The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Ranking Badges
UT Knoxville earned 111 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 7 in the top 1%, 33 in the top 5%, 36 in the top 10% and 35 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 136 in Most Popular (Tennessee), a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 111 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 7 / 33
Highest placement: #1 of 136, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 22
Placements this edition: 577
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-Knoxville Earned?
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville holds 111 ranking badges across 22 fields of study, 40 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
7
Top 5%
33
Top 10%
36
Top 15%
35
Total
111
What Is The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Known For?
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 17 of its 89 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Health & Physical Education, Rehabilitation Professions and Marketing.
How Does The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville earned 7 badges across 5 sports, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #3 of 930 in Basketball.
How Does The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville earned 14 badges across 13 online programs, 6 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #4 of 172 in Most Popular Online for Teacher Education Subject Specific.
How Does The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #682 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
The rankings above are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville appears in 577 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).
by our College Data Analytics Team