The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · Public · Midsize city · UTC
Public institution in Chattanooga, TN · 9,878 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $51,151 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 12%Undergraduates
- Top 25%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $12,817495th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,144617th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,208733rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,563593rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,500570th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,1511,011th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,2091,074th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 53.1%1,028th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 74.5%1,002nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 77.0%803rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1117635th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9,878259th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.5%1,064th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 107 mi (BNA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 41 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $73,635 | $72,883 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,101 | $67,324 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,990 | $63,005 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,020 | $62,012 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $55,512 | $57,318 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $53,739 | $53,556 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsEngineering Technology | bachelors | $52,107 | $52,941 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $41,937 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,884 | $39,022 |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $41,565 | $40,737 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $38,829 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $35,594 | $35,097 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1886source
- Athletic nickname: "Mocs"source
- Mascot: Scrappy Mocsource
- Finley Stadium seats about 20,668source
- Competes in Southern Conferencesource
- School colors: Navy and Goldsource
- Campus size: about 321 acressource
- Formerly known as "Chattanooga University" (1886–1889)source
- Formerly known as "U.S. Grant Memorial University, Chattanooga campus" (1889–1907)source
- Formerly known as "University of Chattanooga" (1907–1969)source
- Athletic conference: SoConsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Fight song: ""Fight, Chattanooga!""source
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,652,967 (M $3,263,661 · W $2,389,306)
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga’s 9,878 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TN
- East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN · 9,807 undergrads
- Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN · 8,495 undergrads
- Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN · 7,365 undergrads
- Belmont UniversityNashville, TN · 7,306 undergrads
- Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · 7,143 undergrads
- Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN · 6,498 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC · 9,867 undergrads
- Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · 9,865 undergrads
- University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS · 9,899 undergrads
- Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC · 9,909 undergrads
- Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MI · 9,916 undergrads
- Fort Hays State UniversityHays, KS · 9,792 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteutc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 221740)
- Compare colleges in TNRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in TennesseeEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with East Tennessee State UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga vs East Tennessee State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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