University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville is a public research university in Knoxville, TN (city setting), with 28,883 undergraduates (55% women). It admitted 46% of 50,488 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1190–1340 on the SAT and 25–31 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $52,168 a year for out-of-state students and $33,678 in-state; aided first-year students paid $20,885 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 73% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, social sciences. The campus reported 1.37 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Tennessee, Knoxville ranks
5 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,484 in-state · $31,974 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Tennessee, Knoxville
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southeastern Conference | 40 | 12 over | 5 | $3.5M | $86,254 | 987 | |
| Baseball | Southeastern Conference | 55 | 21 over | 5 | $11M | $208,105 | 975 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southeastern Conference | 15 | at cap | 9 | $20M | $1,349,461 | 974 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southeastern Conference | 30 | 15 over | 8 | $7.6M | $251,994 | 971 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southeastern Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southeastern Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Southeastern Conference | 123 | 18 over | 1 | $61M | $497,889 | 967 | |
| Men's Golf | Southeastern Conference | 10 | 1 over | 3 | $1.9M | $189,657 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Southeastern Conference | 8 | room 1 | 3 | $1.8M | $221,564 | 993 | |
| Women's Rowing | Southeastern Conference | 99 | 31 over | 1 | $5.7M | $57,382 | 991 | |
| Softball | Southeastern Conference | 29 | 4 over | 5 | $4.7M | $162,686 | 1000 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Southeastern Conference | 31 | 1 over | 9 | $3.3M | $105,021 | 981 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Southeastern Conference | 32 | 2 over | 9 | $3.7M | $117,048 | 998 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southeastern Conference | 10 | at cap | 4 | $1.8M | $176,896 | 988 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southeastern Conference | 11 | 1 over | 3 | $2M | $177,740 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southeastern Conference | 140 | 95 over | 9 | $5.9M | $42,458 | 974 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southeastern Conference | 162 | 117 over | 9 | $4.9M | $30,483 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southeastern Conference | 21 | 3 over | 7 | $3.4M | $159,879 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.