UT Knoxville Per-Credit-Hour Cost Breakdown

What Does It Cost to Attend The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Per Credit Hour?

Here is what part-time students pay per credit hour at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, next to the annual tuition and fee totals.

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UT Knoxville Cost Per Credit Hour
UT Knoxville Tuition Trend
Options to Finance Your Education

How Much Does UT Knoxville Cost Per Credit Hour?

$385 In-State Per Credit Hour

$1,183 Out-of-State Per Credit Hour

For in-state part-time enrollment the rate is $385 a credit hour. Students from out of state are charged $1,183 for every credit hour.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Cost Per Credit Hour	$385	$1,183

Bear in mind this is the listed per-credit-hour price and excludes any financial aid or scholarships students may be eligible for.

To put the per-credit-hour rate in context, full-time annual tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville are broken out below.

Required fees account for came to $2,252 in-state and $2,552 out-of-state; the rest is tuition itself.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$11,560	$30,704
Fees	$2,252	$2,552
Total	$13,812	$33,256

These figures are tuition and fees only — they do not include room and board costs.

Tuition Trend at UT Knoxville in Recent Years

This is how tuition at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has tracked across the last few reported years.

Year	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State Tuition
Three Years Ago	$11,332	$29,522
Two Years Ago	$11,332	$29,522
One Year Ago	$11,332	$29,522
Most Recent Year	$11,560	$30,704

In the latest reported year, out-of-state tuition increased 4.0%. At the same pace next year, tuition + fees would be roughly $34,587 the year after.

Factor Future Tuition Hikes Into Your Plan

Annual tuition increases are the norm at most institutions, so the figure you see today is unlikely to be the figure you pay across all four years.

Plan Around the Cumulative Cost

Sketch out a multi-year budget that accounts for likely yearly increases so the later years don’t catch you off guard.

Options to Finance Your UT Knoxville Degree

A per-credit-hour figure is only part of the conversation — aid and scholarships can meaningfully lower the real cost.

To learn about the aid available at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, visit the The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Financial Aid page.

For full-time annual costs, see the The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Tuition & Fees page.