Mission

The UT System’s mission is to serve all Tennesseans and beyond through education, discovery and outreach that enables strong economic, social and environmental well-being.

The university community celebrated the groundbreaking of two new residential communities slated to welcome students in the fall of 2025.

Educate

UT Knoxville continues enhancing campus capacity to support academics, research, and the Volunteer experience.

Creating Access →
Erkan Kaplanoglu, left, and Juan Pena work on the hand rehabilitation system.

Discover

Juan Pena found his calling while studying in the UTC mechatronics program.

A Gripping Story →
Ingram Scholars 2024 (second year) From left: Jay Carroll, Lincoln County; Colin Cheplen, Giles County; Aaliyah Dunavant, Lawrence County; Paige Stiles, Marshall County; Mercie Ashmore, Lewis County; Bibi Crane, Maury County; Pat Ford, director.

Connect

The Ingram Scholars program provides an opportunity for exemplary UT Southern students from 13 rural counties in South Central Tennessee to help their communities while networking with local leaders.

Leading Through Networking →

Impact

 

UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute

Aligning the expertise and infrastructure of the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute is a hub for world-class discovery and innovation, interdisciplinary graduate education, and talent development.

Learn More About UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute

Initiatives

Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan

The revised strategic plan sets new data-informed goals and objectives for the UT System through the year 2025.

Strategic Plan Website
Advocacy

Advocacy

UT Advocacy is the official grassroots network of alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of the University of Tennessee.

UT Advocacy Website
Transparent UT

Transparent UT

The UT System is committed to providing greater and easier access to information for the faculty, staff, students and communities it serves.

Transparent UT Website
Grand Challenges Initiative

Grand Challenges

A hub for locating UT resources, people, stories, and understanding the connected web of some of Tennessee’s most important issues.

Grand Challenges Website

Campuses

The University of Tennessee is comprised of campuses at Knoxville, Chattanooga, Pulaski, Martin and the Health Science Center at Memphis.

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UT Knoxville

UT Knoxville


UT Chatanooga

UT Chattanooga


UT Southern

UT Southern


UT Martin

UT Martin


UT Health Science Center

UT Health Science Center

Institutes

The University of Tennessee is comprised of the statewide Institute of Agriculture and Institute for Public Service

Institute of Agriculture campus entrance

Institute of Agriculture

The UT Institute of Agriculture delivers real life solutions through $54.5 million in research, educational outreach to 3.3 million people and veterinary services to more than 21,000 animals annually. UTIA’s two colleges currently enroll 1,700 students.

UTIA Website
Law Enforcement Innovation Center training

Institute for Public Service

The statewide Institute for Public Service helps Tennessee companies generate $1.9 billion annually to the state economy, answers more than 80,000 requests for assistance and trains close to 30,000 municipal, county and state employees, manufacturers and law enforcement personnel.

IPS Website

Employees

The University of Tennessee employs more than 12,000 people in Tennessee with its workforce distributed across all 95 counties.