	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville 2016 University Academic Rankings
This article is about the Knoxville campus. For the statewide system, see University of Tennessee system. For the Chattanooga campus, see University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. For the Martin campus, see University of Tennessee at Martin. For the Health Science Center, see University of Tennessee Health Science Center. For other universities that use the initials UT, see UT. The University of Tennessee (also referred to as the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, UT Knoxville, UTK, or UT) is a public sun-grant and land-grant university headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee entered the Union as the 16th state, it is the flagship institution of the statewide University of Tennessee system with nine undergraduate colleges and eleven graduate colleges and hosts almost 28,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries. In its 2014 ranking of universities, U.S. News & World Report ranked UT 106th among all national universities and 46th among public institutions of higher learning. Seven alumni have been selected as Rhodes Scholars; James M. Buchanan, M.S. '41, received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Economics. UT's ties to nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory, established under UT President Andrew Holt and continued under the UT-Battelle partnership, allow for considerable research opportunities for faculty and students. Also affiliated with the university are the Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy, the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility, and the University of Tennessee Arboretum, which occupies 250 acres (100 ha) of nearby Oak Ridge and features hundreds of species of plants indigenous to the region. The university is a direct partner of the University of Tennessee Medical Center, which is one of two Level I trauma centers in East Tennessee. As a teaching hospital, it has aggressive medical research programs. The University of Tennessee is the only university in the nation to have three presidential papers editing projects and holds collections of the papers of all three U.S. presidents from Tennessee-Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson. UT is one of the oldest public universities in the United States and the oldest secular institution west of the Eastern Continental Divide. History \| Founding and early days On September 10, 1794, two years before Tennessee became a state and at a meeting of the legislature of the Southwest Territory at Knoxville, the University of Tennessee was chartered as Blount College. The new, all-male, non-sectarian institution struggled for 13 years with a small student body and faculty, and in 1807, the school was rechartered as East Tennessee College as a condition of receiving the proceeds from the settlement devised in the Compact of 1806. When Samuel Carrick, its first president and only faculty member, died in 1809, the school was temporarily closed until 1820. When it reopened, it began experiencing growing pains. Thomas Jefferson had previously recommended that the college leave its confining single building in the city and relocate to a place it could spread out. Ironically, in the Summer of 1826 (the year that Thomas Jefferson died), the trustees explored "Barbara Hill" (today known simply as The Hill) as a potential site and relocated there by 1828. In 1840, the college was elevated to East Tennessee University (ETU). The school's status as a religiously non-affiliated institution of higher learning was unusual for the period of time in which it was chartered, and the school is generally recognized as the oldest such establishment of its kind west of the Appalachian Divide. Civil War and reconstruction Tennessee was a member of the Confederacy in 1862 when the Morrill Act was passed, providing for endowment funds from the sale of federal land to state agricultural college ... [more on wikipedia]

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The University of Tennessee Details

The University of Tennessee Details
detail	value
state	Tennessee
conference	Southeastern Conference
public	Public
scores	1745/1163/26
level	AboveAverage
rank	[116
overall ROI rank	[188
size	medium-large
undergrads	21664
grads	8722
price	47870
drop	35
stem	22
research	310
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for The University of Tennessee-Knoxville?

1. number 116 for Academics.

2. number 188 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to The University of Tennessee-Knoxville?

1. University of Kentucky

2. University of Massachusetts-Amherst

3. University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

4. Colorado State University-Fort Collins

5. Virginia Commonwealth University

6. University of Kansas

7. University of South Carolina-Columbia

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

The University of Tennessee National Academic Rankings

The University of Tennessee National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	116	182	188	97	95	124	72	233	188
Div1	63	64	68	64	61	77	55	98	88
Div1 Nonivy	53	58	62	56	53	70	45	97	83
Div1 Public	37	32	36	40	42	58	38	96	72
Public	48	54	62	47	48	70	44	95	77
Power5	40	37	37	42	41	54	41	67	60
Southeastern Conference	6	5	5	7	7	9	7	14	10
South East Region	18	34	42	19	19	24	15	91	53
State of Tennessee	2	6	5	2	2	2	2	22	9
Top Ten Top250	116	182	188	97	95	124	72	233	188
Top Ten Southeastern Conference	6	5	5	7	7	8	6	10	9
Top Ten State of Tennessee	2	6	5	2	2	2	2	9	5

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

The University of Tennessee Peer Universities, Similar Universities to The University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee Peer Universities, Similar Universities to The University of Tennessee
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.83	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
99.82	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
99.80	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
99.45	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
99.44	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
99.29	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
99.14	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
98.56	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
93.28	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
93.13	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
93.07	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
93.01	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
92.81	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
92.71	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
92.62	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
92.61	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
92.50	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
92.33	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
92.31	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
92.11	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
92.04	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
91.98	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
91.86	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
91.77	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
91.67	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
91.64	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
91.52	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
91.35	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
91.05	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
90.28	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
86.63	University of New Mexico	New Mexico	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	265	153
86.46	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
86.45	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
86.41	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indiana	The Summit League	Public	Average	427	342
86.26	Kansas State University	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	249	168
86.19	Kent State University at Kent	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	347	358
85.78	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
85.77	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
85.70	Georgia State University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	253	230
85.18	University of Nevada-Reno	Nevada	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	289	340
85.09	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
85.04	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
84.91	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224
84.79	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	350	248
84.18	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
83.72	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
83.07	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
82.74	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
82.62	University of Dayton	Ohio	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	AboveAverage	278	138
79.82	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

The University of Tennessee Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to The University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to The University of Tennessee
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.00	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
96.71	Indiana University-Bloomington	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	102	92
96.00	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
96.00	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
95.71	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
95.65	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
94.87	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
94.44	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
93.65	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
93.21	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	America East	Public	AboveAverage	130	174
93.21	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
92.61	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
92.44	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
91.58	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Good	105	32
90.69	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
90.60	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
89.39	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
88.34	American University	Washington DC	Patriot League	Private	Good	113	180
86.02	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
84.06	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
83.09	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
83.09	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
82.47	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
82.36	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
82.31	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
81.34	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf (Average)	-	Southern California Intercoll ...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	130
79.45	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
79.03	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118

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