25 Best colleges for Social Psychology in Tennessee

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tennessee ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 868K citations received by 28.4K academic papers made by 25 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 Social Psychology

#57 in the United States

#64 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

2. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville

For Social Psychology

#74 in the United States

#85 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

3. University of Memphis

Memphis

For Social Psychology

#94 in the United States

#107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 99%

4. East Tennessee State University

Johnson

For Social Psychology

#254 in the United States

#285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

5. Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro

For Social Psychology

#257 in the United States

#288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

6. University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga

For Social Psychology

#281 in the United States

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1117
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 96%

7. Johnson University

Knoxville

For Social Psychology

#300 in the United States

#335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1088
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $21,012

8. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis

For Social Psychology

#326 in the United States

#364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,139
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1911

9. Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville

For Social Psychology

#515 in the United States

#567 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $8,471

10. King University

Bristol

For Social Psychology

#539 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $22,626
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $22,715

11. Tennessee State University

Nashville

For Social Psychology

#595 in the United States

#650 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $17,315
Enrollment: 9,218

12. Austin Peay State University

Clarksville

For Social Psychology

#631 in the United States

#688 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1077
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

13. University of the South

Sewanee

For Social Psychology

#651 in the United States

#710 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1307
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,061

14. Rhodes College

Memphis

For Social Psychology

#671 in the United States

#730 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $30,672

15. University of Tennessee - Martin

Martin

For Social Psychology

#682 in the United States

#742 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 99%

16. Belmont University

Nashville

For Social Psychology

#712 in the United States

#773 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $36,225

17. Bryan College - Dayton

Dayton

For Social Psychology

#729 in the United States

#791 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $16,752
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $11,977

18. Meharry Medical College

Nashville

For Social Psychology

#761 in the United States

#824 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 962
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1876

19. Union University

Jackson

For Social Psychology

#875 in the United States

#944 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,585

20. Lipscomb University

Nashville

For Social Psychology

#971 in the United States

#1042 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,937

21. South College

Knoxville

For Social Psychology

#1002 in the United States

#1073 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $14,831
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $13,048

22. Lee University

Cleveland

For Social Psychology

#1022 in the United States

#1093 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,726

23. Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate

For Social Psychology

#1070 in the United States

#1141 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1086
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,162

24. Christian Brothers University

Memphis

For Social Psychology

#1088 in the United States

#1159 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $18,612
Receiving Aid: 100%

25. Fisk University

Nashville

For Social Psychology

#1181 in the United States

#1256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,578

Closest to Tennessee states to learn Social Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Kentucky	20	47
Alabama	17	82
Georgia	35	36
Indiana	23	48
Mississippi	9	168
South Carolina	19	68
Illinois	53	10
North Carolina	33	23
Arkansas	14	135
Ohio	48	9
West Virginia	9	101
Missouri	25	43
Virginia	33	40
Louisiana	18	84
District of Columbia	9	90
Maryland	24	24
Iowa	16	25
Pennsylvania	87	5
Michigan	29	1
Florida	34	27
Wisconsin	26	15
Oklahoma	12	98
Kansas	9	51
New Jersey	22	30
New York	107	4
Minnesota	24	14
Connecticut	19	8
Nebraska	9	72
Rhode Island	9	67
Massachusetts	59	2
Texas	61	16
Vermont	7	129
South Dakota	8	279
New Hampshire	11	105
Colorado	17	75
North Dakota	4	187
Maine	7	205
New Mexico	7	103
Utah	10	54
Montana	4	217
Arizona	7	17
Idaho	5	247
Nevada	4	145
Puerto Rico	7	669
California	104	3
Oregon	15	87
Washington	19	7
Alaska	3	429
Hawaii	5	130

Psychology subfields in Tennessee

Child Psychology18

Clinical Psychology18

Cognitive Science14

Education Majors20

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience25

Occupational Therapy7

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology6