With the largest number of in-state first-year students in university history and a retention rate above 91% for the first time, UT is set to welcome around 37,000 students to campus as the fall semester begins on Monday, Aug. 19.
During this spring’s Vol Success Week, UT is connecting students with academic and personal well-being resources as they prepare for midterms.
The week will offer events promoting resource awareness, academic resilience and well-being.
Thanks in part to record retention, growth in the number of graduate and professional students, and student success initiatives, UT is preparing to welcome more than 36,000 students to campus this fall.
By emphasizing strengths-based approaches for students, UT is seeing an increase in enrollment and record retention of first-year and second-year students.
More than 1,800 Vols make up the Haslam College of Business’s incoming class.
Take a look at the first two weeks of the 2021-2022 academic year, filled with hundreds of events and traditions welcoming students to Rocky Top.
UT’s total enrollment is on track to be the largest on record, topping 31,000 students, as new and returning Vols start the 2021 fall semester.
A unforgettable campus experience in 2009 led to one new Vol reuniting with the UT employee who cemented her love for Tennessee.
Phase three of orientation starts August 13 for new students, featuring hundreds of exciting events and traditions to welcome them to UT.
UT will open the spring semester with Big Orange Welcome, featuring six weeks of programming and over 300 different events to welcome students back from winter break.
With the fall semester fast approaching, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is preparing to welcome students back to campus with a weeklong mix of virtual and socially-distanced in-person events.