
Vanderbilt University
Elite ProgramNashville, Tennessee · NCAA D1 · Southeastern
NCAA D1 · Southeastern
Explore colleges in Tennessee recruiting Women's Cheerleading athletes, most popular programs first. Open any school to see its division, costs and coaches, or let our cheerleading recruiting platform email every coach for you.

Nashville, Tennessee · NCAA D1 · Southeastern
NCAA D1 · Southeastern

Clarksville, Tennessee · NCAA D1 · Atlantic Sun
NCAA D1 · Atlantic Sun

Nashville, Tennessee · NCAA D1 · Missouri Valley
NCAA D1 · Missouri Valley

Johnson City, Tennessee · NCAA D1 · Southern
NCAA D1 · Southern

Cookeville, Tennessee · NCAA D1 · Ohio Valley
NCAA D1 · Ohio Valley

Nashville, Tennessee · NCAA D1 · Ohio Valley
NCAA D1 · Ohio Valley
How the programs break down by division, conference, cost and size. Coaches verified November 2026.
Tennessee has 25 colleges with Women's Cheerleading programs. Of those, 6 compete in NCAA Division I, 8 in NCAA Division II, 2 in NCAA Division III, 8 in the NAIA and 1 at the junior college level. The most popular programs are Vanderbilt University, Austin Peay State University and Belmont University. Their head coaches are Jodi DeFilippi at Vanderbilt University and Jessica Woody at Belmont University. 3 schools compete in the Mid-South Conference, the most common conference.
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Vanderbilt UniversityNashville · Southeastern · Coach Jodi DeFilippi6% accepted
Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville · Atlantic Sun$9.9k net price · 96% accepted
Belmont UniversityNashville · Missouri Valley · Coach Jessica Woody$37.6k net price · 95% accepted
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City · Southern$16.3k net price · 86% accepted
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate · South Atlantic · Coach Rhileigh Alred$19.4k net price · 63% accepted
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City · South Atlantic · Coach Makyla Chollman Wyatt$19.8k net price · 90% accepted
Lee UniversityCleveland · Gulf South · Coach Melissa Scannapiego$20.2k net price · 71% accepted
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville · Gulf South$16.2k net price · 69% accepted
Cumberland UniversityLebanon · Mid-South · Coach Jessica Cain$17.7k net price · 67% accepted
Bethel UniversityMcKenzie · Mid-South · Coach Leigh Carr$20.6k net price · 60% accepted
Milligan UniversityMilligan · Appalachian Athletic · Coach Tori Mingo$21.5k net price · 72% accepted
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens · Appalachian Athletic · Coach Ashley Ingram$16.4k net price · 69% acceptedQuick answers about the programs and how to reach their coaches.
25 colleges in Tennessee have Women's Cheerleading programs: 6 Division I, 8 Division II, 2 Division III, 8 NAIA and 1 Junior college.
6 colleges in Tennessee compete in NCAA Division I Women's Cheerleading: Austin Peay State University, Belmont University, East Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and Vanderbilt University.
8 colleges in Tennessee compete in NCAA Division II Women's Cheerleading: Carson-Newman University, King University, Lee University, Le Moyne-Owen College, Lincoln Memorial University, Trevecca Nazarene University, Tusculum University and Union University.
2 colleges in Tennessee compete in NCAA Division III Women's Cheerleading: Maryville College and University of the South.
8 colleges in Tennessee compete in NAIA Women's Cheerleading: Bethel University, Bryan College, Dayton, Cumberland University, Fisk University, Freed-Hardeman University, Milligan University, Tennessee Wesleyan University and University of Tennessee Southern.
1 college in Tennessee competes in NJCAA junior college Women's Cheerleading: Jackson State Community College.
Jackson State Community College has the lowest average net price at $7,068 a year after grants and scholarships.
The Mid-South Conference has the most Women's Cheerleading programs in Tennessee.
Jodi DeFilippi (Vanderbilt University), Jessica Woody (Belmont University), Sydney Hickerson (Tennessee Technological University), Dwight Pope (Tennessee State University), Rhileigh Alred (Lincoln Memorial University), Makyla Chollman Wyatt (Carson-Newman University), Melissa Scannapiego (Lee University) and Canaan Loope (Tusculum University).
There are 32 coaches recruiting Women's Cheerleading in Tennessee. Start a free 7-day AthleticScholar trial to see who recruits your position and send personal messages from your own Gmail, with follow-ups until they reply.
The most popular programs at each level, with links to the full lists.
6 schools in Tennessee compete in NCAA Division I.
8 schools in Tennessee compete in NCAA Division II.
2 schools in Tennessee compete in NCAA Division III.
8 schools in Tennessee compete in NAIA.
1 school in Tennessee competes in NJCAA junior college.