University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,526 (37%)
Days Without Precipitation 237 (32%)

Honors College

Name Honors College

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,547
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 90%
From Region 6%
Athletes 401 (4.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 74%
Black 10%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 972 27% 76% 2% 10% 8% 1% $54,027 2 -0.48 48 95% 6.2%
Chemistry 24 — 46% 71% 8% 0% 17% 4% $74,446 73 +0.28 82 96% — — — —
Geology 8 — 25% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,018 48 -0.19 68 — — — — —
Mathematics 14 — 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,072 24 -0.69 74 — — — — —
Physics 6 — 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,651 31 -0.43 85 — — — — —
Biology 76 — 37% 76% 4% 9% 5% 0% $62,128 25 -0.50 66 97% — — — —
Environmental Science 61 — 38% 92% 2% 5% 2% 0% $54,466 28 -0.53 49 95% — — — —
English 38 — 8% 87% 0% 3% 5% 0% $50,625 46 -0.22 39 96% — — — —
History 22 — 55% 91% 0% 0% 5% 0% $52,772 36 -0.41 44 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 29 — 31% 55% 0% 34% 3% 3% $57,806 63 +0.05 57 96% — — — —
Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures 20 — 25% 65% 0% 5% 20% 0% $52,522 55 +0.01 44 86% — — — —
Philosophy and Religion — — — — — — — — $48,264 11 -0.99 32 — — — — —
Philosophy and Religious Studies 10 +1 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,302 15 -0.91 35 — — — — —
Communication 117 — 32% 66% 3% 17% 9% 0% $52,072 16 -0.92 43 97% — — — —
Humanities 12 — 8% 75% 0% 0% 17% 0% $44,954 3 -1.08 23 86% — — — —
Political Science 42 — 38% 64% 5% 24% 5% 0% $58,113 11 -1.04 58 97% — — — —
Psychology 200 — 14% 73% 1% 11% 12% 1% $52,168 35 -0.44 43 95% — — — —
Social Work 27 — 0% 78% 0% 7% 11% 0% $55,489 62 +0.26 52 96% — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 41 — 37% 68% 2% 12% 15% 0% $50,589 25 -0.57 39 — — — — —
Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography — — — — — — — — $47,824 9 -0.82 31 89% — — — —
Art 74 — 22% 81% 5% 7% 3% 0% $42,536 32 -0.46 18 92% — — — —
Interior Architecture 16 — 12% 75% 0% 6% 12% 0% $64,983 30 -0.35 71 — — — — —
Interior Architecture — — — — — — — — $74,641 86 +0.75 83 100% — — — —
Music 24 — 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,077 39 -0.29 21 — — — — —
Theatre 8 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $43,097 50 +0.00 19 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 103 — 29% 78% 2% 10% 5% 1% $56,331 30 -0.49 54 96% 6.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Computer Science 307 78% 70% 8% 7% 7% 3% $96,107 93 -0.12 95 98%
Chemical Engineering 20 — 45% 65% 5% 10% 10% 5% $102,111 36 -0.35 97 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 20 — 45% 70% 10% 10% 10% 0% $97,748 81 +0.77 96 95% — — — —
Computer Engineering 10 — 90% 70% 10% 10% 10% 0% $104,244 23 -0.60 97 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 36 — 81% 61% 8% 8% 6% 6% $94,808 4 -1.05 95 98% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 49 — 84% 76% 6% 4% 8% 0% $99,812 60 +0.08 96 97% — — — —
Computer Science 77 — 79% 64% 13% 6% 8% 4% $90,782 12 -1.00 93 98% — — — —
Cybersecurity 14 — 86% 50% 7% 21% 21% 0% $88,745 41 -0.26 92 — — — — —
Engineering Management 62 — 82% 85% 3% 2% 3% 0% $100,420 89 +1.19 97 100% — — — —
Mechatronics Engineering Technology 19 — 95% 68% 5% 5% 5% 11% $89,617 47 +0.07 92 — — — — —
Mechatronics Engineering Technology — — — — — — — — $90,004 51 +0.11 93 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health, Education and Professional Studies 454 22% 79% 3% 10% 4% 0% $64,521 24 -0.57 70 96% 3.7%
Exercise Science 184 — 38% 80% 3% 11% 4% 0% $56,364 29 -0.63 54 97% — — — —
Nursing 152 — 13% 75% 5% 9% 5% 0% $85,451 23 -0.68 90 98% 3.7% — — —
Elementary Education 92 — 2% 83% 0% 13% 2% 0% $50,281 37 -0.30 38 94% — — — —
Middle Grades Education 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,281 37 -0.30 38 94% — — — —
Secondary Education 21 — 29% 86% 0% 10% 0% 0% $50,281 24 -0.56 38 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Gary W. Rollins College of Business 451 47% 78% 4% 9% 6% 0% $74,286 56 -0.41 82 97% 6.0%
Accounting 61 — 48% 85% 3% 3% 5% 0% $85,826 52 -0.08 90 — — — — —
Business Economics 8 — 62% 75% 12% 12% 0% 0% $73,876 14 -0.91 82 — — — — —
Economics 6 — 83% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $61,079 2 -1.39 64 95% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 15 — 60% 80% 0% 7% 13% 0% $70,180 48 -0.25 78 — — — — —
Finance 64 — 62% 78% 9% 5% 6% 0% $79,821 18 -0.67 87 — — — — —
Human Resource Management 18 — 22% 72% 0% 17% 6% 0% $63,302 13 -0.91 68 — — — — —
Management 118 — 49% 80% 4% 6% 7% 0% $71,958 48 -0.29 80 97% 6.0% — — —
Marketing 111 — 33% 82% 3% 6% 5% 1% $71,356 32 -0.48 79 — — — — —
Organizational Leadership 50 — 50% 54% 2% 32% 6% 0% $71,958 39 -0.29 80 97% 6.0% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,977
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,694
Est. In-State Cost $14,200
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,476
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 35%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 23.5% 513 51% 79% 4% 8% 5% 0% $77,445 47 -0.22 85 98% 6.0%
Social Sciences 20.1% 439 22% 70% 2% 13% 11% 0% $52,571 21 -0.61 44 95% —
Health Sciences 15.4% 336 26% 78% 4% 10% 4% 0% $69,522 18 -0.65 77 97% 3.7%
Engineering 6.2% 135 72% 69% 7% 7% 8% 2% $98,841 36 -0.23 96 97% —
Arts 5.6% 122 24% 84% 3% 5% 4% 0% $45,820 23 -0.38 26 92% —
Professional 5.6% 122 39% 76% 2% 9% 5% 2% $61,515 34 -0.40 65 96% 6.2%
Humanities 5.4% 119 28% 77% 0% 10% 7% 1% $52,980 39 -0.21 45 95% —
Education 5.4% 118 8% 84% 0% 12% 2% 0% $50,281 26 -0.35 38 94% —
Computer Science 4.2% 91 80% 62% 12% 9% 10% 3% $90,469 17 -0.89 93 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 76 37% 76% 4% 9% 5% 0% $62,128 25 -0.50 66 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.8% 61 38% 92% 2% 5% 2% 0% $54,466 25 -0.53 49 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 52 46% 85% 4% 0% 8% 2% $71,072 29 -0.14 79 96% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics $2.2M #153 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $1.9M #251 76% $0.0M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.1M #348 44% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.9M #340 79% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.8M #240 89% $0 5 #138 34 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #394 1% $0.0M — — — —
Education $0.2M #353 36% $0 9 #340 — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #359 0% $0.0M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $7.6M #338 44% $0.1M 14 #430 34 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 117 $6.5M $6.5M $0
Wrestling 31 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 17 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Cross Country 13 $172K $172K $0
Golf 12 $706K $706K $0
Tennis 12 $323K $323K $0
Total 202 $11.1M $11.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 76 $368K $368K $0
Volleyball 55 $932K $932K $0
Soccer 27 $990K $990K $0
Softball 27 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Beach Volleyball 17 $174K $174K $0
Basketball 14 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Golf 8 $695K $695K $0
Tennis 8 $435K $435K $0
Total 199 $6.2M $6.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 117 $6.5M $6.5M $0
Track & Field (combined) 76 $368K $368K $0
Volleyball 55 $932K $932K $0
Basketball 31 $3.9M $3.9M $0
Wrestling 31 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Soccer 27 $990K $990K $0
Softball 27 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Golf 20 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Tennis 20 $758K $758K $0
Beach Volleyball 17 $174K $174K $0
Cross Country 13 $172K $172K $0
Total 401 $26.4M $26.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (non-ED) 27%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 49% 35%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 980 – 1150
SAT Math Range 480 – 560
SAT RW Range 510 – 610