Fact Book
Our online Fact Book is the official source of information on students, faculty and staff, budget and finances, and university resources as recorded on the university’s census date.
The Fact Book provides easily accessible, PDF versions of official university reports, while our dashboards provide a more in-depth approach to analysis through interactive visualizations.
If you need information not found in the Fact Book, please contact us.
About the Fact Book
We are pleased to make this rich source of university information available and hope you will find it useful. Consequently, it is important to recognize that the data in the Fact Book reflect figures for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the Institute of Agriculture, and the Space Institute.
Who composes the Fact Book?
A number of university departments contribute to the creation of the Fact Book. We would like to thank everyone who provided information or support for this edition of the Fact Book.
What is the difference between a Fact Book and a Dashboard?
IRSA’s Fact Books and dashboards both rely on official, certified data captured at a specific point in time (often referred to as “frozen” data), but differ in how the data are presented and used.
Fact Books provide curated, static reports – typically in PDF format – designed for consistent reference and reporting. Dashboards, by contrast, offer interactive visualizations that allow users to explore data through dynamic charts, tables, and filters.
Looking for older facts?
Explore our Fact Book archives below. If you have any questions, contact us.