SCHOOLS / THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-KNOXVILLE

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, TNIPEDS 221759CARNEGIE CLASS 15
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,280
Median1,330
75th1,380
§ SUBMIT RATE NOT REPORTED · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th26
Median29
75th31
§ SUBMIT RATE NOT REPORTED · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 44%SAT SUBMIT n/aACT SUBMIT n/a

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants53,841reported count
Admits23,46444%
Class seats7,14330% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants53,84123,46444%7,143School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 30%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Wait list attrition

29% joined after being offered a spot. 4% of students who joined were admitted. 22% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot11,980
Accepted a wait-list spot3,516
Admitted from wait list134
Joined after being offered29%
Admitted after joining4%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Factors this school weighs
State residency: Very Important
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients3,74953% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$6,872H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$18,976Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $822,998.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio18EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
24863ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate42%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
59764ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
6794ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
6804ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate27%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile25ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile28ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile31ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate81%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile600ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile640ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile680ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile600ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile640ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile690ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate24%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded6048DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded426DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded1882DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$2,252COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$11,560COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$13,356COST1_2024.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$2,552COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$30,704COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$35,064DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$54,508DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment29565DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment8164DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment999DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment38728DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment30564DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate96%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,911SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$9,536SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,603SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate16%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate30%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate16%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityKnoxvilleHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameThe University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category20,000 and aboveHD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: MidsizeHD2024.LOCALE
StateTennesseeHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years57%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years72%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years74%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate92%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time74%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate80%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate16%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$60,249
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
74%
6-year completion
Average net price
$18,976
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$20,500
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$39,008$39k
MEDIAN
$60,249$60k
P75
$88,456$88k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$10,029
$30,001 – $48,000
$12,162
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$18,206
$75,001 – $110,000
$23,627
$110,001 and up
$25,688
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
57%
6-yr grad
74%
8-yr grad
74%
Retention
92%
Pell grad
65%
Transfer
16%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.