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Martin, TN · Public · 4,866 undergraduates · town

The University of Tennessee-Martin

Less selective

UT Martin serves rural western Tennessee with particularly relevant strengths in agriculture, education, business, nursing, engineering-related study, and natural resources.

Campus image / The Pacer

Institutional profile

Regionally focused Solid in affordability, and solid in mobility.
Academic Steady Affordability Solid Career Emerging Mobility Solid Experience Steady
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Emerging
Mobility Solid
Student experience Steady
Admission
87.3% admitted

5,199 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
52.1%

$44,213 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets The University of Tennessee-Martin apart

Academic design

Agriculture, nursing, education, business, sciences, and engineering-related programs dominate the applied side.

Campus pattern

Martin is a small northwest Tennessee college town.

Career & value signal

Agriculture, schools, health care, manufacturing, and regional business provide natural internship and employment routes.

Can I get in?

87.3% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

5,199

About 87 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 87.3%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1000–1210
8601340
ACT middle 50%19–24
1627

Of admitted students, 3% submitted an SAT, and 99% submitted an ACT. Treat the SAT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.

Academic benchmarkLess selective

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for The University of Tennessee-Martin, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What The University of Tennessee-Martin weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Agriculture, nursing, education, business, sciences, and engineering-related programs dominate the applied side.

02

Make institutional fit specific

UT Martin serves rural western Tennessee with particularly relevant strengths in agriculture, education, business, nursing, engineering-related study, and natural resources.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$40 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$25,780
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$11,000
Affordability profileSolid

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Average annual cost by household income at The University of Tennessee-Martin

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years52.1%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one75.2%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$44,213

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Recent graduates125
Median earnings

Agricultural Business and Management

Recent graduates102
Median earnings

Admits separately

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Recent graduates85
Median earnings$49,817

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates80
Median earnings$54,552

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Recent graduates69
Median earnings$42,481

What is campus life like?

The University of Tennessee-Martin beyond the classroom

Martin is a small northwest Tennessee college town.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Agriculture, nursing, education, business, sciences, and engineering-related programs dominate the applied side.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Martin is a small northwest Tennessee college town.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Agriculture, schools, health care, manufacturing, and regional business provide natural internship and employment routes.

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