7 Best colleges for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Nashville, TN

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Below is a list of best universities in Nashville ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 1.88M citations received by 59.8K academic papers made by 7 universities in Nashville 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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Tennessee
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

2. Tennessee State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Tennessee
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$17,315
Enrollment
9,218

3. Meharry Medical College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Tennessee
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
962
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1876

4. Belmont University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in Tennessee
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$36,225

5. Lipscomb University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in Tennessee
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$27,937

6. Fisk University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in Tennessee
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$20,578

7. Trevecca Nazarene University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in Tennessee
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$16,080

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Nashville

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
52 Middle Tennessee State University 316
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Murfreesboro, Tennessee
96 Western Kentucky University 302
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Bowling Green, Kentucky
115 Tennessee Technological University 461
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Cookeville, Tennessee
132 University of the South 628
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Sewanee, Tennessee
147 Murray State University 470
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Murray, Kentucky
161 University of Alabama in Huntsville 299
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Huntsville, Alabama
183 University of Tennessee - Chattanooga 336
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
205 Lee University 722
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Cleveland, Tennessee
212 University of Evansville 715
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Evansville, Indiana
213 University of Southern Indiana 627
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Evansville, Indiana