The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Public
- City
- 10,074 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 81%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $15,026per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 53%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $56,44210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 81%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1013–1210Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 20–26Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
48% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.62. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 72%8,819 admitted of 12,313 first-year applicants
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Test scores
Important
- Character and personal qualities
Considered
- Class rank
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Interview
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $15,026full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $26,951sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,762Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $19,068Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 53%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 73%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $56,44210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 10,074Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 39%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 29%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN — admits 86%
- Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN — admits 76%
- Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR — admits 82%
- Morgan State University Baltimore, MD — admits 82%
- Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI — admits 80%
- University of Memphis Memphis, TN — admits 72%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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