The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN615 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
423-425-4111
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (UTC) is a public university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The university is a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents system and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. UTC offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in over 140 areas of study. The university's athletic teams, known as the Chattanooga Mocs, compete in the NCAA Division I Southern Conference.
UTC was founded in 1886 as Chattanooga University, and was renamed the University of Chattanooga in 1907. The university merged with nearby Sewanee: The University of the South in 1969, and became known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The university has an enrollment of over 11,000 students.
The university is home to a number of notable alumni, including former Tennessee governor and U.S. senator Lamar Alexander, former Chattanooga mayor Ron Littlefield, and country music singer Kenny Chesney.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 11728
Acceptance Rate: 83.11%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.utc.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.utc.edu/financial-aid/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $24606
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $40724
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is $95391.84. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. For graduates of The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, we saw an average early-career income of $50000.00 and mid-career income of $87900.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.