Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at UTK

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 71.50% where the current academic year rate is 73%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	70%	67%	74%
2016-17	69%	65%	72%
2017-18	70%	66%	75%
2018-19	73%	69%	76%
2019-20	72%	68%	75%
2020-21	71%	67%	74%
2021-22	72%	66%	77%
2022-23	72%	69%	75%
2023-24	73%	69%	76%
2024-25	73%	69%	77%
Average	71.50%	67.50%	75.10%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 12.30% where the current year rate is 15%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville from 2018 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.00% for full-time students and 61.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UTK from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville since 2025.

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