The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Ranking Badges

UTHSC earned 18 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 7 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 6 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 442 in Top Ranked for Public Health, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 18 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 7
Highest placement: #2 of 442, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 2
Placements this edition: 65
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Earned?

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center holds 18 ranking badges across 2 fields of study, 8 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. These badges come from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	7
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	6
Total	18

What Is The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Known For?

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is best known for Health Professions: 11 of its 18 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Public Health, Communication Sciences and General Biology.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best			✓
Overall Best (Southeast)			✓
Overall Best (Tennessee)			✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Top Ranked			✓
General Biology
Top Ranked			✓
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Top Ranked	✓
Most Focused		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Allied Health Professions
Top Ranked		✓
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
Top Ranked	✓
Communication Sciences
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused			✓
Dentistry
Most Focused	✓
Nursing
Top Ranked	✓
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused		✓
Public Health
Top Ranked				✓
Rehabilitation Professions
Top Ranked	✓

How Does The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Rank for Online Students?

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #47 of 64 in Most Popular Online for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science.

How Does The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Rank for Veterans?

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,921 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

Badges on this page come from rankings calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center appears in 65 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.