We Are Awesome
Here is why.
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Four faculty members from the College of Architecture and Design have been chosen among the country’s most admired architecture educators in the past 7 years.
—DesignIntelligence 2019 -
Three schools in the College of Architecture and Design are in the country’s top 10 most-hired-from rankings.
—DesignIntelligence 2019 -
UT student entrepreneurs won the US Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneur Achievement Award for their business providing campsite set-ups.
—U.S. Chamber of Commerce 2019 -
UT has won 23 team national championships all time including: women’s basketball, football, track and field, and swimming and diving.
—UT Athletics 2019 -
UT Extension’s interim assistant dean was honored with the National Excellence in Extension Award.
—USDA 2019 -
A student in our Institute of Agriculture won the nationally competitive Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship supporting the protection of U.S. wilderness areas.
—The Wilderness Society 2019 -
The discovery of a new element named Tennessine is the result of a research collaboration involving UT researchers.
—International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 2016 -
Alumnus James M. Buchanan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986.
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The Nuclear Engineering graduate program in the Tickle College of Engineering is ranked 7th among public institutions and 8th in the nation.
—U.S. News and World Report 2021 -
Our College of Nursing’s doctoral program in nursing practice is ranked 27th among public institutions and 38th in the nation.
—U.S. News and World Report 2021 -
Our Volunteer athletes and alumni have won 39 gold medals in the Olympic games.
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UT’s partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory yields world-leading expertise in high-performance computing, materials research, and nanotechnology.
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One of the nation’s oldest collegiate band programs, UT’s Pride of the Southland Band has represented Tennessee in 15 presidential inaugurations dating back to 1965.
—School of Music 2016 -
Eight Pulitzer Prize winning writers have connections to UT. Their work includes public service, reporting, play writing, fiction, scientific research, and history.
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UT is home to more than 80 research centers and institutes that expand and deepen understanding of our world and ourselves.
—Office of Research and Engagement 2019 -
A combination of 9 UT students and alumni have earned Rhodes Scholarships for scholarly achievements, character, commitment to others, and leadership potential.
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The School of Architecture’s undergraduate architecture program ranked 15th among all public universities.
—DesignIntelligence 2019 -
UT teams have won a total of 196 SEC championship titles.
—Southeastern Conference 2018 -
UT awarded 713 study abroad scholarships totaling $630,750 for the 2018-19 academic year.
—Center for International Education 2019 -
For the third year in a row, UT received the state of Tennessee’s highest possible rating for teacher preparation.
—Teacher Preparation Report Card 2020