Tennessee Colleges and Scholarships
Matching Tennessee Colleges
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Four or more years; Public; $29,300 average out-state tuition; $11,110 average in-state tuition |
Vanderbilt University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $46,500 average out-state tuition; $46,500 average in-state tuition |
Middle Tennessee State University
Four or more years; Public; $24,576 average out-state tuition; $6,840 average in-state tuition |
University of Memphis
Four or more years; Public; $19,392 average out-state tuition; $7,680 average in-state tuition |
Tennessee State University
Four or more years; Public; $20,082 average out-state tuition; $6,726 average in-state tuition |
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Four or more years; Public; $23,006 average out-state tuition; $6,888 average in-state tuition |
Belmont University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $31,300 average out-state tuition; $31,300 average in-state tuition |
Tennessee College Scholarships
Tennessee Student Assistance Award ProgramTennessee Student Assistance Corporation |
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award Up to $4,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Tennessee HOPE ScholarshipTennessee Student Assistance Corporation |
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award Up to $2,850 |
deadline September 01, 2023 |
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Aspire Award - Tennessee Student Assistance Corp.Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation |
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award $1,500 |
deadline Varies |
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General Assembly Merit ScholarshipTennessee Student Assistance Corporation |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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KASF Southern Region ScholarshipKorean American Scholarship Foundation |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline June 30, 2023 |
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Intel PhD Fellowship ProgramIntel Foundation |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
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Arkansas Health Education Grant ProgramArkansas Department of Higher Education |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
About
Tennessee (/ˌtɛnəˈsiː/ (listen), locally /ˈtɛnəsi/; Cherokee: ᏔᎾᏏ, translit. Tanasi) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the west, and Missouri to the northwest. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, with a population of 660,388. Tennessee's second largest city is Memphis, which has a population of 652,717.
The state of Tennessee is rooted in the Watauga Association, a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachians. What is now Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later part of the Southwest Territory. Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. Tennessee was the last state to leave the Union and join the Confederacy at the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. Occupied by Union forces from 1862, it was the first state to be readmitted to the Union at the end of the war.
Tennessee furnished more soldiers for the Confederate Army than any other state besides Virginia, and more soldiers for the Union Army than the rest of the Confederacy combined. Beginning during Reconstruction, it had competitive party politics, but a Democratic takeover in the late 1880s resulted in passage of disenfranchisement laws that excluded most blacks and many poor whites from voting. This sharply reduced competition in politics in the state until after passage of civil rights legislation in the mid-20th century. In the 20th century, Tennessee transitioned from an agrarian economy to a more diversified economy, aided by massive federal investment in the Tennessee Valley Authority and, in the early 1940s, the city of Oak Ridge. This city was established to house the Manhattan Project's uranium enrichment facilities, helping to build the world's first atomic bombs, two of which were dropped on Imperial Japan near the end of World War II.
Tennessee's major industries include agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. Poultry, soybeans, and cattle are the state's primary agricultural products, and major manufacturing exports include chemicals, transportation equipment, and electrical equipment. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the nation's most visited national park, is headquartered in the eastern part of the state, and a section of the Appalachian Trail roughly follows the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Other major tourist attractions include the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga; Dollywood in Pigeon Forge; Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies and Ober Gatlinburg in Gatlinburg; the Parthenon, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and Ryman Auditorium in Nashville; the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg; Elvis Presley's Graceland residence and tomb, the Memphis Zoo, the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis; and Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol.
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Popular Majors in Tennessee
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
- Psychology
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Business, Management, and Marketing
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- English Language and Literature
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Political Science and Government
- Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
- Business
- Accounting and Business/Management
- Graphic Design
- Athletic Training/Trainer
- Education
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology