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

$38,663 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
75% Acceptance Rate

Where Is The University of Tennessee - Knoxville?

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Contact details for UT Knoxville are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 527 Andy Holt Tower, Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: 865-974-1000
Website: www.utk.edu

How Do I Get Into UT Knoxville?

You can apply to UT Knoxville online at: vip.utk.edu/

Admission Requirements for UT Knoxville

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UT Knoxville?

75% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
16% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is 75%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 16% of students accepted to UT Knoxville submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 670. Math scores were between 580 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville  ( 590 to 670 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville  ( 580 to 670 )
200
800
UT Knoxville received ACT scores from 62% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 29. Composite scores were between 25 and 31.

ACT English Scores for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville  ( 24 to 33 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville  ( 24 to 29 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville  ( 25 to 31 )
1
36

Can I Afford The University of Tennessee - Knoxville?

$38,663 Net Price
32% Take Out Loans
1.1% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UT Knoxville is $38,663. 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 Knoxville, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $9,233 a year. That adds up to $36,932 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UT Knoxville is 1.1%. 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 - Knoxville Undergraduate Student Diversity

23,875 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 25,067 undergraduate students at UT Knoxville, with 23,875 being full-time and 1,192 being part-time.

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There are also 6,634 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 23,875 full-time undergraduates at UT Knoxville, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 919
Black or African American 1,195
Hispanic or Latino 1,306
White 18,854
International Students 193
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,408

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 84 countries are represented at UT Knoxville. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

1,869 Took All Classes Online
14,495 Took At Least One Class Online
141.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 14,495 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 2nd 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 Knoxville

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville was 141.5%. This is the #185 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UT Knoxville 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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