It’s not just members of the Maryville College Family who think we’re great. We regularly rank among the best schools in the South, and funding bodies on the state and federal government levels regularly award us grants for important research and initiatives. Below are some of our rankings, recognitions and distinctives.
COLLEGES OF DISTINCTION
Colleges of Distinction annually recognizes colleges and universities that exhibit excellence in four distinctions: engaged students, great teaching, vibrant community and successful outcomes. In addition to overall recognition, Maryville College earned badges for:
- Career development
- Educator preparation
- International
- Military support
- Training for business
MILITARY-FRIENDLY SCHOOL
(2025-2026)
Viqtory Media, a standard-setter for colleges providing positive employment and education outcomes for veterans and their families, first recognized Maryville College in 2015.
TOP ADVENTURE COLLEGE
In an annual contest sponsored by Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine, Maryville College has been consistently ranked among the top adventure colleges in the Southeast.
Transfer Honor Roll
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) has named Maryville College to its 2025 Transfer Honor Roll in recognition of the dynamic pathways created to support transfer students.
Maryville College is one of 251 U.S. colleges and universities – and one of six in Tennessee – on the Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll.
CARNEGIE CLASSIFIED
In 2020, Maryville College received the Carnegie Foundation’s Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement. It is now one of nine institutions in the state of Tennessee to carry this distinction.
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE
Maryville College is one of only six colleges and universities in Tennessee registered as an Exercise is Medicine® on Campus (EIM-OC) school. This global health initiative, backed by the American College of Sports Medicine, encourages faculty, staff and students to work together to improve the health and well-being of the campus community. Maryville has earned the Gold Campus status for 8 years in a row.
LEED CERTIFICATION
In 2013, Maryville College celebrated a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council following a renovation of Crawford House, which was built in 1876. Crawford House is the oldest structure in Tennessee and the second oldest in the country to earn the distinction.
OTHER
- No. 1 in Tennessee — LendEDU’s 2020 Best Colleges for Financial Aid
- No. 5 in Tennessee – Zippia.com’s 2019 Best Schools in Tennessee for Jobs Scorecard
- No. 7 – 25 Best Bachelor’s in Counseling for 2021 by the Bachelor’s Degree Center
GRANTS
- U.S. Department of Education Title III Strengthening Institutions Program grant ($2.25 million) – 2023
- Arconic Foundation Grant ($60,000) – 2022
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Education (EE) grant ($100,000) – 2022
- U.S. Department of Education’s Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) program grant ($200,000) – 2022
- U.S. Department of Justice Campus grant continuation (additional $299,997) – 2022
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant ($306,000) – 2021
- U.S. Department of Education Student Support Services (SSS) grant ($1.3 million) – 2020
- U.S. Department of Education’s Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) program grant ($200,000) – 2020
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) CARES Act grant ($82,000) – 2020
- Lilly Endowment Inc.’s High School Youth Theology Institutes initiatives grant ($216,000) – 2020
- U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women grant ($300,000) – 2019
- National Science Foundation’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) grant ($1 million) – 2019
- Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) grant ($50,000) – 2018
