Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 10,074 undergrads, where 33% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.43
Economic access
Campus size
6% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 64% take some
Where first-years come from
2,489 first-time students
10% came from other states and 0.0% from abroad; 89% are from Tennessee. Fewer from other states than at 72% of colleges.
- In-state (Tennessee)89%
- Other states10%
- Abroad0.0%
Top home states
- Tennessee(home state)89% 2,224
- Georgia4.8% 120
- Alabama0.6% 15
- Florida0.5% 12
- Illinois0.5% 12
From 34 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
699
new transfer students, 22% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 42% of colleges.
605 full-time, 94 part-time.
Going on to another college
25%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 828 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
8.6% of undergrads study part-time.
58% women
Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 3,557 students.
Housing
Beds
3,557
About 35 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FCS · Southern Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.
How the Southern Conference comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 11% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Scholarships
Some of the college's own non-need-based aid considers religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 2
- Catholic 1
- Christian 1
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
3listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Alpha-Iota
Nu Epsilon
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
State law for public colleges
Tennessee public colleges may not favor people by race, ethnicity, sex, age, or any other demographic characteristic to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion, or keep such offices; it doesn't name sexual orientation or gender identity.
Tennessee Code Annotated Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1 (new section) (Tennessee SB 1084 (2025)), in effect since May 9, 2025.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since May 9, 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)