The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Scholarships and Merit Aid
Knoxville, Tennessee
11 scholarships The University of Tennessee-Knoxville publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.
28,763Undergraduates
44%Admit rate
Merit awarded on published numbers (7)
These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.
In-State Volunteer Scholarship
$9,000
Published requirement
3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 34 ACT, or 3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1490 SAT
3.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 28 ACT, or 3.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1300 SAT, or 3.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 24 ACT, or 3.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1160 SAT
The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.
In-State Volunteer Scholarship
$3,000 to $9,000
Who it is for
In-state students
Deadline the school lists
2025-12-15
Renewable
Yes, per the school
**Award**: $3,000 – $9,000 per yearonestop.utk.edu (read 2026-05-21)
Out-of-State Volunteer Scholarship
$3,000 to $18,000
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Deadline the school lists
2025-12-15
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Award: $3,000 – $18,000 per year; 4-year award.onestop.utk.edu (read 2026-05-21)
Department awards open to incoming freshmen (2)
Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.
Gerber Architecture Scholarship
$0
Department
School of Architecture, College of Architecture and Design
Last dollar amount, when combined covers a student's tuition, mandatory fees*, and course fees, for up to ten (10) semesters.onestop.utk.edu (read 2026-07-10)
First-Year Departmental Scholarship
$1,000 to $5,000
Department
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
can range from $1,000 – $5,000 per yeartickle.utk.edu (read 2026-07-10)
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.
Every amount on this page was read off a The University of Tennessee-Knoxville page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.