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 name: 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)
- Motto (English): "You will know the truth and the truth shall set you free.", On seal: "Agriculture, Commerce"
- Type: Public land-grant research university
- Established: September 10, 1794
- Parent institution: University of Tennessee system
- Academic affiliations: ORAU, URA, Sun Grant
- Endowment: $1.01 billion (2023), (UT Knoxville only), $1.60 billion (2023), (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 and white
- Mascot: Smokey XI
- Sporting affiliations: NCAA Division I FBS – SEC
- Website: utk.edu
- Data source: DuckDuckGo