University of Tennessee-Knoxville

1505 W. Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996-1810
(865) 974-4131

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#15 in Student to Faculty Ratio

UT Law is tied for #15 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (4.9:1).

#36 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#56 in Employment Rate at Graduation
UT Law ranks #36 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (85.0%) and #56 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (56.0%) .

#45 in Median Undergraduate GPA

UT Law ranks #45 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.62) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#57 in Bar Passage Rate

UT Law ranks #57 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (86.0%), and it outperforms by +11.6% the state of Tennessee’s overall bar passage rate of 74.4%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#61 in Acceptance Rate

UT Law ranks #61 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 37.3% among those who applied for admission.

#64 in Median LSAT

UT Law is tied for #64 in terms of the median LSAT score (158) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#70 in Library Size

UT Law ranks #70 in terms of library size with 490,361 volumes or equivalents.

#102 in Presence of Female Faculty

UT Law is tied for #102 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (39.5%).

#117 in Public Sector Salary

UT Law is tied for #117 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($51,700).

#132 in Private Sector Salary

UT Law is tied for #132 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($63,750).

#144 in Presence of Minority Students

UT Law ranks #144 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (24.4%).

#151 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#259 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
UT Law ranks #151 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $38,348, and it ranks #259 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $19,674. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $13,146 per year.

#160 in Presence of Minority Faculty

UT Law ranks #160 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (8.5%).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 1
Application Fee: $15

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 37.3% 37.3%
LSAT Score (Median) 158 157
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 154-160 153-161
GPA (Median) 3.62 3.56
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.25-3.78 3.31-3.80

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: TN TN
School's bar passage rate: 86.0% 83.7%
State overall bar passage rate: 74.4% 72.2%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +11.6% +11.5%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 56.0% 27.8%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 85.0% 66.9%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $19,674 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $38,348 N/A
Room and Board: $13,146 $12,854
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 70.9% 61.8%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $15,000 $5,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $70,934 $66,939
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 72.8% 78.1%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 360 385
Men: 53.9% 54.5%
Women: 45.8% 45.5%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 75.6% N/A
Black: 7.8% N/A
Hispanic: 7.2% N/A
Asian: 0.6% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 4.9 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 129 N/A
Male: 60.5% N/A
Female: 39.5% N/A
Minority: 8.5% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $63,750 $65,000
Public Sector (Median): $51,700 $50,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 490,361 578,738