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The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · Public · 10,074 students · mostly bachelor degrees
55th-cheapest of 124 Tennessee colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$14,265
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$25,489
Graduation rate
50%
Admission rate
81%
Median graduate earnings
$51,151
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$19,500
Average SAT
1147
Median ACT
23
Pell grant recipients
33%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
90 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree51 grads/yr$131,034Packaging Science · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$121,621Clinical Nurse Leader · Doctoral Degree$113,297Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree102 grads/yr$106,796Packaging Science · Bachelor's Degree62 grads/yr$92,900Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$92,511Psychology, General · Master's Degree4 grads/yr$91,747Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$91,615Accounting · Master's Degree6 grads/yr$91,432Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree51 grads/yr$89,407Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$86,537Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree69 grads/yr$82,644Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree$81,757Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Doctoral Degree$78,581Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree97 grads/yr$77,838Environmental Chemistry · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$71,634Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree167 grads/yr$66,554Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree43 grads/yr$63,654Design and Visual Communications, General · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$60,807Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) Program · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$56,558Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree28 grads/yr$54,877Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree103 grads/yr$53,565Social Work · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$52,413Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree14 grads/yr$52,104College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree13 grads/yr$51,777
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.