The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · Public · 30,418 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

Test scores required
$50 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$10,029
$30,000 – $48,000	$12,162
$48,000 – $75,000	$18,206
$75,000 – $110,000	$23,627
Over $110,000	$25,688
All incomes (average)	$18,976

Sticker tuition and fees: $13,812 in-state, $33,256 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use The University of Tennessee-Knoxville's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$13,594
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$12,600
Books and supplies	$1,598
Other expenses, on campus	$6,406
Other expenses, off campus	$6,406

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (6,828 of them) in 2022–23; 90% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	85%	$11,491
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	17%	$5,412
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	78%	$7,539
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	29%	$5,208

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1311
Median ACT: 28
Students with Pell grants: 19%
Graduation rate (6yr): 74%
Freshman retention: 92%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $60,249
Median debt at graduation: $20,500
International undergrads: 259 (0.9%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Required
Application fee: $50
Students per faculty member: 18 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 83%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 600–680
SAT Math: 600–690
ACT composite: 25–31

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Required
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Considered if submitted
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 50,488
Admitted: 23,221
Enrolled: 6,694

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business30%

Engineering9%

Kinesiology & Sports Science7%

Health & Nursing7%

Communications & Media6%

Biology & Life Sciences6%

Social Sciences6%

Psychology5%

Agriculture3%

Computer Science3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (67)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	570	$67,464	$82,074national $68,257	$17,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	398	$36,740	$57,020national $54,562	$18,875
Marketing	369	$53,116	$70,661national $69,303	$18,500
Research and Experimental Psychology	362	$36,137	—national $55,695	$18,442
Finance and Financial Management Services	311	$62,997	$83,793national $83,343	$18,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	256	$72,791	$77,118national $88,910	$15,000
Biology, General	250	$37,633	$58,149national $57,214	$19,750
Political Science and Government	195	$38,467	$60,073national $63,293	$19,500
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	187	$70,779	$92,042national $86,176	$20,500
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	157	$49,839	$63,314national $63,560	$19,500
Accounting and Related Services	148	$60,695	$89,445national $76,194	$18,500
Communication and Media Studies	134	$43,900	$57,394national $56,359	$16,500
Mechanical Engineering	132	$78,307	$90,623national $92,135	$18,750
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	128	$31,789	—national $62,451	$16,750
Journalism	125	$42,605	$52,663national $56,278	$17,500
Computer Science	123	$80,585	$106,312national $107,009	$15,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	116	$24,303	$59,347national $58,928	$12,629
Animal Sciences	109	$32,720	$49,656national $49,634	$15,155
Anthropology	104	$32,861	$41,767national $46,676	$22,000
Sociology	98	$38,610	$53,635national $52,657	$19,500
Civil Engineering	96	$69,944	$80,958national $86,517	$19,280
Social Work	92	$36,621	$48,510national $51,790	$19,500
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	76	$36,607	$49,785national $48,568	$19,500
English Language and Literature, General	76	$33,915	$46,366national $48,590	$19,500
Chemical Engineering	74	$74,688	$91,643national $98,158	$21,000
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	70	$67,524	$89,015national $98,207	$13,000
History	70	$35,618	$52,505national $50,680	$16,772
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	66	$32,859	$56,155national $55,693	$15,077
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	63	$52,760	$69,476national $93,451	$22,750
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	55	$39,155	$48,882national $45,338	$24,458
Information Science/Studies	55	—	—national $85,294	$17,250
Education, General	55	—	—national $49,808	$21,000
Construction Management	55	$68,818	—national $95,124	$17,893
Nutrition Sciences	54	—	$58,972national $60,053	$16,000
Industrial Engineering	52	$80,441	$107,093national $98,442	$12,000
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	46	$41,851	$52,703national $49,984	$19,500
Music	46	$33,994	$46,701national $42,892	$25,630
Hospitality Administration/Management	45	$44,110	$58,854national $56,726	$11,500
Fine and Studio Arts	43	—	$34,609national $41,367	$25,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	42	$80,042	$93,642national $100,647	$27,000
Interior Architecture	40	$56,308	$65,144national $60,369	$24,500
Mathematics	34	$45,896	$50,605national $69,562	$19,500
Economics	34	$58,965	$67,902national $82,686	$19,297
Business/Managerial Economics	34	$66,150	$80,415national $77,981	$20,500
Nuclear Engineering	32	$90,657	$99,139national $99,297	$18,642
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	32	$55,292	$63,996national $53,262	$19,500
Human Resources Management and Services	32	$57,096	$63,005national $68,069	$23,125
Plant Sciences	31	$42,875	$61,587national $56,567	$16,264
Geography and Cartography	29	—	$54,656national $57,853	$15,625
Forestry	26	$44,077	$57,436national $58,784	$21,500
Physics	22	—	—national $76,786	$20,375
Soil Sciences	21	$42,016	$88,563national $62,122	—
Chemistry	21	$41,113	$79,736national $65,120	$16,750
Design and Applied Arts	21	$44,167	$69,047national $51,490	—
Agricultural Public Services	20	$35,907	$52,060national $54,152	—
Statistics	19	$47,583	$83,697national $92,425	—
Agricultural Business and Management	18	$45,194	$59,769national $66,647	—
Computer Engineering	17	$91,465	$105,834national $109,015	—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	16	$49,330	$50,202national $60,190	$19,000
Philosophy	15	—	$59,329national $54,455	—
Food Science and Technology	14	$36,674	$68,114national $70,873	—
Special Education and Teaching	14	—	$50,585national $50,499	$16,625
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	14	$21,458	$41,414national $39,775	—
Architecture	12	$61,580	$68,765national $66,914	$27,000
Materials Engineering	12	$74,060	—national $91,449	—
Agricultural Engineering	11	—	$85,141national $84,624	—
Psychology, General	—	—	$49,003national $50,706	—

Master's degrees (28)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	374	$95,122	$123,330national $124,807	$41,000
Social Work	218	$49,622	$55,624national $65,123	$31,535
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	149	$49,956	$51,494national $63,707	$23,794
Library Science and Administration	115	$46,484	$58,578national $56,301	$29,050
Communication and Media Studies	103	$48,107	—national $71,953	$27,312
Accounting and Related Services	68	$80,035	$112,249national $95,833	$20,500
Public Health	53	$52,867	$72,158national $82,751	$41,000
Agricultural Public Services	49	$55,349	$58,999national $59,544	$25,125
Mechanical Engineering	35	$102,787	$112,342national $115,974	—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	35	$51,632	$57,810national $62,033	$41,000
Industrial Engineering	34	$104,233	$150,903national $119,184	$21,528
Civil Engineering	33	$80,386	$88,162national $98,323	—
Nuclear Engineering	28	—	$106,136national $117,400	—
Computer Science	27	$96,680	$135,764national $145,571	—
Music	27	$32,407	$53,019national $48,285	—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	26	$48,628	$55,719national $58,524	$20,500
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	25	$51,348	$60,295national $65,184	—
Mathematics	23	—	$71,818national $72,654	—
Human Resources Management and Services	22	$70,050	—national $83,558	$30,013
Educational Administration and Supervision	21	$67,151	—national $71,685	—
Nutrition Sciences	19	$55,553	—national $67,126	—
English Language and Literature, General	16	$29,045	—national $55,512	—
Landscape Architecture	15	$61,730	—national $70,306	—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	15	$47,435	$56,750national $60,111	—
Public Policy Analysis	4	$56,591	$82,094national $93,020	—
Architecture	2	$63,747	—national $74,139	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	—	$205,436	$120,482national $120,193	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	0	$131,101	$132,036national $103,485	—

First professional degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	127	$76,631	$103,272national $107,773	$61,500
Veterinary Medicine	90	$111,376	$123,713national $131,316	$168,533

Doctoral degrees (7)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	69	—	—national $138,131	$60,000
Chemistry	18	$76,180	$114,312national $115,386	—
Research and Experimental Psychology	15	$91,929	—national $103,410	—
Education, General	14	$75,907	$77,153national $87,373	—
Engineering, Other	13	—	$113,720national $140,028	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	11	$85,211	—national $99,878	—
Psychology, General	—	—	$108,390national $98,707	—

Graduate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Social Work	98	—	—national $69,362	$41,000

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 165 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 800 Andy Holt Tower, Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-1000
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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