University of Tennessee, Knoxville
TN · Public · South · National university · 31,923 undergraduates (large)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
Send all scores? Encouraged
Self-report required at application; official scores due by May 15, 2027.
School’s words: “Official scores must be sent to UT from the testing agency and received by May 15, 2027. ... we strongly recommend self-reporting all ACT scores from every test date you’ve taken.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 17,160 | 78.8% | Not reported | 100% | 23% | 88% | 1140-1310 | 24-30 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 19,867 | 78.1% | Not reported | 100% | 24% | 86% | 1140-1290 | 25-31 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 22,413 | 74.9% | Not reported | 78% | 16% | 62% | 1180-1340 | 25-31 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 24,826 | 68.4% | Not reported | 80% | 21% | 59% | 1180-1320 | 25-31 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 23,221 | 46% | Not reported | 100% | 28% | 78% | 1190-1340 | 25-31 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 24,863 | 41.6% | Not reported | 100% | 24% | 81% | 1210-1360 | 25-31 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 23,464 | 43.6% | Not reported | 100% | 25% | 80% | 1280-1380 | 26-31 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 4%
- 2024: 80%
- 2023: 18%
- 2022: 15%
- 2021: 36%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Required2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Required2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Required2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Required2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Required2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS