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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Overview

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Known For?

2,171 Undergraduate Awards
$30,064 Avg Cost After Aid
83% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UT Chattanooga.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 68% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UT Chattanooga makes roughly $51,151 a year. This is 25% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga?

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Contact details for UT Chattanooga are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 615 Mccallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
Phone: 423-425-4111
Website: utc.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UTChattanooga
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/UTChattanooga

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How Do I Get Into UT Chattanooga?

You can apply to UT Chattanooga online at: https://webapp.utc.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for UT Chattanooga

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UT Chattanooga?

83% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
5% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 83%, UT Chattanooga may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% of students accepted to UT Chattanooga submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 513 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga  ( 513 to 620 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga  ( 510 to 590 )
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800
UT Chattanooga received ACT scores from 90% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

ACT English Scores for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga  ( 20 to 27 )
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ACT Composite Scores for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga  ( 20 to 26 )
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Can I Afford The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga?

$30,064 Net Price
44% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UT Chattanooga is $30,064. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UT Chattanooga, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,850 a year. That adds up to $27,400 over four years for those students.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Undergraduate Student Diversity

9,234 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,341 undergraduate students at UT Chattanooga, with 9,234 being full-time and 1,107 being part-time.

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There are also 1,387 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,234 full-time undergraduates at UT Chattanooga, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 232
Black or African American 890
Hispanic or Latino 542
White 6,955
International Students 98
Other Races/Ethnicities 517

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at UT Chattanooga. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and India.

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 167 3 102 0 272
General Psychology 242 0 4 0 246
Health & Physical Education 202 0 0 0 202
Teacher Education Grade Specific 149 0 28 0 177
Nursing 97 5 51 9 162
Marketing 126 0 0 0 126
Criminal Justice & Corrections 103 0 10 0 113
General Biology 112 0 0 0 112
Communication & Media Studies 96 0 0 0 96
Finance & Financial Management 85 0 0 0 85
Computer Science 69 0 13 0 82
Engineering-Related Fields 62 1 16 0 79
Social Work 35 0 24 0 59
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 57 57
Natural Resources Conservation 43 0 13 0 56
Accounting 46 0 6 0 52
General English Literature 41 0 11 0 52
Mechanical Engineering 51 0 0 0 51
Political Science & Government 43 0 0 0 43
Fine & Studio Arts 42 0 0 0 42
Other Social Sciences 39 0 0 0 39
Entrepreneurial Studies 32 0 0 0 32
Civil Engineering 27 0 0 0 27
Mathematics 24 0 3 0 27
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 26 0 0 0 26
Electrical Engineering 26 0 0 0 26
Chemical Engineering 24 0 0 0 24
Educational Administration 0 4 9 8 21
Chemistry 20 0 0 0 20
Human Resource Management 19 0 0 0 19
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 17 0 17
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 17 0 0 0 17
Public Health 0 0 17 0 17
Design & Applied Arts 17 0 0 0 17
General Engineering 0 0 16 0 16
Geological & Earth Sciences 16 0 0 0 16
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 16 0 16
Student Counseling 0 1 13 0 14
Allied Health Professions 0 0 14 0 14
Liberal Arts General Studies 14 0 0 0 14
Public Administration 0 0 13 0 13
Drama & Theater Arts 12 0 0 0 12
Business/Managerial Economics 10 0 0 0 10
History 9 0 0 0 9
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 0 0 0 8
Computational Science 0 0 0 7 7
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 6 0 0 0 6
Economics 5 0 0 0 5
Music 5 0 0 0 5
Mental & Social Health Services 0 3 0 0 3
Computer Engineering 2 0 0 0 2
Physics 2 0 0 0 2
Special Education 0 0 1 0 1
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 0 0
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0 0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 0 0
Historic Preservation 0 0 0 0 0
Other Public Administration 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,171 17 397 81 2,666

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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