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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga was awarded 381 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is early childhood education.
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College Factual ranked UT Chattanooga as #957 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
UT Chattanooga is also ranked #16 out of 45 schools in Tennessee.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga has an acceptance rate of 86%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for UT Chattanooga.
About 5% of students accepted to UT Chattanooga submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 640. Math scores were between 510 and 590.
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The student to faculty ratio at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is 69%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UT Chattanooga this rate is 28%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,341 undergraduates at UT Chattanooga with 9,234 being full-time and 1,107 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,625 | $11,059 | $15,283 | $17,188 | $17,740 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UT Chattanooga, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UT Chattanooga, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $5,833 a year. That adds up to $23,332 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UT Chattanooga is 5.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UT Chattanooga are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 615 Mccallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598 |
| Phone: | 423-425-4111 |
| Website: | utc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/UTChattanooga |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/UTChattanooga |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 353 | $41,220 |
| Health & Physical Education | 207 | $26,326 |
| General Psychology | 167 | $25,731 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 150 | $35,102 |
| General Biology | 125 | $25,103 |
| Nursing | 120 | $55,069 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 102 | $30,562 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 65 | $63,841 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 57 | $27,012 |
| Computer Science | 51 | $46,241 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 7,779 students took at least one online class at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. This is an increase from the 4,129 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 7,779 | 1,090 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,129 | 655 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,054 | 749 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,280 | 716 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,088 | 288 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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