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Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Chattanooga makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

$30,064 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
86% Acceptance Rate

Where Is The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga?

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Contact details for UT Chattanooga are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 615 Mccallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
Phone: 423-425-4111
Website: utc.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UTChattanooga
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/UTChattanooga

How Do I Get Into UT Chattanooga?

You can apply to UT Chattanooga online at: https://webapp.utc.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for UT Chattanooga

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UT Chattanooga?

86% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women
5% Submit SAT Scores
Since UT Chattanooga has an acceptance rate of 86%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% of students accepted to UT Chattanooga submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 640. Math scores were between 510 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga  ( 520 to 640 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga  ( 510 to 590 )
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800
UT Chattanooga received ACT scores from 89% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

ACT English Scores for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga  ( 20 to 27 )
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ACT Math Scores for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga  ( 18 to 25 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga  ( 20 to 26 )
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Can I Afford The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga?

$30,064 Net Price
45% Take Out Loans
1.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UT Chattanooga is $30,064. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UT Chattanooga, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $5,833 a year. That adds up to $23,332 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UT Chattanooga is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,957 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,016 undergraduate students at UT Chattanooga, with 8,957 being full-time and 1,059 being part-time.

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There are also 1,441 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,957 full-time undergraduates at UT Chattanooga, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 258
Black or African American 879
Hispanic or Latino 544
White 6,692
International Students 65
Other Races/Ethnicities 519

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at UT Chattanooga. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and India.

Online Learning at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

1,090 Took All Classes Online
7,779 Took At Least One Class Online
35.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 7,779 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UT Chattanooga has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 4th most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UT Chattanooga

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga was 35.6%. This is the #524 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UT Chattanooga regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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