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University of Tennessee: Knoxville

Knoxville,  Tennessee
College Board code: 1843

Main Address

800 Andy Holt Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996
(865) 974-1000
www.utk.edu

Admission Office

320 Student Services Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-0230
(865) 974-2184
Fax: (865) 974-1182
admissions@utk.edu
Contact: Nancy McGlasson
Director of Admissions

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What the School Says...

Founded in 1794 as Blount College, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship campus and Tennessee's land grant, public Carnegie I research institution. With nine academic colleges, more than 100 major fields of undergraduate study, and 400 student organizations, UT Knoxville attracts outstanding students from across Tennessee, all 50 states, and more than 100 foreign countries.

Go to utk.edu to learn more

Type of School

  • Public
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 65%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's

Setting

  • Urban setting
  • Large city (250,000 - 499,999)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 21,717
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 4,215
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 21,378
  • Graduate enrollment: 6,275

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 87% In-state students
  • 13% Out-of-state students
  • 0% Part-time students
  • 50% Women
  • 50% Men
  • <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 2% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 7% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 2% Hispanic
  • 87% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 1% Non-Resident Alien
  • 1% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 41% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 71% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 93% in top half of graduating class
  • 56% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 15% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 12% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 10% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 7% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
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