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#152 of 14,131 In the World
#84 of 2,597 In North America
#74 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 56 In Tennessee
#1 of 4 In Knoxville
#6 of 1,000 For Forensic Science
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Acceptance rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Aid receiving
91%
Undergraduates
27,039
Graduates
6,766
Male:Female Ratio
45:55
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
utk.edu

University of Tennessee - Knoxville Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Tennessee - Knoxville has an acceptance rate of 68% and is among the top 29% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 68% 66% 70%
Applicants 36,290 13,857 22,433
Admissions 24,826 9,181 15,645
Freshmen enrolled full time 6,828 2,853 3,975
Freshmen enrolled part time 18 7 11

14,702 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

2,236 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,454 or 21%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1170
or below

75% of them
had 1330
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Tennessee - Knoxville are 1170-1330 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
4,014 or 59%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 25
or below

75% of them
had 31
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Tennessee - Knoxville are 25-31 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

SAT/ACT Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
College-preparatory program Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 26033 (77%)
Hispanic 1903 (6%)
Black or African American 1590 (5%)
Two or more races 1495 (4%)
Asian 1185 (4%)
Nonresident Alien 1169 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 367 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 16 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 15 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$10,593
Students receiving aid
91%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $11,332$11,468
Tuition in-state $11,332$11,468
Tuition out-of-state $29,522$29,656
Fee in-district $1,912$1,912
Fee in-state $1,912$1,912
Fee out-of-state $2,142$2,142

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 8,535
Combined charge for room and board $12,150

University of Tennessee - Knoxville majors

University of Tennessee - Knoxville has granted 5,343 bachelor's degrees across 77 programs, 1,752 master's across 72 programs, and 603 doctorate degrees across 54 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 361 29
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 354 10 15
Social Work 72 243 21
Business Administration and Management, General 102 211 3
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 257 15
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 232 20 9
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 254
Business Statistics 178 66
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 237
Mechanical Engineering 186 31 11
Accounting 96 105
Finance, General 192
Political Science and Government, General 146 4 6
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 126 23
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 132
English Language and Literature, General 107 14 6
Library and Information Science 127
Law 120
Animal Sciences, General 101 9 4
Neuroscience 114
Computer Science 79 28 6
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 110
Civil Engineering, General 67 24 11
Human Development and Family Studies, General 85 11
Sociology, General 87 5 2
Architecture 72 19
Industrial Engineering 43 32 10
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 85
Mathematics, General 49 22 12
Veterinary Medicine 83
Journalism 82
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 44 20 13
Music, General 38 38
Public Relations & Image Management 76
Nuclear Engineering 42 17 16
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 74
History, General 61 8 5
Chemical Engineering 64 4 5
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 54 14 2
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 62 4 2
Anthropology, General 56 6 2
Chemistry, General 39 1 21
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 56 5
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 39 14
Physics, General 20 16 14
Educational Psychology 39 9
Materials Engineering 20 12 16
Advertising 46
Nutrition Sciences 19 22 4
Construction Management, General 44
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 44
Mass Communication & Media Studies 37 6
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 11 31
Plant Sciences, General 38 3
Food Science 28 4 5
Economics, General 36
Fine & Studio Arts, General 28 8
Geology & Earth Science, General 28 7 1
Hospitality Administration & Management, General 34 2
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 31 4
Education, General 16 16
Interior Architecture 32
Business & Managerial Economics 30 1
Computer Engineering, General 19 6 6
Forestry, General 25 6
Consumer Economics 30
Landscape Architecture 30
Statistics, General 24 6
Nursing Practice 28
Soil Chemistry and Physics 24 4
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services 20 7
Public Health, General 27
Geography 18 7 1
Engineering, Other 6 19
Management Science 16 7
Philosophy 15 2 4
Public Policy Analysis, General 19
Special Education and Teaching, General 19
Agricultural Business and Management, General 16
Graphic Design 16
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 13 2
Ecology 4 10
Agricultural Engineering 9 3
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 12
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 4 7
Information Science & Studies 11
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 2 9
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management 10 1
Sustainability Studies 11
Agricultural Economics 10
Public Administration 10
Agriculture, General 9
Biochemistry 1 8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 9
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 5 2
Religion & Religious Studies 7
Creative Writing 6
Health & Medical Physics 6
International & Globalization Studies 6
School Psychology 6
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 5
Environmental & Natural Resource Economics 5
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 5
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 5
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 4
Spanish Language and Literature 4
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 3
Systems Science and Theory 3
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 2
Engineering Science 2
Nursing Science 2
French Language and Literature 1
Grand Total 5,343 1,752 603

University of Tennessee - Knoxville has a graduation rate of 73%, which is among the 20% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 73% 69% 76%
  • Full-time retention rate - 89%
  • Part-time retention rate - 41%

Publications & Citations

University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a world-class research university with 109,203 scientific papers published and 2,986,940 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Quantum and Particle physics, Computer Science, and Organic Chemistry.

Publications
109,203
Citations
2,986,940

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
60,496 / 1,910,935
Chemistry
57,860 / 1,848,477
Engineering
56,133 / 1,664,257
Physics
55,151 / 1,635,314
Environmental Science
46,625 / 1,402,635
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
40,447 / 1,047,407
Medicine
40,386 / 1,127,053
Quantum and Particle physics
38,954 / 1,138,881
Computer Science
37,617 / 958,436
Organic Chemistry
32,892 / 1,078,012
Materials Science
30,806 / 972,816
Biochemistry
27,276 / 954,857
Genetics
26,337 / 902,581
Geology
25,988 / 839,463
Psychology
21,801 / 604,246
Geography and Cartography
21,324 / 599,429
Ecology
21,036 / 707,766
Political Science
19,326 / 445,966
Mathematics
19,299 / 541,305
Law
18,486 / 431,353
Sociology
17,504 / 462,079
Philosophy
17,253 / 437,082
Paleontology
17,117 / 574,200
Business
15,923 / 413,861
Pathology
15,622 / 467,906
Optical Engineering
15,153 / 440,331
Statistics
14,461 / 435,832
Metallurgical Engineering
13,713 / 483,584
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
13,067 / 327,236
History
12,859 / 336,157
Electrical Engineering
12,227 / 320,601
Nuclear Physics
11,173 / 295,096
Economics
11,055 / 265,331
Archaeology
10,914 / 320,390
Botany
10,563 / 341,494
Psychiatry
9,607 / 275,023
Surgery
9,175 / 256,256
Mechanical Engineering
8,965 / 260,919
Chemical Engineering
8,764 / 338,542
Linguistics
8,591 / 211,586

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 1321 9914
1992 1329 11249
1993 1269 11548
1994 1374 13193
1995 1400 14614
1996 1546 15878
1997 1535 17426
1998 1487 19211
1999 1516 21980
2000 1494 25273
2001 1479 28047
2002 1881 32359
2003 2030 36232
2004 2049 40906
2005 2352 46989
2006 2444 54167
2007 2431 60360
2008 2536 66446
2009 2738 74298
2010 2797 81869
2011 3004 92219
2012 3190 102077
2013 3332 111068
2014 3591 123528
2015 3797 131325
2016 4024 137055
2017 4350 144891
2018 4554 163153
2019 5073 187349
2020 5587 215460
2021 5024 241675
2022 5356 249371
2023 4683 248684
Academic rankings

University of Tennessee - Knoxville alumni

  1. Oprah Winfrey

    Oprah Winfrey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    autobiographertelevision presentervoice actormotivational speakertelevision producer
    Biography

    Oprah Gail Winfrey, also known mononymously as Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", she was the richest African-American of the 20th century and was once the world's only black billionaire. By 2007, she was often ranked as the most influential woman in the world.

  2. Peyton Manning

    Peyton Manning
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Enrolled in the University of Tennessee - Knoxville
    Studied in 1994-1998
    Occupations
    restaurateurvoice actorplayer of American footballactor
    Biography

    Peyton Williams Manning is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four with the Denver Broncos. Manning is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. A member of the Manning football dynasty, he is the second son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning, older brother of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, and uncle of Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, winning the Maxwell, the Davey O'Brien, and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Awards as a senior en route to victory in the 1997 SEC Championship Game.

  3. Kurt Vonnegut

    Kurt Vonnegut
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1922-2007 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Kurt Vonnegut was an American writer and humorist known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. In a career spanning over 50 years, he published fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works; further collections have been published after his death.

  4. Kevin Nash

    Kevin Nash
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    basketball playertelevision actorprofessional wrestleractorfilm actor
    Biography

    Kevin Scott Nash is an American retired professional wrestler, podcaster and actor, currently signed to WWE under a legends contract. He is also known for his tenures with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names UTK
Founded 1794
Motto Veritatem cognoscetis et veritas te liberabit
You will know the truth and the truth shall set you free
Colors ut orange
Academic calendar August to May (August - December; January-May). Also Summer Session (June-August)
Total FTE staff 7,980
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 527 Andy Holt Tower
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37996
United States
City population 191,000
Phone 8659741000

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