University of Tennessee (Knoxville)
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant[1] university whose largest and main campus is in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Student body size and employment
In fall of 2023, there were 36,304 students[2] on the campus, including graduate students and postdocs. Besides a faculty of nearly 2000, the Knoxville campus employs administrative staff of nearly 10,000 people.
Cost to attend
As of 2024, tuition and fees for one year were $13,812 (in-state) or $30,704 (out-of-state). The amount of money needed to attend for one year including housing and all other estimated costs to live was $35,156 (in-state) or $54,600 (out-of-state).
Research
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education ranks the University of Tennessee, Knoxville as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[3] The university has ties to nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory, allowing for considerable research opportunities for faculty and students in the sciences. ⁷Also affiliated with the university are:
- the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy
- the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility
- the University of Tennessee Arboretum (250 acres) - in Oak Ridge, TN
- the University of Tennessee Medical Center (a Level I trauma center)
Satellite campuses
Several smaller branch campuses to the University of Tennessee system exist across the state.
Notes
- ↑ Read about land-grant universities in Wikipedia.
- ↑ University of Tennessee, Knoxville Fact Book.
- ↑ Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup. Center for Postsecondary Education.