University of Tennessee - Knoxville: Statistics

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#156 of 14,131 In the World
#86 of 2,597 In North America
#76 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 56 In Tennessee
#1 of 4 In Knoxville
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Acceptance rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Aid receiving
92%
Undergraduates
25,067
Graduates
6,634
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 75% and is among the top 38% 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 75% 72% 77%
Applicants 29,909 11,333 18,576
Admissions 22,413 8,115 14,298
Freshmen enrolled full time 5,926 2,442 3,484
Freshmen enrolled part time 22 8 14

12,626 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,869 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
942 or 16%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1170
or below

75% of them
had 1340
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Tennessee - Knoxville are 1170-1340 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
3,672 or 62%
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

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

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 24502 (77%)
Hispanic 1667 (5%)
Black or African American 1597 (5%)
Two or more races 1307 (4%)
Asian 1135 (4%)
Nonresident Alien 1060 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 375 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 19 (0.1%)
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
$10,884
Students receiving aid
92%

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 8,365
Combined charge for room and board $12,150

University of Tennessee - Knoxville majors

University of Tennessee - Knoxville has granted 5,187 bachelor's degrees across 78 programs, 1,570 master's across 69 programs, and 609 doctorate degrees across 52 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 359 23
Social Work 68 243 19
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 296 14 13
Business Administration and Management, General 84 205 4
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 242 15
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 216 18 7
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 241
Accounting 138 102
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 225
Finance, General 203
Mechanical Engineering 155 23 12
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 136 37
Business Statistics 133 37
Political Science and Government, General 160 3 5
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 156
Law 124
Animal Sciences, General 111 7 2
Computer Science 87 21 7
Civil Engineering, General 77 26 10
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 113
Chemical Engineering 98 6 8
Human Development and Family Studies, General 73 30 5
Journalism 106
Library and Information Science 106
English Language and Literature, General 79 15 9
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 95
Veterinary Medicine 90
Neuroscience 89
Sociology, General 81 3 4
Industrial Engineering 37 35 5
Architecture 54 17
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 42 12 15
Mathematics, General 31 27 9
Advertising 66
History, General 57 4 3
Music, General 36 28
Nuclear Engineering 32 16 16
Public Relations & Image Management 64
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 48 12 2
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 61
Anthropology, General 58 2
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 52 7
Materials Engineering 21 16 20
Physics, General 34 9 13
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 34 19
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 42 5 4
Geology & Earth Science, General 31 14 4
Nutrition Sciences 34 9 4
Economics, General 45
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 41 3
Hospitality Administration & Management, General 40 4
Chemistry, General 23 9 11
Fine & Studio Arts, General 32 11
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 22 20
Educational Psychology 36 4
Computer Engineering, General 27 8 3
Special Education and Teaching, General 38
Education, General 23 12
Business & Managerial Economics 21 12
Nursing Practice 33
Plant Sciences, General 23 9
Consumer Economics 31
Food Science 23 3 4
Mass Communication & Media Studies 24 6
Soil Chemistry and Physics 29 1
Statistics, General 16 14
Public Health, General 24 5
Agricultural Business and Management, General 28
Geography 17 5 4
Interior Architecture 26
Construction Management, General 23
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 16 7
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services 17 2
Forestry, General 14 5
Philosophy 11 6 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 3 15
Graphic Design 18
Public Policy Analysis, General 17
Engineering, Other 16
Ecology 2 13
Agricultural Engineering 13
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13
Sustainability Studies 13
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 10
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 10
Agricultural Economics 9
Biochemistry 2 7
Agriculture, General 8
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management 7 1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 7
Nursing Science 7
Public Administration 7
Religion & Religious Studies 7
Landscape Architecture 6
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 4
Creative Writing 4
Environmental & Natural Resource Economics 4
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 1 3
Spanish Language and Literature 4
Systems Science and Theory 4
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 3
Engineering Science 3
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 3
School Psychology 3
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 2
German Language and Literature 2
Information Science & Studies 2
International & Globalization Studies 2
Deaf Studies 1
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 1
French Language and Literature 1
Grand Total 5,187 1,570 609

University of Tennessee - Knoxville has a graduation rate of 72%, which is among the 21% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 72% 67% 77%
  • Full-time retention rate - 88%
  • Part-time retention rate - 61%

Publications & Citations

University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a world-class research university with 89,030 scientific papers published and 2,462,531 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, and Organic Chemistry.

Publications
89,030
Citations
2,462,531

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
48,977 / 1,518,373
Chemistry
48,254 / 1,521,097
Engineering
46,335 / 1,364,291
Physics
45,651 / 1,337,978
Environmental Science
37,594 / 1,112,564
Quantum and Particle physics
31,870 / 924,629
Medicine
31,805 / 871,687
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
31,241 / 807,092
Computer Science
29,273 / 763,571
Organic Chemistry
27,446 / 880,298
Materials Science
25,748 / 795,901
Biochemistry
22,476 / 768,460
Genetics
21,403 / 722,023
Geology
20,802 / 653,323
Psychology
17,367 / 475,968
Ecology
16,921 / 553,196
Geography and Cartography
16,771 / 469,828
Mathematics
15,068 / 404,391
Political Science
14,230 / 337,091
Paleontology
13,521 / 441,036
Law
13,487 / 324,108
Sociology
13,462 / 346,630
Philosophy
13,419 / 326,241
Business
12,190 / 318,560
Optical Engineering
12,104 / 335,188
Pathology
11,915 / 350,292
Metallurgical Engineering
11,173 / 380,629
Statistics
11,133 / 320,494
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
10,309 / 259,738
Electrical Engineering
9,909 / 255,255
History
9,701 / 257,368
Nuclear Physics
9,264 / 257,919
Botany
8,516 / 271,811
Archaeology
8,269 / 245,359
Economics
8,252 / 199,566
Psychiatry
7,420 / 213,506
Chemical Engineering
7,146 / 272,170
Mechanical Engineering
7,066 / 204,600
Surgery
6,681 / 174,387
Linguistics
6,630 / 158,612

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 1116 7156
1991 1095 8161
1992 1119 9229
1993 1091 9431
1994 1161 10727
1995 1157 11990
1996 1282 13101
1997 1286 14667
1998 1254 16045
1999 1283 18076
2000 1299 20730
2001 1257 23411
2002 1302 25224
2003 1501 29135
2004 1712 33635
2005 1887 38542
2006 2038 44379
2007 2015 49858
2008 2119 56041
2009 2315 63396
2010 2382 69346
2011 2575 79197
2012 2773 88696
2013 2900 97570
2014 3080 107561
2015 3281 117334
2016 3431 121727
2017 3804 132284
2018 3809 138957
2019 4240 165249
2020 4690 192133
2021 5068 239291
2022 4024 224909
Academic rankings

University of Tennessee - Knoxville alumni

  1. Oprah Winfrey

    Oprah Winfrey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    reportervoice actortelevision presenterwriterfilm producer
    Biography

    Oprah Gail Winfrey 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 47)
    Enrolled in the University of Tennessee - Knoxville
    Studied in 1994-1998
    Occupations
    restaurateuractorAmerican football playervoice actor
    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 to be 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 and an older brother of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning. He played college football at Tennessee, where he won the Maxwell, Davey O'Brien, and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Awards as a senior en route to victory in the 1997 SEC Championship.

  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 64)
    Occupations
    basketball playerfilm actoractorprofessional wrestlertelevision actor
    Biography

    Kevin Scott Nash is an American actor and retired professional wrestler, 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 7,503
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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