Admissions
We’re glad you’re interested in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. As the state’s largest public research university, it’s a perfect place to begin or advance your university career.
UT is dedicated to its traditions of building a brighter, more successful future for our students, our state, and our world. World-class faculty members are committed to teaching students in ways that will best prepare them for rewarding careers. They also seek to further knowledge of their disciplines and improve the lives of others through research and scholarly work.
We seek to admit and enroll students who have demonstrated their commitment to learning and being part of a diverse and vibrant campus. For admission decisions, we consider grades and test scores, of course, but we also consider the broad range of experiences and talents a student will share with our community.
You can choose from more than 300 degree options, along with a variety of honors programs, interdisciplinary majors, residential learning communities, and study abroad programs. Consistently named a “best value” by top higher education publications, UT is affordable and accessible by offering a wide range of merit and need-based scholarships and financial aid.
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UT—Among the Best
U.S. News & World Report ranks UT Knoxville forty-seventh among all public universities for 2014.
UT’s graduate and professional programs in supply chain management and logistics, nuclear engineering, and printmaking rank in the top 10 in U.S. News & World Report (2013).
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine called UT one of the best values among public colleges in its 2013 list based on affordability and academic quality.
Forbes magazine listed UT in its 2012 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” based on the quality of education and student experiences and achievements.
Forbes consistently ranks UT’s full-time MBA program as one of the best in the country.
The Princeton Review listed UT in its 2012 edition of “150 Best Value Colleges” for academic quality, affordability, and financial aid. UT also was recognized for its commitment to diversity and civility, the “great program diversity of a major university,” and opportunities for research or original creative work in every degree program.
Quality Undergraduate Education
UT’s College of Business Administration undergraduate business program is ranked twenty-seventh in the nation among public institutions, and its undergraduate supply chain management/logistics program ranks sixth among all public universities. (U.S. News, 2013)
UT’s growing undergraduate engineering program is ranked thirty-seventh among all public universities.
UT's New Norris House was selected in May 2013 by the American Institute of Architects and its Committee on the Environment as one of the nation’s top 10 examples of sustainable architecture and green design.
UT's Haslam Scholars spend their undergraduate years preparing to be leaders in such fields as business, government, education, and service professions. Every year, about fifteen students are chosen from several thousand applicants. Those selected receive a full-tuition scholarship, a laptop, study-abroad funding, and $5,500 to support their research.
UT and its partner, Southeast University in Nanjing, opened the Confucius Institute in spring 2013, expanding opportunities for UT students and others to learn Chinese, experience Chinese culture, and travel abroad.
Cutting-Edge Graduate Programs
The College of Arts and Sciences’ graduate program in printmaking is ranked 3rd in the nation. The college’s Master of Fine Art program is ranked twenty-second among public universities and forty-fifth nationally.
The College of Business Administration’s supply chain management and logistics program is ranked 9th in the nation, and interest in UT's business analytics offerings from both industry and students continues to boom. (Forbes 2013)
The College of Engineering’s nuclear engineering graduate program is ranked 5th in the nation. The UT-ORNL Tennessee Governor’s Chair program attracts accomplished researchers from across the nation to pursue knowledge that will help solve our biggest problems.
The College of Law is the 8th most efficient law school in the nation (U.S. News and World Report, 2013), with a clinical training program ranked seventh in the nation and a legal writing program ranked eighth among public universities.
UT’s College of Education, Health and Human Sciences’ overall graduate program is ranked thirty-eighth among public institutions.
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