UT is expanding its commitment to making higher education more affordable and accessible across Tennessee with the announcement of 14 additional high schools that are now part of the Flagship Scholarship program.
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.
The board approved lease agreements and honorary degrees, and heard updates on online learning.
UT will welcome more than 90 first-year students from across the state as its newest class of Distinguished Tennessean Scholars this fall.
More than 2,700 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students took a class during this year’s winter mini-term.
The partnership provides a pathway for students to expand on the skills they gain in Pellissippi State’s program and broaden their expertise in various areas of music and music business at UT.
The Campus Advisory Board of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, heard updates on enrollment, the new guaranteed admissions policy for undergraduate students and an innovative career-readiness program.
Graduate and professional student enrollment has risen almost 10% as more students than ever are drawn to the university’s highly regarded academic programs.
The enhanced admissions policy is an effort to further the university’s land-grant mission and recruit the brightest Tennessee students.
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.
As the academic year comes to a close, 92 students from across Tennessee are preparing to join the Volunteer family in the fall as UT’s second class of Distinguished Tennessean Scholars.
As the fall semester winds down at UT, 95 students from across the state are finishing their first semester as Distinguished Tennessean Scholars.