States

#477 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,226
Male:Female: 32:68
Founded: 1876

10. Tennessee State University

Nashville

For Anthropology

#514 in the United States

#571 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 965
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 75%

11. Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville

For Anthropology

#578 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1179
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

12. University of the South

Sewanee

For Anthropology

#656 in the United States

#717 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $34,815

13. Rhodes College

Memphis

For Anthropology

#657 in the United States

#718 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1393
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,037

14. Lee University

Cleveland

For Anthropology

#677 in the United States

#738 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $20,416

15. Belmont University

Nashville

For Anthropology

#719 in the United States

#781 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $38,578

16. Bryan College - Dayton

Dayton

For Anthropology

#731 in the United States

#794 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,159
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,271

17. Austin Peay State University

Clarksville

For Anthropology

#734 in the United States

#797 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 99%

18. University of Tennessee - Martin

Martin

For Anthropology

#790 in the United States

#857 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 99%

19. King University

Bristol

For Anthropology

#816 in the United States

#884 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,748
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,366

20. Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate

For Anthropology

#916 in the United States

#989 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,447

21. Lipscomb University

Nashville

For Anthropology

#945 in the United States

#1018 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,695

Closest to Tennessee states to learn Anthropology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Kentucky	16	57
Alabama	14	66
Georgia	31	27
Indiana	22	46
Mississippi	7	204
South Carolina	15	44
Illinois	43	13
North Carolina	26	9
Arkansas	9	172
Ohio	36	22
West Virginia	4	122
Missouri	20	37
Virginia	26	42
Louisiana	16	97
District of Columbia	9	59
Maryland	22	6
Iowa	9	50
Pennsylvania	62	10
Michigan	22	1
Florida	30	33
Wisconsin	21	16
Oklahoma	9	92
Kansas	8	63
New Jersey	20	24
New York	95	8
Minnesota	24	17
Connecticut	18	15
Nebraska	6	64
Rhode Island	9	70
Massachusetts	52	2
Texas	57	21
Vermont	6	136
South Dakota	5	268
New Hampshire	8	119
Colorado	17	56
North Dakota	3	241
Maine	7	234
New Mexico	6	58
Utah	9	39
Montana	3	219
Arizona	7	14
Idaho	3	247
Nevada	3	128
Puerto Rico	8	389
California	91	4
Oregon	15	103
Washington	19	3
Alaska	3	292
Hawaii	5	54