The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

  • Details

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 45.99%
    • Average SAT Scores 1304
    • Four Year Completion Rate 55.62% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 73.5% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 72.79% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    55.6%
    6 Year
    73.5%
    8 Year
    72.8%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $32,658 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $31,974 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $13,484 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $16,000 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $20,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $7,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $9,397 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $12,714 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $18,820 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $23,297 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $25,438 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $47,782 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $46,273 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $54,188 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $51,502 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $60,249 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,452
Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,676
Agricultural Public Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $22,464
Food Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,091
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data $46,245
Animal Sciences Bachelor's Degree $48,528 $18,496 $25,669
Soil Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $54,798
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data $67,418
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data $30,755 $30,095
Forestry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,822
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree $67,561 $52,039 $35,884
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Education, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $52,711
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree $20,278 No data $68,868
Nuclear Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $51,780
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $16,553
Sustainability Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $48,893 $35,776 $26,959
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,639
Social Work Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,766
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $57,832 $36,643 $28,920
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,266
Information Science/Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $46,182
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,618
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $32,309 $18,344 $22,206
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,786
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Interior Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data $21,591 No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $40,326 $31,907 $35,138
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $54,186
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $42,831 $30,440 $67,222
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $72,052
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree $42,626 $29,598 $27,600
Public Administration Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,789
Social Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data $55,059 $28,367
Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree $42,405 $19,454 $57,677
Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,325
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $42,988
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics and Statistics, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $36,555 $20,000 $25,106
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data $29,598 $24,635
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $56,050 $54,448 $24,805
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,756
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,158
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $45,283 $38,000 $32,132
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,769
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,848
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $32,341 $22,316 $51,956
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Construction Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree $28,065 No data No data
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,500
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $48,758 $30,703 $41,633
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data $30,000 $50,816
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree No data $54,464 $47,575
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree $45,298 $33,971 $53,150
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree $49,329 No data $36,105
History Bachelor's Degree $37,545 No data $24,567
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,843
Visual and Performing Arts, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $44,288 $31,043 $54,030
Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $47,337