The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 24,957
Graduate Enrollment: 6,634
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential
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full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 74.94%
Male/Female: 47% / 53% (2017)
First generation college students: 24.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 3.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.2% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 61.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 39.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 25.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 17.1% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 79.0%
Black: 5.0%
Hispanic: 5.5%
Asian: 3.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.6%
Non-resident alien: 0.8%
Unknown race: 1.2%
Black: 5.0%
Hispanic: 5.5%
Asian: 3.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.6%
Non-resident alien: 0.8%
Unknown race: 1.2%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $32,498
In-State tuition: $13,244Out-of-State tuition: $31,664
Estimated books and supplies: $1,598 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $12,150 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $5,666 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $12,150 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $5,666 (2022)
Average Family Income: $82,555 (2017)
Median Family Income: $54,206 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 24.0%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 32.7%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $20,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $217 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $10,425 |
| $30k-48k | $13,492 |
| $48k-75k | $23,688 |
| $75k-110k | $25,805 |
| $110k+ | $26,827 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 54%6-year graduation rate: 72%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.0% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $20,500 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $7,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $16,162 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $18,000 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 71.4% (2015) |
| @3 year | 76.5% (2017) |
| @5 year | 83.9% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 53.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 55.9% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $42,205 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $52,475 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Area Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Agriculture, General. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Public Services. | 20 | $19,500 | $207 | $39,079 ($3,257) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 17 | $39,947 ($3,329) | |||
| Master's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering Science. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 156 | $20,875 | $208 | $37,189 ($3,099) | $48,099 ($4,008) |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 101 | $22,849 | $214 | $32,752 ($2,729) | $47,546 ($3,962) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 103 | $21,368 | $224 | $38,480 ($3,207) | $51,859 ($4,322) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 73 | $16,750 | $181 | $68,491 ($5,708) | $90,584 ($7,549) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 22 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Science. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 20 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Education, General. | 21 | $700 | $71,625 ($5,969) | $74,443 ($6,204) | |
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 25 | $44,559 ($3,713) | |||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 16 | $216 | $44,154 ($3,680) | $46,590 ($3,883) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 104 | $233 | $44,118 ($3,677) | $45,460 ($3,788) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. | 36 | $25,243 | $265 | $57,971 ($4,831) | $72,121 ($6,010) |
| Master's Degree | Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Engineering. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Agricultural Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Agricultural Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 38 | $22,200 | $235 | $51,766 ($4,314) | $72,490 ($6,041) |
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 92 | $22,375 | $226 | $65,442 ($5,454) | $82,312 ($6,859) |
| Master's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 66 | $21,450 | $223 | $61,201 ($5,100) | $69,659 ($5,805) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 26 | $71,265 ($5,939) | $81,223 ($6,769) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 17 | $26,000 | $276 | $78,190 ($6,516) | |
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 51 | $21,630 | $229 | $72,906 ($6,076) | $88,535 ($7,378) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 33 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 15 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering Science. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Materials Engineering | 24 | $19,500 | $207 | ||
| Master's Degree | Materials Engineering | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Materials Engineering | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 156 | $23,250 | $246 | $65,491 ($5,458) | $80,833 ($6,736) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 25 | $104,687 ($8,724) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Nuclear Engineering. | 38 | $23,000 | $239 | $67,619 ($5,635) | $87,858 ($7,322) |
| Master's Degree | Nuclear Engineering. | 24 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Nuclear Engineering. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Nuclear Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 34 | $24,125 | $228 | $69,890 ($5,824) | $77,935 ($6,495) |
| Master's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 45 | $355 | $102,718 ($8,560) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, Other. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering, Other. | 23 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Engineering, Other. | 3 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Engineering-Related Fields. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 65 | $20,612 | $219 | $35,394 ($2,950) | |
| Master's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. | 23 | $17,844 | $196 | $44,322 ($3,694) | $47,117 ($3,926) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 76 | $22,790 | $228 | $31,442 ($2,620) | $33,792 ($2,816) |
| Master's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 24 | $187 | $44,037 ($3,670) | $43,630 ($3,636) | |
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 113 | $700 | $57,949 ($4,829) | $82,373 ($6,864) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 93 | $22,990 | $226 | $23,826 ($1,986) | $39,381 ($3,282) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Library Science and Administration. | 57 | $409 | $43,236 ($3,603) | $53,170 ($4,431) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 185 | $23,579 | $234 | $23,555 ($1,963) | $44,486 ($3,707) |
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 33 | $25,000 | $265 | $34,707 ($2,892) | $45,382 ($3,782) |
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 11 | $60,835 ($5,070) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 10 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Gerontology. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 40 | $25,000 | $264 | $17,780 ($1,482) | $44,785 ($3,732) |
| Master's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 174 | $20,500 | $207 | $24,864 ($2,072) | $37,520 ($3,127) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 3 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 337 | $21,500 | $207 | $26,371 ($2,198) | $50,183 ($4,182) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 64 | $413 | $38,935 ($3,245) | $53,876 ($4,490) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 24 | $25,000 | $276 | $36,051 ($3,004) | |
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Philosophy. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 34 | $19,500 | $180 | $35,515 ($2,960) | $44,354 ($3,696) |
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 27 | $80,582 ($6,715) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 31 | $26,000 | $265 | $32,913 ($2,743) | $37,906 ($3,159) |
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 23 | $25,344 | $249 | ||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 15 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 277 | $23,081 | $231 | $27,719 ($2,310) | $37,780 ($3,148) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 12 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 21 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 27 | $466 | $41,645 ($3,470) | $48,294 ($4,025) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Administration. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 12 | $47,504 ($3,959) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Policy Analysis. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 52 | $25,683 | $241 | $33,373 ($2,781) | $40,093 ($3,341) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 205 | $455 | $41,174 ($3,431) | $48,833 ($4,069) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Social Work. | 24 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Social Work. | 49 | $466 | $46,964 ($3,914) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 34 | $27,000 | $286 | $24,573 ($2,048) | $39,053 ($3,254) |
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Anthropology. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Anthropology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 51 | $21,650 | $220 | $42,691 ($3,558) | $65,281 ($5,440) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 38 | $26,000 | $260 | $41,217 ($3,435) | $45,199 ($3,767) |
| Master's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 173 | $20,500 | $217 | $30,399 ($2,533) | $47,707 ($3,976) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Political Science and Government. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 105 | $20,013 | $207 | $31,665 ($2,639) | $45,182 ($3,765) |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Sociology. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 20 | $43,320 ($3,610) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 21 | $16,875 ($1,406) | $32,395 ($2,700) | ||
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 34 | $27,000 | $274 | $24,729 ($2,061) | $32,233 ($2,686) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 47 | $23,453 | $247 | $33,809 ($2,817) | $26,143 ($2,179) |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 28 | $394 | $30,255 ($2,521) | $40,578 ($3,382) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Music. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 84 | $23,382 | $174 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 21 | $73,309 ($6,109) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Health. | 2 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Veterinary Medicine. | 84 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 227 | $23,292 | $133 | $56,480 ($4,707) | $62,548 ($5,212) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 59 | $700 | $104,901 ($8,742) | $99,283 ($8,274) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 492 | $20,500 | $207 | $56,826 ($4,736) | $68,864 ($5,739) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 229 | $464 | $100,445 ($8,370) | $124,987 ($10,416) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 160 | $22,000 | $217 | $50,143 ($4,179) | $71,799 ($5,983) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 88 | $233 | $64,768 ($5,397) | $87,842 ($7,320) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 29 | $23,847 | $253 | $42,838 ($3,570) | $62,859 ($5,238) |
| Master's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 201 | $23,250 | $217 | $49,821 ($4,152) | $68,331 ($5,694) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 32 | $22,500 | $228 | $39,801 ($3,317) | $48,310 ($4,026) |
| Doctoral Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 27 | $22,018 | $215 | $40,462 ($3,372) | $60,862 ($5,072) |
| Master's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 109 | $25,000 | $263 | $58,341 ($4,862) | $69,618 ($5,802) |
| Master's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 45 | $358 | $92,242 ($7,687) | $121,657 ($10,138) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 210 | $19,500 | $204 | $43,959 ($3,663) | $55,676 ($4,640) |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 62 | $19,000 | $167 | $26,327 ($2,194) | $41,303 ($3,442) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Agricultural Public Services. | 21 | $44,222 ($3,685) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 122 | $21,693 | $215 | $25,765 ($2,147) | $35,670 ($2,973) |
| Master's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Animal Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Food Science and Technology. | 38 | $20,632 | $219 | $41,014 ($3,418) | $53,568 ($4,464) |
| Master's Degree | Food Science and Technology. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Food Science and Technology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 37 | $22,564 | $217 | $35,909 ($2,992) | $34,281 ($2,857) |
| Master's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Plant Sciences. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Soil Sciences. | 40 | $23,149 | $242 | $63,469 ($5,289) | $47,438 ($3,953) |
| Master's Degree | Soil Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Forestry. | 18 | $27,000 | $271 | $28,414 ($2,368) | |
| Master's Degree | Forestry. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | 40 | $27,000 | $265 | $32,546 ($2,712) | $44,973 ($3,748) |
| Master's Degree | Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Architecture. | 40 | $31,000 | $329 | $50,622 ($4,219) | $59,952 ($4,996) |
| Master's Degree | Architecture. | 12 | $63,400 ($5,283) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Interior Architecture. | 25 | $27,000 | $276 | $46,773 ($3,898) | |
| Master's Degree | Landscape Architecture. | 8 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $104,742Full time faculty: 85%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0
School's endowment start of year: $758,333,732 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,031,893,446 (2022)