The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

What are the graduation rates for students at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville?

About 74% of the reported first-time, full-time bachelor's degree cohort graduated within six years, while 57% finished within four years. These are cohort measures: they track students who entered under the federal reporting definition, not every undergraduate or every student who eventually earns a UT degree.

UT's reported first-year retention rate is 92%, meaning most students in the measured entering group returned for a second year. Retention and graduation answer different questions, and neither figure predicts an individual outcome. Transfer students, part-time students and students who begin at another college can have different paths that these first-time, full-time graduation figures do not fully describe. For planning purposes, the difference between the four- and six-year rates also matters because additional semesters can add living and other expenses.

What is the earning potential for graduates at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville?

College Scorecard field-of-study figures show substantial differences in reported earnings one year after completion among federally aided UT Knoxville graduates whose earnings could be matched and reported. They are median earnings for the measured group, not starting-salary offers or estimates for every graduate.

Examples in the reported data include median one-year earnings of $67,418 for computer science, $51,956 for registered nursing and $35,138 for communication and media studies. Industrial engineering is reported at $72,052. These comparisons should not be read as the financial return from one major versus another: fields differ in graduate-school attendance, occupations, hours worked and the number of graduates represented.

One year is also a short window for assessing a career. Some graduates are in training or further study, and small programs may have earnings withheld for privacy or reliability. Students comparing majors will get a fuller picture by considering program costs, likely credentials beyond the bachelor's degree, internships and longer-term employment information alongside the Scorecard figures.