[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.
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.
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.