Historical Acceptance Rates

For the application year 2024, the University of Tennessee - Knoxville reported an overall acceptance rate of 34.0%, accepting 19,472 out of 57,270 applicants. The Early Action (EA) acceptance rate was notably higher at 35.6% with 17,552 of 49,248 applicants accepted, while Regular Decision (RD) had a much lower acceptance rate of 23.9% with just 1,920 of 8,022 applicants admitted. Significant trends show a decline in acceptance rates over recent years, with a much higher overall acceptance rate of 74.9% for the application year 2025, down from 68.4% in 2022. The historical data indicates increasing competition for admission at UT Knoxville as reflected in the decreased acceptance rates.