University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Public university in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Rankings
The University of Tennessee (UT) was founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee achieved statehood. The student body numbers nearly 30,000 individuals, hailing from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries.
UT consists of 10 undergraduate colleges and 11 graduate colleges. The university is also affiliated with a number of distinguished research centers, including the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, the UT Anthropological Research Facility, the UT Medical Center, the UT Arboretum, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (of Manhattan Project fame). UT is especially known for its programs in business, management, marketing, and related support services.
UT’s distance-learning department—known as “Vols Online” (UT students are called “Volunteers”)—offers courses leading to around 20 undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as professional certificates.
UT is associated with three Nobel Prize laureates:
- Physiology or Medicine—Peter C. Doherty
- Economics—James M. Buchanan
- Peace—Al Gore, Jr.
Other distinguished UT-associated individuals include the following:
- Mathematicians, Morwen B. Thistlethwaite and Mladen Bestvina
- Computer scientists, Lee Giles and Jack Dongarra
- Philosophers, Richard Aquila and Mariam Thalos
- Novelists, Kurt Vonnegut and Cormac McCarthy
- Novelist and biographer, Alex Haley
- Playwright, Owen Davis
- Critic and nature writer, Joseph Wood Krutch
- Financial writer, Rachel Cruze
- Film director, Clarence Brown
- Actors—John Cullum, James Denton, Dixie Carter, David Keith, and Logan Marshall-Green
- Dramatic soprano, Cheryl Studer
- Singer, Dolly Parton
- Myrmecologist and evolutionary biologist, E.O. Wilson
- Economist, Frank Knight
- Science correspondent, John Noble Wilford
- Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel, former US Representative, and political commentator, Allen West
- Former US Senators—Estes Kefauver, Al Gore, Sr., Lamar Alexander, Howard Baker, Jim Sasser, Saxby Chambliss, Jim DeMint, and Bob Corker
- Former US Presidents—Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson
UT is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
Admissions
What does this school look for?
Annual Applications
20,457
Acceptance
78%
Graduation Rate
69%
Median SAT Score
1240
Median ACT Score
28
Costs
How much does it cost to attend?
Tuition (in-state)
$11,110
Fees (in-state)
$1,896
After Graduation
Averages for 10 years after enrolling
Avg Earnings
$56,700
Employed
91%
Campus Life
What's it like to attend this school?
The People
Full time on-campus stats
Student Body
26K
Under-Grads
22K
Graduates
4K
The Campus
Where will you be attending?
Location
527 Andy Holt Tower,
Knoxville TN
37996
City Crime Rates
Property Crime
55 per 100k
Violent Crime
9 per 100k
What is University of Tennessee, Knoxville known for?
Our answer to this is to show you the disciplines in which a school's faculty and alumni have had the highest historical influence. A school may be influential in a discipline even if they do not offer degrees in that area. We've organized two lists to show where they are influential and offer corresponding degrees, and where they are influential through scholarship although they don't offer degrees in the disciplines.
Top areas of influence with degrees offered
Influential People
Who are University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Most influential alumni?
University of Tennessee, Knoxville's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of Business, Criminal Justice, and Economics. University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s most academically influential people include Kurt Vonnegut, Oprah Winfrey, and Massimo Pigliucci.
Oprah Winfrey
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