University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state, it is... Wikipedia

• Other names:  Tennessee (colloquially), UT, UTK, UT Knoxville, UTenn
• Former names:  Blount College (1794–1807), East Tennessee College (1807–1840), East Tennessee University (1840–1879)
• Motto:  Veritatem cognoscetis, et veritas vos liberabit. (Latin)
• Type:  Public land-grant research university
• Established:  September 10, 1794
• Parent institution:  University of Tennessee system
• Academic affiliations:  ORAU, URA, Sun Grant
• Endowment:  $1.92 billion (2025), (system-wide)
• Chancellor:  Donde Plowman
• President:  Randy Boyd
• Provost:  John Zomchick
• Academic staff:  1,700+
• Administrative staff:  9,791
• Students:  40,784 (fall 2025)
• Undergraduates:  30,564 (fall 2024)
• Postgraduates:  8,164 (fall 2024)
• Campus:  Midsize city
• Newspaper:  The Daily Beacon
• Colors:  Orange, white, and smokey gray
• Mascot:  Smokey XI
• Sporting affiliations:  NCAA Division I FBS – SEC
• Website:  utk.edu
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo