Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 30,418 undergrads, where 19% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.38
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
6,804 first-time students
35% came from other states and 0.1% from abroad; 64% are from Tennessee. More from other states than at 65% of colleges.
- In-state (Tennessee)64%
- Other states35%
- Abroad0.1%
Top home states
- Tennessee(home state)64% 4,366
- Illinois4.1% 278
- North Carolina4.0% 275
- Georgia2.9% 198
- Virginia2.6% 176
From 49 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.
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
1,602
new transfer students, 19% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 36% of colleges.
1,488 full-time, 114 part-time.
Going on to another college
17%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,156 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
53% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
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 8,700 students.
Housing
Beds
8,700
About 29 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 FBS · Southeastern Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Southeastern Conference comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
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
- A program for students with intellectual disabilities
- 8% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 5
- Catholic 1
- Christian 3
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Christian
Nonreligious and secular
University of Tennessee Knoxville Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
5listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Alpha Kappa Chapter
Alpha Epsilon
Kappa
Tennessee Gamma
Alpha Delta
4listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Lambda
Epsilon-Omicron (Tennessee Knoxville)
Alpha Sigma
Epsilon Eta
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2010
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
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. Lists can lag changes on campus, so a center listed above may have changed since the list was read.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
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;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since May 9, 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)