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| Rank in Tennessee | Highest Enrollment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2015 | School Name | 2020 | 2015 |
| 1 | 1 | The Â鶹Íø of Tennessee-Knoxville | 28,894 | 30,030 (↓3.8%) |
| 2 | 2 | 21,631 | 23,881 (↓9.4%) | |
| 3 | 3 | Â鶹Íø of Memphis | 21,458 | 21,480 (↓0.1%) |
| 4 | 4 | 14,317 | 14,691 (↓2.5%) | |
| 5 | 5 | Vanderbilt Â鶹Íø | 12,824 | 12,757 (↑0.5%) |
| 6 | 6 | The Â鶹Íø of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 11,638 | 11,674 (↓0.3%) |
| 7 ↑ | 10 | Austin Peay State Â鶹Íø | 10,954 | 10,399 (↑5.3%) |
| 8 ↑ | 9 | Pellissippi State Community College | 10,894 | 10,704 (↑1.8%) |
| 9 ↓ | 7 | Tennessee Technological Â鶹Íø | 10,186 | 11,118 (↓8.4%) |
| 10 ↓ | 8 | Southwest Tennessee Community College | 9,347 | 10,817 (↓13.6%) |
| 11 ↑ | 14 | Volunteer State Community College | 9,154 | 8,153 (↑12.3%) |
| 12 ↓ | 11 | Nashville State Community College | 8,284 | 10,007 (↓17.2%) |
| 13 ↑ | 16 | Belmont Â鶹Íø | 8,260 | 6,915 (↑19.5%) |
| 14 ↓ | 12 | Chattanooga State Community College | 8,241 | 9,910 (↓16.8%) |
| 15 ↓ | 13 | 7,774 | 8,883 (↓12.5%) | |
| 16 ↓ | 15 | The Â鶹Íø of Tennessee-Martin | 7,048 | 7,423 (↓5.1%) |
| 17 ↑ | 23 | Motlow State Community College | 6,886 | 4,900 (↑40.5%) |
| 18 ↑ | 21 | Columbia State Community College | 6,221 | 5,225 (↑19.1%) |
| 19 ↓ | 18 | Walters State Community College | 6,144 | 6,265 (↓1.9%) |
| 20 | 20 | Northeast State Community College | 6,139 | 5,893 (↑4.2%) |
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