University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Tennessee, Knoxville is a public institution that was founded in 1794. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 27,039 (fall 2022), its setting is city, and the campus size is 910 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of Tennessee, Knoxville's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #105. Its in-state tuition and fees are $13,244; out-of-state tuition and fees are $31,434.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is a public research institution located in one of the state's largest cities, and is the flagship campus for the state school. It has more than 40 fraternities and sororities for students to join. The UT sports teams are known as the Vols and the Lady Vols, short for Volunteers. The teams compete in the NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference, and football season is a particularly big draw at the school.

The university helps to manage the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where students and faculty tackle research projects. The University of Tennessee grants graduate degrees through its Graduate School of Business, law school, College of Engineering and College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, as well as a Space Institute, among other academic departments. Graduates of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville include current and former NFL players Peyton Manning and Reggie White, respectively.