Academic Life at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 17 students per faculty member, The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga employs 69% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga can choose from 52 majors with reported graduates spanning 22 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga:

• Need flexibility? Check whether The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 7,156 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (73% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research on The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Majors & Degree Programs at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation Detail at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga — the schools accreditation and what it means