The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
- Public
- City
- 30,418 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 42%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $18,314per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 74%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $65,09010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
UT Knoxville guarantees admission to in-state students who apply by its early action deadlines and meet set requirements.
The Tri-Star Scholarship Program combines awards including Pledge, Promise, and Flagship to cover full in-state tuition and mandatory fees for eligible Tennessee students.
Source: Your Guide to Affording the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The Distinguished Tennessean Award covers full tuition and mandatory fees for one standout student from each of Tennessee's 95 counties.
Source: Your Guide to Affording the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 42%About 4 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%)
- 1200–1370Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 25–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From The University of Tennessee-Knoxville'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.
92% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 4.25. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 44%23,464 admitted of 53,841 first-year applicants
- Off the wait list
- 4%134 admitted of 3,516 who stayed on the wait list (11,980 were offered a spot)
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1280–138025% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 26–3180% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 47%77% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Living in the state
Important
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Considered
- Class rank
- Recommendations
Not considered
- Interview
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Common Data Set 2025–26. 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
- $18,314full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $35,064sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,812Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $33,256Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 74%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 92%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $65,09010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 30,418Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 22%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 25%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH — admits 85%
- University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO — admits 78%
- The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL — admits 77%
- University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC — admits 60%
Also worth a look
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC — admits 42%
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI — admits 45%
- University of California-Davis Davis, CA — admits 42%
- University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD — admits 45%
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA — admits 39%
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA — admits 31%
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-Knoxville, 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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