[Last update: December 11, 2025]

22,269 students (77% of total 28,883 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 $11,451.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 96% of total 6,689 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,434.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 22,269 undergraduate students (77% of total 28,883 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,451.

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 Scholarship22,26977% $255,009,937$11,451
Pell Grants5,45619% $30,738,427$5,634
Federal Student Loan8,34329% $53,035,401$6,357

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

6,445 beginning undergraduate students (96% of total 6,689 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 $11,434.

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 Aid6,44596% --
Grants or Scholarships6,30194%$72,045,753$11,434
Federal Grants1,06816%$6,312,564$5,911
Pell Grants1,06816%$5,984,190$5,603
Other Federal Grants2263%$328,374$1,453
State/Local Grants3,76456%$20,461,989$5,436
Institutional Grants5,91688%$45,271,200$7,652
Student Loan Aid2,01330%$19,195,283$9,536
Federal Student Loans1,87328%$9,745,301$5,203
Other Student Loans4577%$9,449,982$20,678

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 2023-2024 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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