2,037 colleges. 27,288 programs.
Every college in the country that fields a team, by sport, state and division, with roster sizes and athletic aid dollars. Straight from the U.S. Department of Education's Equity in Athletics report, updated every year.
46 colleges in Tennessee
ClearD1 FCS
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee
14 programs5,486 students
D1
Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee
13 programs6,906 students
NAIA
Bethel University
McKenzie, Tennessee
16 programs1,467 students
NAIA
Bryan College-Dayton
Dayton, Tennessee
11 programs722 students
D2
Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, Tennessee
19 programs1,345 students
NJCAA
Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, Tennessee
5 programs3,011 students
D2
Christian Brothers University
Memphis, Tennessee
13 programs835 students
NJCAA
Cleveland State Community College
Cleveland, Tennessee
6 programs1,371 students
NJCAA
Columbia State Community College
Columbia, Tennessee
5 programs2,635 students
NAIA
Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tennessee
20 programs1,959 students
NJCAA
Dyersburg State Community College
Dyersburg, Tennessee
5 programs1,313 students
D1 FCS
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee
18 programs8,863 students
NAIA
Fisk University
Nashville, Tennessee
10 programs1,010 students
NAIA
Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, Tennessee
13 programs1,186 students
NJCAA
Jackson State Community College
Jackson, Tennessee
4 programs1,544 students
NAIA
Johnson University
Knoxville, Tennessee
10 programs677 students
D2
King University
Bristol, Tennessee
21 programs817 students
D2
Lane College
Jackson, Tennessee
10 programs719 students
D2
Le Moyne-Owen College
Memphis, Tennessee
15 programs530 students
D2
Lee University
Cleveland, Tennessee
14 programs2,407 students
D2
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, Tennessee
19 programs1,334 students
D1
Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee
13 programs2,867 students
D3
Maryville College
Maryville, Tennessee
16 programs998 students
D1 FBS
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
13 programs14,118 students
NAIA
Milligan University
Milligan, Tennessee
19 programs812 students
NJCAA
Motlow State Community College
Tullahoma, Tennessee
5 programs2,841 students
NJCAA
Pellissippi State Community College
Knoxville, Tennessee
10 programs4,398 students
D3
Rhodes College
Memphis, Tennessee
19 programs1,747 students
NJCAA
Roane State Community College
Harriman, Tennessee
10 programs2,059 students
NJCAA
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Memphis, Tennessee
5 programs2,761 students
D1 FCS
Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee
11 programs4,472 students
D1 FCS
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, Tennessee
13 programs8,103 students
NAIA
Tennessee Wesleyan University
Athens, Tennessee
17 programs784 students
NAIA
The University of Tennessee Southern
Pulaski, Tennessee
18 programs805 students
D1 FCS
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee
14 programs9,212 students
D1 FBS
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
16 programs29,542 students
D1 FCS
The University of Tennessee-Martin
Martin, Tennessee
16 programs4,535 students
D3
The University of the South
Sewanee, Tennessee
24 programs1,593 students
D2
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, Tennessee
16 programs1,403 students
D2
Tusculum University
Greeneville, Tennessee
22 programs736 students
D2
Union University
Jackson, Tennessee
11 programs1,406 students
D1 FBS
University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
15 programs10,443 students
D1 FBS
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
14 programs7,166 students
NJCAA
Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin, Tennessee
4 programs3,549 students
NJCAA
Walters State Community College
Morristown, Tennessee
8 programs2,526 students
Other
Welch College
Gallatin, Tennessee
5 programs169 students
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis, 2024-25 reporting year, and the IPEDS institution directory. Participant counts are rostered athletes as reported by each school. Cheer and dance are not federal reporting sports and do not appear here.