The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN527 Andy Holt Tower, Knoxville, TN 37996
865-974-1000
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is a public research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became a state, it is the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee system and a land-grant university. It hosts more than 28,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries.
The university's athletic program, nicknamed the Volunteers or Vols, is a member of the Southeastern Conference. The football team has won six national championships and 17 conference championships. The men's basketball team has won two national championships and appeared in the NCAA tournament 27 times. The women's basketball team has won eight national championships and appeared in the NCAA tournament 21 times.
The university is home to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, the largest teaching hospital in the state. The medical center includes the only Level I trauma center and Level IV neonatal intensive care unit in the region. The university is also home to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the largest Department of Energy research facility in the country.
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is a comprehensive research university with more than 150 research centers and institutes. The university's research expenditures totaled $542 million in FY 2016, ranking it 47th among public universities and 96th among all universities in the United States. The university is also home to the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, the nation's premier nonpartisan public policy center.
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award bachelor's, master's, specialist, and doctorate degrees.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 30559
Acceptance Rate: 78.15%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.utk.edu/
Financial Aid: https://onestop.utk.edu/financial-aid/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $32498
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $49918
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is $126393.14. 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-Knoxville. For graduates of The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, we saw an average early-career income of $55400.00 and mid-career income of $99600.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.