University of Tennessee

Ranked #55
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #50 in Above the Law 2024
Knoxville, Tennessee

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.82
Median LSAT
163
Acceptance rate
26%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
158
163
164
GPA
3.47
3.82
3.93
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
1852
100%
Accepted
487
26%
Matriculated
132
7%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
90%
Full-time non-legal
7%
Unemployed
3%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Tennessee
95
North Carolina
6
Georgia
4
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
69%
1-25
37%
26-500
21%
501+
10%
Business & industry
6%
Government
6%
Public interest
8%
Clerkship
6%
Federal
2%
State
3%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
2%
Unemployed
3%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$16,696
Estimated 3 years: $50,088
Cost of living (off-campus)
$25,016
Estimated 3 years
$75,048
Total cost
$45,524
Estimated 3 years
$136,572
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$9,000
25th percentile: $5,000
75th percentile: $14,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
60%
50-100%
34%
100%
3%
>100%
3%

Demographics

Out of 401 students in 2024, 49% were women, and 27% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
49%
Women
49%
Other
0.2%
Full-time faculty
Men
51%
Women
49%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
61%
Women
39%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
73%
Black
6%
Asian
2%
Hisp
9%
PI
0.2%
AI
0.5%
2+
4%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
80%
Black
9%
Asian
0%
Hisp
6%
PI
0%
AI
0.8%
2+
3%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
74%
PoC
26%
Part-time faculty
White
88%
PoC
12%
University of Tennessee student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
198
-
20
46
Women
198
-
19
30
Other gender
1
-
0
0
White
294
101
29
67
Asian
8
0
-
-
Hispanic
36
7
-
-
Black
25
11
-
-
Pacific Islander
1
0
-
-
American Indian
2
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
17
4
-
-
Other
18
3
-
-
People of Color
107
26
10
9

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