20 Best colleges for Child Psychology 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 Child Psychology. A graph of 958K citations received by 20.9K academic papers made by 20 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 Child Psychology

#31 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

2. University of Memphis

Memphis

For Child Psychology

#58 in the United States

#67 in North America

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

3. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville

For Child Psychology

#92 in the United States

#105 in North America

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

4. East Tennessee State University

Johnson

For Child Psychology

#238 in the United States

#269 in North America

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

5. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis

For Child Psychology

#255 in the United States

#287 in North America

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

6. Johnson University

Knoxville

For Child Psychology

#276 in the United States

#310 in North America

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

7. Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro

For Child Psychology

#288 in the United States

#324 in North America

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

8. University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga

For Child Psychology

#332 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

9. Tennessee State University

Nashville

For Child Psychology

#521 in the United States

#571 in North America

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

10. Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville

For Child Psychology

#589 in the United States

#642 in North America

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

11. University of the South

Sewanee

For Child Psychology

#628 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

12. University of Tennessee - Martin

Martin

For Child Psychology

#696 in the United States

#755 in North America

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

13. Austin Peay State University

Clarksville

For Child Psychology

#700 in the United States

#759 in North America

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

14. King University

Bristol

For Child Psychology

#703 in the United States

#762 in North America

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

15. Rhodes College

Memphis

For Child Psychology

#742 in the United States

#802 in North America

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

16. Meharry Medical College

Nashville

For Child Psychology

#749 in the United States

#809 in North America

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

17. Lee University

Cleveland

For Child Psychology

#829 in the United States

#894 in North America

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

18. Belmont University

Nashville

For Child Psychology

#870 in the United States

#937 in North America

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

19. Bryan College - Dayton

Dayton

For Child Psychology

#892 in the United States

#959 in North America

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

20. Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate

For Child Psychology

#934 in the United States

#1002 in North America

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

Closest to Tennessee states to learn Child Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Kentucky	12	53
Alabama	14	85
Georgia	26	26
Indiana	18	37
Mississippi	8	147
South Carolina	13	65
Illinois	39	15
North Carolina	23	9
Arkansas	7	156
Ohio	40	16
West Virginia	3	88
Missouri	19	39
Virginia	31	28
Louisiana	16	61
District of Columbia	8	105
Maryland	18	13
Iowa	10	29
Pennsylvania	65	6
Michigan	19	1
Florida	29	34
Wisconsin	18	14
Oklahoma	9	132
Kansas	8	41
New Jersey	21	27
New York	97	7
Minnesota	20	11
Connecticut	18	4
Nebraska	6	66
Rhode Island	8	59
Massachusetts	52	2
Texas	54	18
Vermont	4	96
South Dakota	4	245
New Hampshire	9	128
Colorado	14	68
North Dakota	4	187
Maine	7	201
New Mexico	4	113
Utah	7	47
Montana	3	239
Arizona	6	17
Idaho	3	256
Nevada	3	139
Puerto Rico	5	655
California	84	3
Oregon	14	63
Washington	15	5
Hawaii	4	129

Psychology subfields in Tennessee

Clinical Psychology20

Cognitive Science15

Education Majors23

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience26

Occupational Therapy7

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology5