Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UTK

At The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 72.91%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 46.00%. UTK's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 4 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into The University of Tennessee-Knoxville than the previous year. The acceptance rate at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 32.91%, and the 2024 yield is 29.00%. The number of UTK applicants increased by 39.12% (14,198 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 72.91%, and this year's acceptance rate is 46.00% at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 72.44% and women students' rate is 73.21%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into The University of Tennessee-Knoxville than the previous year. The acceptance rate at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	72.49%	71.61%	73.17%
2014-15	74.83% 2.34%	75.15% 1.41%	74.58% 1.41%
2015-16	76.30% 1.47%	76.10% 1.87%	76.45% 1.87%
2016-17	77.22% 0.93%	77.31% 0.70%	77.15% 0.70%
2017-18	76.97% -0.25%	77.10% -0.28%	76.87% -0.28%
2018-19	77.78% 0.81%	78.04% 0.73%	77.60% 0.73%
2019-20	78.85% 1.06%	79.38% 0.88%	78.48% 0.88%
2020-21	78.15% -0.70%	77.91% -0.18%	78.30% -0.18%
2021-22	75.00% -3.15%	72.00% -1.30%	77.00% -1.30%
2022-23	68.41% -6.59%	66.26% -7.26%	69.74% -7.26%
2023-24	46.00% -22.41%	46.00% -23.74%	46.00% -23.74%
Average	72.91%	72.44%	73.21%

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 32.91% where the current academic year yield is 29.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	40.98%	46.17%	37.00%
2014-15	40.68% -0.29%	45.96% -0.50%	36.51% -0.50%
2015-16	36.21% -4.47%	40.00% -3.30%	33.21% -3.30%
2016-17	35.73% -0.48%	40.28% -0.94%	32.27% -0.94%
2017-18	33.70% -2.03%	36.93% -1.05%	31.22% -1.05%
2018-19	32.77% -0.92%	36.63% -1.18%	30.04% -1.18%
2019-20	30.62% -2.16%	35.58% -2.91%	27.13% -2.91%
2020-21	27.74% -2.87%	30.27% -1.04%	26.09% -1.04%
2021-22	27.00% -0.74%	30.00% -2.09%	24.00% -2.09%
2022-23	27.58% 0.57%	31.15% 1.48%	25.48% 1.48%
2023-24	29.00% 1.42%	32.00% 0.52%	26.00% 0.52%
Average	32.91%	36.82%	29.90%

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 24,337, the average number of admitted is 16,959, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 5,369. The number of UTK applicants increased by 39.12% (14,198 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	14,396	10,435	4,276
2014-15	15,442 1,046	11,555 425	4,701 425
2015-16	17,081 1,639	13,032 18	4,719 18
2016-17	17,583 502	13,578 132	4,851 132
2017-18	18,872 1,289	14,526 44	4,895 44
2018-19	20,457 1,585	15,912 320	5,215 320
2019-20	21,764 1,307	17,160 39	5,254 39
2020-21	25,423 3,659	19,867 258	5,512 258
2021-22	29,909 4,486	22,432 545	6,057 545
2022-23	36,290 6,381	24,826 789	6,846 789
2023-24	50,488 14,198	23,224 -111	6,735 -111
Average	24,337	16,959	5,369

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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