The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Business Programs

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Chattanooga is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Rankings

Out of the 37 colleges in Tennessee, UT Chattanooga is ranked at #7.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UT Chattanooga.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#100	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga?

Contact details for UT Chattanooga are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	615 Mccallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
Phone:	423-425-4111
Website:	www.utc.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/UTChattanooga
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/UTChattanooga

How Do I Get Into UT Chattanooga?

You can apply to UT Chattanooga online at: https://webapp.utc.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for UT Chattanooga

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UT Chattanooga?

With an acceptance rate of 83%, UT Chattanooga may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% of students accepted to UT Chattanooga submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 590.

UT Chattanooga received ACT scores from 97% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 28. Math scores were between 19 and 25. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

Can I Afford The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga?

The overall average net price of UT Chattanooga is $30,064. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UT Chattanooga, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $6,011 a year. That adds up to $24,044 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UT Chattanooga is 5.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,341 undergraduate students at UT Chattanooga, with 9,234 being full-time and 1,107 being part-time.

There are also 1,387 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,234 full-time undergraduates at UT Chattanooga, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	232
Black or African American	890
Hispanic or Latino	542
White	6,955
International Students	98
Other Races/Ethnicities	517

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at UT Chattanooga. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and India.

Online Learning at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

In 2019-2020, 4,129 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UT Chattanooga has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of UT Chattanooga

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga was 35.6%. This is the #698 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UT Chattanooga regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UT Chattanooga ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UT Chattanooga.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Business Administration and Management	#430

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	353	3	99	455
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	36	0	0	36
Accounting	16	0	16	32
Finance	26	0	0	26
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	8	0	0	8
General Economics	6	0	0	6
TOTAL	445	3	115	563

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.