2026 Best Colleges for Performing Arts in Tennessee

Name: 2026 Best Colleges for Performing Arts in Tennessee (Kollegio college rankings)
Creator: Kollegio
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

9 Tennessee schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Performing Arts ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

Showing 1–9 of 9 colleges · How we rank colleges

Filter by

Cost of attendance after aid

ⓘ

$77,180

Institution type

2 Year4 Year5 Year

Field of study

Sort By

Campus Detail

Institution setting

AllCitySuburbanRural

Undergraduate enrollment

ⓘ

268763

Financial

Alumni starting salary

Tuition cost

ⓘ

$67,000

In-state tuition

ⓘ

Proportion of need based aid received

ⓘ

100%Clear Filter

International students received aid

ⓘ

100%

Average aid package

ⓘ

$82,308

Application fee

ⓘ

$150

Academics

Mean GPA

ⓘ

Mean SAT

ⓘ

1200

Mean ACT

ⓘ

#1 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Lipscomb University

Nashville

Acceptance rate

66.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$33,012

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#2 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale

Acceptance rate

66.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$22,320

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#3 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Milligan University

Milligan

Acceptance rate

70.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$34,690

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#4 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

University of Tennessee at Martin

Martin

Acceptance rate

88.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$8,378

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#5 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

King University

Bristol

Acceptance rate

54.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$31,050

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#6 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Johnson University (TN)

Knoxville

Acceptance rate

53.8%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$17,384

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#7 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Tennessee Wesleyan University

Athens

Acceptance rate

59.4%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$25,340

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#8 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

University of Tennessee Southern

Pulaski

Acceptance rate

82.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$9,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#9 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Tusculum University

Greeneville

Acceptance rate

60.4%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$25,860

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

2026 Best Colleges for Performing Arts in Tennessee

Best Colleges for Performing Arts in nearby states

More college rankings in Tennessee

Browse more