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The University of Tennessee-Martin

Martin, Tennessee·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·utm.edu
6-yr Graduation
53%
+13.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
7,499
peer median 6,938
Avg net price
$10,299
-$896 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
6,077
6,077 candidates competed
Admitted
5,360
88.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,220
22.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
53%+13.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
37%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
53%
Full-time retention
77%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
46%
Non-Pell
58%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 55 Title IV programs, 25 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 30 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
55
Passing
25
45.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

55programs
  • Passing25 · 45.5%
  • No Data30 · 54.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
5
Safe
20
No data
30

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

25
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+10.7%
$36,507 vs $32,989
Visual and Performing Arts General
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+15.0%
$37,930 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+16.6%
$50,046 vs $42,937
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+21.0%
$39,914 vs $32,989
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+23.9%
$40,862 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+28.8%
$42,481 vs $32,989
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+29.8%
$42,811 vs $32,989
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+34.1%
$44,231 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

22
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
85%
$42,439 debt · $50,046 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
83%
$49,814 debt · $59,759 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
73%
$26,726 debt · $36,507 earn
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
68%
$27,000 debt · $39,914 earn
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
63%
$25,738 debt · $40,862 earn
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
56%
$25,905 debt · $46,540 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
55%
$23,375 debt · $42,811 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
53%
$22,500 debt · $42,481 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1951Next review Jun 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 31

  1. Jul 2025Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  2. Jul 2025Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  3. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Apr 2025Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  5. Apr 2025Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,949
$30–48k$8,583
$48–75k$12,457
$75–110k$14,476
$110k+$15,325

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$10,299
-$896vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $11,195
Federal loans
33.4%
In-state tuition
$10,208
Out-of-state
$16,248

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,745 students received $16.6M in Pell grants, alongside $20.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,745
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$16.6M
$16,561,068 total
Direct Loans
$20.8M
3,989 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.6M
1,696 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.4M
1,684 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.9M
360 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.5M
211 loan awards
Grad PLUS$413K
38 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,603 borrowers who entered repayment, 36 (2.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,603
Defaulted
36
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.4%
2017
8.6%
2018
6.7%
2019
2.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UTM

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs48
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,106 total completions
01Business
24021.7%
02Agriculture
22420.3%
03Education
22220.1%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
16314.7%
05Parks/Recreation
756.8%
06Security/Protective
534.8%
07Health Professions
464.2%
08Visual/Performing Arts
312.8%
09Biological Sciences
272.4%
10Natural Resources
252.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
7,499
12-mo unduplicated
8,225
Undergraduate
7,271
Graduate
954

Gender split

Men
37%3,059
Women
63%5,166

Race / ethnicity composition

White
77.0%
Black
13.2%
Hispanic
4.7%
Two or more
3.7%
Asian
0.8%
Non-resident
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Unknown
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
458
255 M · 203 W
Women athletes
44.3%
Athletic aid
$4.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$15.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.8M
$1.7M
Recruiting expense
$194K
$40K
Head-coach salaries
$101K
$50K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Football
149 M ·
$3.8M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
75 M · 61 W
$1.0M
Baseball
40 M ·
$894K
Equestrian
· 37 W
$982K
Rodeo
9 M · 23 W
$516K
Soccer
· 31 W
$707K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.89
13 offenses · 6,868 students

3-year trend

1.832 yrs ago1.041 yr ago1.89Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
33
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
24
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
5

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
4
Rape
3
Motor vehicle theft
3
Robbery
1
Burglary
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

13total
  • On campus13

Includes 9 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons02
Drugs414
Liquor124

Residence-hall fires

  • Univ Courts "E" Unit1 fire
    CookingDamage $10,000-$24,999
  • Univ Village Apts "F" Unit1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
283

UTM vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UTM selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectThe University of Tennessee-Martin
53%7,499$10,299Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Fayetteville State University
38%82.1%7,107$7,360Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Albany State University
33%73.0%6,768$14,251Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Clayton State University
41%68.4%6,163$10,145Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Nicholls State University
54%90.8%6,043$12,091Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Middle Georgia State University
24%99.7%8,363$13,922Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median40%82.1%6,938$11,195

Frequently asked questions about The University of Tennessee-Martin

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UTM.

What is the graduation rate at The University of Tennessee-Martin?

The University of Tennessee-Martin reports a 6-year graduation rate of 53% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend The University of Tennessee-Martin?

The University of Tennessee-Martin reports a total enrollment of 7,499 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at The University of Tennessee-Martin?

The average net price at The University of Tennessee-Martin is $10,299 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at The University of Tennessee-Martin?

The University of Tennessee-Martin's yield rate is 22.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is The University of Tennessee-Martin located?

The University of Tennessee-Martin is located in Martin, Tennessee 38238.

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