2021 Ranking Awards for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available.
The current ranking cycle is 2021 and encompasses all rankings published between September 1st, 2020
and August 31st, 2021.
This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year.
Learn more about our methodologies that drive these rankings.
If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college's strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
| Top 1%: | 0 |
| Top 5%: | 15 |
| Top 10%: | 37 |
| Top 15%: | 30 |
| Total: | 82 |
| In The Top |
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| College Overall | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Overall Best |
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| Overall Best (Southeast) | |
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| Overall Best (Tennessee) | |
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| Best for the Money (Tennessee) | |
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| Best for the Money With Aid (Tennessee) | |
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| Best for the Money Without Aid (Southeast) |
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| Best for the Money Without Aid (Tennessee) | |
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| Male / Female Diversity | | |
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| In The Top |
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| Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular | | |
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| Animal Science |
| Most Popular |
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| Soil Sciences |
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| Most Focused | |
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| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular |
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| General Biology |
| Most Popular | |
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| In The Top |
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| Business, Management & Marketing | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Top Ranked |
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| Most Popular | | |
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| Accounting |
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| Business Administration & Management |
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| Highest Paid Graduates | |
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| Finance & Financial Management |
| Most Popular | |
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| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods |
| Most Popular | |
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| Marketing |
| Most Popular | | |
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| In The Top |
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| Communication & Journalism | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Top Ranked |
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| Most Popular | | |
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| Communication & Media Studies |
| Top Ranked |
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| Most Popular | |
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| Journalism |
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| Public Relations & Advertising |
| Most Popular |
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| In The Top |
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| Engineering | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular | |
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| Nuclear Engineering |
| Highest Paid Graduates |
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| In The Top |
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| English Language & Literature | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular | |
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| General English Literature |
| Most Popular | |
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| In The Top |
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| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular |
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| Human Development & Family Studies |
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| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular | |
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| Classical Languages & Literature |
| Most Popular |
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| Linguistics & Comparative Literature |
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| Health Professions | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular |
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| Communication Sciences |
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| Nursing |
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| History | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular | |
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| History |
| Most Popular | |
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| In The Top |
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| Mathematics & Statistics | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular |
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| In The Top |
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| Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular | |
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| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other) |
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| Natural Resources & Conservation | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Top Ranked | |
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| Best Value |
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| Most Popular | |
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| Wildlife Management |
| Top Ranked |
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| Highest Paid Graduates |
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| In The Top |
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| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular | | |
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| Health & Physical Education |
| Top Ranked | |
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| Most Popular | | |
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| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular | |
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| Philosophy |
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| Physical Sciences | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular | |
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| Chemistry |
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| Geological & Earth Sciences |
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| Physics |
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| Psychology | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular | |
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| General Psychology |
| Top Ranked |
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| Most Popular | |
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| Public Administration & Social Service | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Top Ranked | | |
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| Social Work |
| Top Ranked | |
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| Social Sciences | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular | |
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| Anthropology |
| Most Popular |
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| Geography & Cartography |
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| Political Science & Government |
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| Sociology |
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| In The Top |
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| Visual & Performing Arts | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Most Popular |
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| Music |
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| International Quality | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Overall |
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| Women's Sports | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Basketball (D1) | | |
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| Softball (D1) | | |
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| In The Top |
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| Natural Resources & Conservation | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students |
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| In The Top |
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| Public Administration & Social Service | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students |
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| Top Ranked Online | |
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| Social Work |
| Top Ranked Online |
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| In The Top |
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| Communication & Journalism | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Communication & Media Studies |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| In The Top |
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| Natural Resources & Conservation | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | |
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| Wildlife Management |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| In The Top |
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| Public Administration & Social Service | 15% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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