Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 350,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,526 (37%)
Days Without Precipitation 237 (32%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,320
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 76%
From Region 18%
Athletes 5.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 71%
Black 6%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy 6 33% / 67% 0% $115,472 99 100%
Pharmacy 6 33% / 67% 0% $115,472 99 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Clemmer College of Education and Human Development 231 27% / 73% 1% $48,277 45 94%
Kinesiology 67 46% / 54% 0% $51,553 54 95%
Sport Management 35 71% / 29% 6% $51,553 54 95%
Human Development and Family Studies 28 0% / 100% 0% $44,873 35 94%
Human Services 36 3% / 97% 0% $44,320 33 87%
Special Education 8 12% / 88% 0% $48,538 46 100%
Teacher Preparation 57 9% / 91% 0% $46,550 40 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 789 34% / 66% 1% $45,096 35 91%
Chemistry 17 +1 47% / 53% 0% $70,604 84 96%
Geosciences 18 +1 50% / 50% 0% $60,432 72
Mathematics 13 85% / 15% 0% $65,633 79 100%
Physics 7 86% / 14% 0% $69,715 83
Biology 49 +5 39% / 61% 0% $55,475 63 94%
Microbiology 9 33% / 67% 0% $57,083 66
Anthropology 8 +1 12% / 88% 0% $42,225 27
English 57 +5 25% / 75% 0% $37,219 15 92%
Foreign Languages 12 +3 33% / 67% 0% $46,601 40
General Studies $45,855 38
History 35 +1 57% / 43% 0% $46,971 41 83%
Interdisciplinary Studies 78 45% / 55% 1% $45,855 38 87%
International Affairs 3 33% / 67% 0% $50,301 51
Media and Communication 62 47% / 53% 0% $45,876 38 88%
Philosophy 6 +1 67% / 33% 0% $46,705 40
Political Science 24 +2 46% / 54% 0% $37,943 16 91%
Psychology 155 +9 17% / 83% 1% $41,942 26 90%
Rhetoric and Writing 19 +3 16% / 84% 0% $44,986 35 84%
Social Work 31 +7 13% / 87% 3% $46,483 40 95%
Sociology 23 9% / 91% 0% $37,003 14 89%
Art 15 20% / 80% 0% $29,460 5 88%
Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies 7 43% / 57% 0% $27,012 4 100%
Graphic Design 13 38% / 62% 0% $44,902 35 94%
Interior Architecture 21 5% / 95% 0% $44,902 35 94%
Music 23 +2 61% / 39% 17% $27,012 4 100%
Theatre 11 +2 36% / 64% 0% $30,400 6 100%
Criminal Justice and Criminology 73 +3 33% / 67% 0% $48,399 45 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business and Technology 563 61% / 39% 1% $66,978 81 94%
Engineering 8 75% / 25% 0% $90,139 96
Computing 92 80% / 20% 2% $103,129 98 94%
Accounting 56 +1 64% / 36% 0% $64,121 78 93%
Business Economics +1 $64,339 78
Economics 9 89% / 11% 0% $65,601 79
Finance 48 +10 71% / 29% 2% $71,078 85 94%
Management 114 +3 50% / 50% 3% $57,391 67 95%
Marketing 100 +3 33% / 67% 1% $50,203 50 90%
Supply Chain Management 28 68% / 32% 0% $57,391 67 95%
Digital Media 54 50% / 50% 0% $41,085 24 96%
Engineering Technology 33 94% / 6% 0% $81,754 92 94%
Surveying and Mapping Science 21 81% / 19% 5% $86,704 94
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences 202 17% / 83% 1% $70,096 84 98%
Allied Health 70 +7 29% / 71% 1% $59,175 70 98%
Cardiopulmonary Science 17 18% / 82% 0% $68,089 82 100%
Dental Hygiene 30 3% / 97% 0% $67,131 81 96%
Radiologic Science 41 10% / 90% 0% $68,089 82 100%
Rehabilitative Health Sciences 44 16% / 84% 2% $92,142 96 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 319 12% / 88% 2% $82,137 92 97%
Nursing 319 12% / 88% 2% $82,137 92 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Public Health 60 17% / 83% 0% $62,348 75 98%
Nutrition and Dietetics 10 30% / 70% 0% $57,613 67
Environmental Health 3 33% / 67% 0% $59,004 70 98%
Public Health 11 +1 18% / 82% 0% $59,004 70 98%
Healthcare Leadership 36 11% / 89% 0% $64,964 79

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,002
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,449
Est. In-State Cost $14,232
Est. Out-of-State Cost $19,985
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 28.0% 608 18% / 82% 1% $74,563 87 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.6% 577 27% / 73% 1% $43,198 29 89%
Business & Economics 19.6% 426 51% / 49% 2% $58,464 69 93%
Arts 6.6% 144 40% / 60% 3% $37,027 14 96%
Professional 5.9% 127 57% / 43% 1% $63,400 77 96%
Computer Science 4.2% 92 80% / 20% 2% $103,129 98 94%
Education 3.0% 65 9% / 91% 0% $46,795 41 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.7% 58 38% / 62% 0% $55,725 64 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.5% 55 62% / 38% 0% $65,987 80 98%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 10 30% / 70% 0% $57,613 67
Engineering 0.4% 8 75% / 25% 0% $90,139 96

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $12.7M #127 47% $0.1M 80 #19 84 1
Life & Natural Sciences $3.8M #211 98% $0 11 #146 37 3
Education $1.1M #230 95% $0 33 #124
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #405 66% $0.0M
Business & Economics $0.3M #277 0% $0 16 #78
Engineering $0.3M #345 0% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #468 70% $0 9 #242 38
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Total $19.0M #260 60% $0.1M 149 #136 159 4

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (Unbound) 24%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 78% 78%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 83%
SAT Range 980 – 1200
SAT Math Range 470 – 580
SAT RW Range 510 – 620