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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga was awarded 96 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, UT Chattanooga is ranked #959 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Out of the 41 colleges in Tennessee, UT Chattanooga is ranked at #16.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga has an acceptance rate of 83%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
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.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is 68%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from UT Chattanooga have a four-year graduation rate of 32%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,341 undergraduates at UT Chattanooga with 9,234 being full-time and 1,107 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,416 | $10,749 | $13,747 | $17,405 | $17,861 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UT Chattanooga, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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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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
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates Business Administration & Management 282 $45,308 Health & Physical Education 212 $29,772 General Psychology 211 $30,984 Nursing 188 $65,273 Teacher Education Grade Specific 181 $39,481 General Biology 121 $29,643 Communication & Media Studies 107 $33,082 Criminal Justice & Corrections 92 $37,403 Marketing 90 NA Finance & Financial Management 66 NA
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 7,783 students took at least one online class at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. This is an increase from the 7,779 students who took online classes the previous year.Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online 2022-2023 7,783 1,024 2021-2022 7,779 1,090 2020-2021 4,129 655 2018-2019 5,280 716
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Footnotes
*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.
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