The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Student body

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment

30,418

Graduate enrollment

8,164

Student–faculty ratio

18 : 1

Pell Grant recipients

19%

First-generation students

25%

Students over 25

4%

Median family income

$54,206

Avg faculty salary (academic year)

$116,712

Endowment

$1,187,949,666

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate

41.6%

Test scores

Required

SAT range (25th–75th %)

1200–1370

SAT average

1311

SAT reading

600–680

SAT math

600–690

ACT composite

25–31

Average GPA

4.17weighted

Cost

In-state tuition

$13,812

Out-of-state tuition

$33,256

Room & board

$13,356

Books & supplies

$1,598

Total cost of attendance

$33,678

Average net price

$18,976

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)

74%

Graduated on time (4 years)

57%

First-year retention

92%

Transferred to another college

16%

Median earnings, 6 years after entry

$47,782

Median earnings, 10 years after entry

$60,249

Median debt at graduation

$20,500

Students with federal loans

29%

Paying down their loans (1 year in)

62%

About 17% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing

Yes

Dorm capacity

8,700

Dorm capacity vs undergrads

29%

Application fee

$50

Athletics

NCAA Division I-FBS

Football conference

Southeastern Conference

Varsity athletes

816 (384 men · 432 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (11)

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade

C

Reported offenses per 1,000 students

2.1 / year

Violent offenses (2022–2024)

159

Property offenses (2022–2024)

81

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (38,728 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

$18,206/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.