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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
$10,701
-$599 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

13.7pp gap
Pell recipients
46%269 of 585
Non-Pell (all)
60%321 of 538
Subsidized loan, no Pell
58%69 of 120
No Federal Aid
60%252 of 418

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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$7,151
$30–48k$8,961
$48–75k$11,640
$75–110k$15,343
$110k+$15,827

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

Avg net price
$10,701
-$598vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $11,300
Federal loans
30.7%
In-state tuition
$10,560
Out-of-state
$16,600

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,762 students received $16.6M in Pell grants, alongside $21.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,762
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$16.6M
$16,638,694 total
Direct Loans
$21.8M
4,027 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$6.7M
1,705 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.6M
1,696 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.4M
372 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.6M
211 loan awards
Grad PLUS$549K
43 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 programs49
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,088 total completions
01Business
25423.3%
02Education
21019.3%
03Agriculture
20218.6%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
13412.3%
05Parks/Recreation
817.4%
06Security/Protective
494.5%
07Health Professions
474.3%
08Psychology
393.6%
09Public Admin
383.5%
10Visual/Performing Arts
343.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
7,499
12-mo unduplicated
8,783
Undergraduate
7,868
Graduate
915

Gender split

Men
37%3,229
Women
63%5,554

Race / ethnicity composition

White
75.3%
Black
14.9%
Hispanic
4.6%
Two or more
3.5%
Asian
0.7%
Non-resident
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Unknown
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
424
220 M · 204 W
Women athletes
48.1%
Athletic aid
$4.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$15.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.8M
$1.7M
Recruiting expense
$140K
$32K
Head-coach salaries
$103K
$55K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
65 M · 54 W
$982K
Football
116 M ·
$4.0M
Equestrian
· 41 W
$364K
Rodeo
14 M · 22 W
$490K
Basketball
15 M · 19 W
$2.9M
Baseball
34 M ·
$941K

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
1.44
10 offenses · 6,941 students

3-year trend

1.042 yrs ago1.891 yr ago1.44Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
30
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
23
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
5

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
7
Fondling
2
Burglary
1

By location

10total
  • On campus8
  • Non-campus2

Includes 8 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
6
Stalking
8 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs1329
Liquor547

Residence-hall fires

  • Univ Village Apts "E" 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$10,701Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
38%82.1%7,107$7,892Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
33%73.0%6,768$11,898Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
41%68.4%6,163$8,365Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
54%90.8%6,043$12,947Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
24%99.7%8,363$12,361Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median40%82.1%6,938$11,300

Institutions like UTM

Explore the federal data for institutions in UTM's comparison group.

UTM Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
ir [at] utm.edu
Phone
731-881-7855
Address
327 Administration Building, The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN 38238

The mission of the Office of Institutional Research supports the University's planning, evaluation, and assessment processes through collecting, analyzing, and disseminating quantitative and qualitative research results.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Rion McDonald
    Director

Common Data Set

UTM's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Student–faculty ratio
16 to 1
01

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students258
10-19 students364
20-29 students306
30-39 students106
40-49 students65
50-99 students23
100+ students2

55% of classes have under 20 students; 2% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
16 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
53%
Women faculty
50%

Key faculty indicators.

Source publications

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 $10,701 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.

Who runs Institutional Research at The University of Tennessee-Martin?

The University of Tennessee-Martin's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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