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Fact Book

Our online Fact Book is made available to provide an official source of information on students, faculty and staff, budget and finances, and university resources.

The data in this book reflect inclusive figures for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the Institute of Agriculture, and the Space Institute. We are pleased to make this rich source of university information available and hope you will find it useful.

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2022-23 Data


The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, enrolled 6,846 new freshman and 1,616 new transfers in 2022.


Ten Year Trend of First-Time Freshman Applied, Admitted, and Enrolled
First-Time Freshmen Headcount Enrollment By College, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity
Ten Year Trend of First-Time Freshman Average SAT Scores
Ten Year Trend of First-Time Freshman Average ACT Scores
Five Year Trend of First-Time Enrollment By Equivalent ACT and GPA Group
Five Year Trend of First-Time Freshman Enrollment By Full-Time/Part-Time, College, and Race/Ethnicity
Five Year Trend of First-Time Freshman Enrollment By Age Group
Five Year Trend of First-Time Freshman Enrollment By Place of Permanent Residence
Ten Year Trend of Applied, Admitted, Enrolled New Undergraduate Transfer Students
New Undergraduate Transfer Headcount Enrollment By College, Gender and Race/Ethnicity
Five Year Trend of New Undergraduate Transfer Enrollment By Full-Time/Part-Time, College, and Race/Ethnicity
Five Year Trend of New Undergraduate Transfer Enrollment By Class, Level, and Age Group
Five Year Trend of New Undergraduate Transfer Enrollment By Permanent Residence
First-Time Graduate and Professional Headcount Enrollment By College, Race, and Gender
Five Year Trend of First-Time Graduate and Professional Enrollment By Full-Time/Part-Time, College, and Race/Ethnicity
Five Year Trend of First-Time Graduate and Professional Enrollment By Age Group
Five Year Trend of First-Time Graduate and Professional Enrollment By Place of Permanent Residence

 

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is a residential campus with 17 residence halls and 8,535 beds. All freshmen are required to live on campus which offers students the benefits that come from being close to classes, activities, and campus resources. Learn more about our campus housing and libraries.


Number and Percent of Occupancy for Student Residence Halls, and Graduate Student Housing
5 Year Trend of Main Library Holding and Expenditures
5 Year Trend of Law Library Holding and Expenditures
5 Year Trend of Space Institute Library Holding and Expenditures
UT Knoxville Campus Libraries and Centers

With more than than 300 degree programs, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, prepares students to work and compete in just about every profession. UT strives to develop, implement, support, and assess programs and services that lead to persistence towards graduation. Overall, the six-year undergraduate graduation rate increased from 72.1 percent to 72.6 percent in 2021 while the first year retention rate increased from 87.8 percent to 88.6 percent.


Ten Year Trend of Retention and Graduation Rates—First-time Full-time Freshman
Second Fall Continuation Rates of First Time, Full Time Freshman by Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Six Year Graduation Rates of First Time, Full Time Freshman by Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Full Time, First Time Freshman Retention and Graduation by Residence
Ten Year Trend of Retention and Graduation Rates—First-time Transfer Students
First Time, Full Time Transfer Retention and Graduation
Ten Year Trend of Graduation Rates—First-Time Full-Time Freshman
Ten Year Trend of Degrees Conferred by Level
Five Year Trend of Degrees Conferred by College
Five Year Trend of Degrees Awarded by Major
5 Year Trend of Bachelor’s Degrees by Race/Ethnicity (Excludes International)
5 Year Trend of Bachelor’s Degrees of International Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
5 Year Trend of Master’s Degrees by Race/Ethnicity (Excludes International)
5 Year Trend of Master’s Degrees of International Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
5 Year Trend of Doctor’s Degrees by Race/Ethnicity (Excludes International)
5 Year Trend of Doctor’s Degrees of International Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

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