COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 221759PUBLIC

KNOXVILLE, TN

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$18,976Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate73.7%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$67,631working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$20,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$67,631
Median earnings 5 years after completion$61,635

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$10,029
$30,001–48,000$12,162
$48,001–75,000$18,206
$75,001–110,000$23,627
$110,001+$25,688

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion73.7%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention91.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients18.9%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share28.9%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid35.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,474federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates30,418IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate41.6%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$20,500

5,385 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

22 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$106,312 earnings · $16,750 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 111 working graduates$92,042 earnings · $25,000 debt →Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$91,643 earnings · $22,375 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 164 working graduates$90,623 earnings · $23,250 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 162 working graduates$89,445 earnings · $22,000 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 174 working graduates$83,793 earnings · $23,250 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 492 working graduates$82,074 earnings · $20,500 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 77 working graduates$80,958 earnings · $21,450 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 209 working graduates$77,118 earnings · $23,292 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 213 working graduates$70,661 earnings · $19,500 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 124 working graduates$63,314 earnings · $21,368 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 187 working graduates$60,073 earnings · $20,500 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 116 working graduates$58,149 earnings · $23,579 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 175 working graduates$57,394 earnings · $20,875 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 336 working graduates$57,020 earnings · $21,500 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 147 working graduates$56,155 earnings · $20,500 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 106 working graduates$53,635 earnings · $20,013 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 142 working graduates$52,663 earnings · $22,849 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$49,785 earnings · $22,790 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$49,656 earnings · $21,693 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 298 working graduates$49,003 earnings · $23,081 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 120 working graduates$46,366 earnings · $22,990 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.