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Specialty License Plates - Colleges

Note: Applicants wanting a personalized college plate should submit their application directly to the Taxpayer and Vehicle Services Division indicating the college preference, three choices for the configuration and the county to which the plate should be sent. The application should be accompanied with the additional $70 fee. Upon approval, a letter will be mailed to the applicant indicating when their plate will be available at the county clerk's office.

Alabama, University of

Alabama Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1996.

Arkansas, University of

Arkansas Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1994.

Auburn University

Auburn Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1995.

Austin Peay State University

APSU Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1988.

Belmont University

Belmont Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1993.

Carson-Newman College

Carson-Newman Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1988.

Clemson University

Clemson Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 2001.

Cumberland University

Cumberland Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1998.

East Tennessee State University

ETSU Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1998.

Florida, University of

Florida Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-250 established this plate in 1994.

Florida State University

FSU Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 2003.

Freed-Hardeman University

Freed-Hardeman Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 2005.

Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 2002.

Indiana University

Indiana Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1999.

Kentucky, University of

Kentucky Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1998.

King College

King Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1998.

Lane College

Lane Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 2004.

Lee University

Lee Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1988.

LeMoyne-Owen College

LeMoyne-Owen Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1999.

Lipscomb University

Lipscomb Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 2004.

Maryville College

Maryville Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 2003.

Memphis, Univeristy of

Memphis Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1988.

Middle Tennessee State University

MTSU Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1999.

Milligan College

Milligan Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 2005.

Mississippi, University of

Ole Miss Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-256 established this plate in 1996.

Mississippi State University

MS State Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1998.

Penn State

Penn State Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-247 established this plate in 1997.

Purdue University

Purdue Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 2000.

Rhodes College

Rhodes Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 2003.

South, University of (Sewanee)

Sewanee Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1996.

Tennessee, University of (Generic)

UT Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1988.

Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of

UT, Chattanooga Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 2001.

Tennessee at Knoxville, University of

UT Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1988.

Tennessee at Martin, University of

UT, Martin Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1988.

Tennessee State University

TSU Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1991.

Tennessee Tech University

Tenn Tech Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1988.

Tennessee Wesleyan

Wesleyan Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 2002.

Trevecca Nazarene University

Trevecca Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1999.

Tusculum College

Tusculum Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 2002.

Union University

Union Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1997.

Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1989.

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Funds allocation: 80% to the Tennessee Arts Commission and 20% to the Highway Fund (after manufacturing costs)
Who is eligible? Anyone
Fee (in addition to registration): $35 ($70, if personalized)
Personalized Characters Available: 5
Tenn. Code Ann. 55-4-212 established this plate in 1998.