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| Rank in Tennessee | Highest Full-Time Faculty Salaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2015 | School Name | 2020 | 2015 |
| 1 | 1 | Vanderbilt Â鶹Íø | $132,149 | $117,916 (↑12.1%) |
| 2 | N/A | The Â鶹Íø of Tennessee Health Science Center | $129,122 | Not Available |
| 3 | 3 | Southern College of Optometry | $117,045 | $107,282 (↑9.1%) |
| 4 | 4 | The Â鶹Íø of Tennessee-Knoxville | $105,955 | $98,150 (↑8.0%) |
| 5 ↑ | 6 | Belmont Â鶹Íø | $103,879 | $86,691 (↑19.8%) |
| 6 ↓ | 5 | South College | $90,440 | $88,208 (↑2.5%) |
| 7 ↑ | 17 | DeVry Â鶹Íø-Tennessee | $88,451 | $67,310 (↑31.4%) |
| 8 ↑ | 9 | The Â鶹Íø of the South | $85,795 | $75,500 (↑13.6%) |
| 9 ↓ | 7 | Lipscomb Â鶹Íø | $83,871 | $78,654 (↑6.6%) |
| 10 ↓ | 8 | Â鶹Íø of Memphis | $82,798 | $76,810 (↑7.8%) |
| 11 | N/A | Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | $82,142 | Not Available |
| 12 ↓ | 10 | Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences | $80,299 | $74,580 (↑7.7%) |
| 13 ↓ | 11 | Union Â鶹Íø | $79,747 | $73,997 (↑7.8%) |
| 14 ↑ | 15 | The Â鶹Íø of Tennessee-Chattanooga | $79,600 | $69,853 (↑14.0%) |
| 15 ↓ | 12 | Rhodes College | $77,104 | $72,314 (↑6.6%) |
| 16 ↓ | 13 | $75,935 | $70,369 (↑7.9%) | |
| 17 ↑ | 18 | Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville | $74,001 | $67,122 (↑10.2%) |
| 18 ↓ | 16 | Tennessee Technological Â鶹Íø | $73,758 | $68,307 (↑8.0%) |
| 19 ↑ | 27 | Austin Peay State Â鶹Íø | $72,407 | $62,026 (↑16.7%) |
| 20 ↑ | 21 | $71,095 | $64,368 (↑10.5%) | |
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