There are 145 Colleges & Universities in Shelby County, Tennessee, serving a population of 937,847 people in an area of 764 square miles. There is 1 College & University per 6,467 people, and 1 College & University per 5 square miles.
In Tennessee, Shelby County is ranked 16th of 95 counties in Colleges & Universities per capita, and 3rd of 95 counties in Colleges & Universities per square mile.