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University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Knoxville, TN
Population 700,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 28,763
Men / Women 47% / 53%
White 74%
Hispanic 7%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 33%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25%
Life & Natural Sciences 22%
Engineering, Computing & Math 14%
Arts 4%
Education 1%
Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,812
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $33,256
Est. In-State Cost $17,867
Est. Out-of-State Cost $43,020
10-Year ROI $171,000
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 74%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,526 (37th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 237 (32th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 67%
Yield (Unbound) 27%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $137M #48
Life & Natural Sciences $157M #96
Humanities & Social Sciences $16M #98
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 131 #41
Humanities & Social Sciences 264 #91
Life & Natural Sciences 239 #126

Honors College

Name University Honors
Students 2,000 (7%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1,200 – 1,370
ACT Range 25 – 31

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Architecture and Design 109 30% / 70% 0% $64,460
Architecture 12 58% / 42% 0% $71,938
Architecture and Design Technology 36 53% / 47% 0%
Graphic Design 21 19% / 81% 0% $60,187
Interior Architecture 40 8% / 92% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 1,629 36% / 64% 1% $55,414
Mathematics 28 +6 68% / 32% 0% $61,643
Physics 20 +2 75% / 25% 0%
Statistics 15 +4 67% / 33% 13%
Biology 247 +3 40% / 60% 1% $62,811
Chemistry 20 +1 75% / 25% 0% $63,034
Geosciences 16 44% / 56% 0% $50,962
Neuroscience 125 +3 25% / 75% 0%
Economics 33 +1 85% / 15% 3% $77,794
Anthropology 101 +3 15% / 85% 2% $48,432
Classical Languages 11 55% / 45% 0%
Deaf Studies 6 0% / 100% 0%
English 68 +8 24% / 76% 0% $47,831
Foreign Languages 28 +18 32% / 68% 0%
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 6 50% / 50% 0% $55,992
Geography 22 +1 59% / 41% 0% $55,992
History 69 +1 71% / 29% 0% $46,598
Interdisciplinary Studies 56 +10 27% / 73% 0% $51,783
International Studies 13 +1 15% / 85% 0%
Philosophy 11 +4 55% / 45% 0% $45,089
Political Science 175 +20 49% / 51% 1% $59,351
Psychology 341 +21 16% / 84% 0%
Public Administration 8 38% / 62% 0%
Religion/Religious Studies 6 +5 67% / 33% 0%
Sociology 79 +19 37% / 63% 0% $53,590
Sustainability Science 12 +1 8% / 92% 0%
Art History 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% $41,125
Film Studies 13 +2 31% / 69% 0%
Music 44 +2 59% / 41% 2% $46,411
Studio Art 37 24% / 76% 0% $41,125
Theatre 14 21% / 79% 0% $38,286
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Communication and Information 471 38% / 62% 1% $62,090
Information Sciences 55 67% / 33% 2%
Advertising 86 22% / 78% 1% $67,590
Communication Studies 134 42% / 58% 1% $62,158
Journalism 125 43% / 57% 1% $55,110
Public Relations 71 15% / 85% 0% $67,590
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences 750 24% / 76% 0% $63,597
Clinical Laboratory Science 3 33% / 67% 0%
Kinesiology 253 30% / 70% 0% $65,829
Nutrition 54 6% / 94% 0% $57,532
Public Health 2 100% / 0% 0% $72,601
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 116 3% / 97% 0%
Consumer Science 32 6% / 94% 0% $63,203
Sport Management 145 58% / 42% 1% $65,829
Child and Family Studies 76 4% / 96% 0% $48,411
Education 55 5% / 95% 0% $77,139
Special Education 14 14% / 86% 0% $52,391
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Nursing 256 6% / 94% 0% $98,185
Nursing 256 6% / 94% 0% $98,185
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Social Work 92 4% / 96% 1% $54,120
Social Work 92 4% / 96% 1% $54,120
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Haslam College of Business 1,713 61% / 39% 1% $97,633
Accounting 144 +4 60% / 40% 1% $98,234
Business Analytics 177 +10 71% / 29% 1% $119,434
Economics 33 +1 67% / 33% 0% $82,357
Finance 305 +6 79% / 21% 1% $84,798
Hospitality Management 45 9% / 91% 0% $60,875
Human Resources Management 32 41% / 59% 0% $71,841
Management 166 +5 62% / 38% 2% $122,927
Marketing 365 +4 36% / 64% 0% $67,126
Supply Chain Management 391 +8 69% / 31% 1% $122,927
Construction Management 55 91% / 9% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Herbert College of Agriculture 304 41% / 59% 0% $56,549
Animal Science 109 19% / 81% 0% $54,802
Food Science 14 43% / 57% 0% $85,488
Forestry 26 69% / 31% 0%
Plant Science 31 65% / 35% 0% $46,468
Soil Chemistry and Physics 21 38% / 62% 0% $67,143
Wildlife and Fisheries Science 55 62% / 38% 0% $54,642
Agricultural Business and Management 18 67% / 33% 0%
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 20 15% / 85% 0% $55,562
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 10 40% / 60% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Tickle College of Engineering 724 75% / 25% 1% $101,792
Aerospace Engineering 70 76% / 24% 0% $92,047
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 11 73% / 27% 0%
Biomedical Engineering 63 46% / 54% 0% $100,025
Chemical Engineering 74 55% / 45% 4% $96,127
Civil Engineering 96 68% / 32% 0% $95,061
Computer Engineering 17 94% / 6% 0%
Computer Science 123 88% / 12% 4% $109,598
Electrical Engineering 42 90% / 10% 0% $106,967
Industrial and Systems Engineering 52 73% / 27% 0% $91,013
Materials Science and Engineering 12 50% / 50% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 132 86% / 14% 0% $111,363
Nuclear Engineering 32 75% / 25% 0% $101,123