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College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville was awarded 315 badges in the 2026 rankings.
UT Knoxville is ranked #243 out of 5,192 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2026 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
UT Knoxville is also ranked #5 on the Best Colleges in Tennessee list.
See all of the rankings for The University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from UT Knoxville with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $53,747 in their early years. This is good news for future UT Knoxville graduates since it is 32% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $40,669 per year.