20,290 students (75% of total 27,039 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK). The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,426.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 90% of total 6,828 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,491.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 20,290 undergraduate students (75% of total 27,039 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,426.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UTK
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship20,29075% $231,832,819$11,426
Pell Grants5,59321% $29,304,601$5,240
Federal Student Loan8,13730% $51,140,411$6,285

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

6,148 beginning undergraduate students (90% of total 6,828 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. The average amount of aid received is $11,491.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UTK
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid6,14890% --
Grants or Scholarships5,77785%$66,381,343$11,491
Federal Grants1,17317%$6,933,935$5,911
Pell Grants1,17317%$6,348,766$5,412
Other Federal Grants4617%$585,169$1,269
State/Local Grants3,57052%$19,387,667$5,431
Institutional Grants5,31478%$40,059,741$7,539
Student Loan Aid2,15332%$21,818,536$10,134
Federal Student Loans1,98329%$10,326,710$5,208
Other Student Loans4997%$11,491,826$23,030

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2022-2023 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,7561,658$25,548,129$14,549
0-30,000419419$9,746,306$23,261
30,001-48,000310309$6,182,735$19,944
48,001-75,000257254$3,556,283$13,838
75,001-110,000235226$2,199,917$9,361
110,001 or more535450$3,862,888$7,220

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