The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) vs. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK)

Compare two schools with tuition, admission, test scores, and more academic characteristics.

  • Both The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) and The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK) are public.
  • UT Dallas is located in Richardson, TX and UTK is located in Knoxville, TN.
  • UT Dallas has more expensive tuition of $40,064 than UTK ($31,974).
  • UT Dallas has tighter acceptance rate of 76.03% than UTK (76.97%).
  • UT Dallas has higher SAT scores of 1,300 than UTK (1,240).
  • UTK is larger with 33,805 students than UT Dallas (31,570 students).
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#229 in National Universities
#26 in Texas
Rankings#176 in National Universities
#11 in Tennessee
Public, 4-yearsSchool TypePublic, 4-years
Richardson, TXLocationKnoxville, TN
UT DallasKnown asUTK
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Offered Degrees1 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Research University (very high research activity)Carnegie ClassificationResearch University (very high research activity)
Tuition & Fees
$14,564 Texas residents
$40,064 out-of-state
Undergraduate$13,484 Tennessee residents
$31,974 out-of-state
$15,088 Texas residents
$29,468 out-of-state
Graduate$13,620 Tennessee residents
$32,108 out-of-state
$12,494Financial Aid$11,518
Admission
$50 undergraduate
$50 graduate
Application Fee$50 undergraduate
$60 graduate
76.03%Acceptance Rate76.97%
35.44%Yield33.70%
1,300 SAT, 28 ACTTest Scores1,240 SAT, 28 ACT
Student Population
31,570Total Students33,805
21,617Undergraduate27,039
9,953Graduate6,766
185Online Enrollment2,236
Graduation Rate & Outcomes
69%Graduation Rate72%
14%Transfer-out Rate20%
87%Retention Rate89%
$61,400Average Earning after Graduation$56,700
Special Learning Opportunities and Student Services
Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for GraduateDistance Learning (Online Classes)Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for Both Undergraduate and Graduate
ROTC
Study Abroad
Weekend/Evening College
Teacher Certifiate
Special OpportunitiesROTC
Study Abroad
Teacher Certifiate
✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 5,543)
$7,970 average annual costs
On-Campus Living✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 8,535)
✔ (19 meals per week)
$4,172 average annual costs
Meal PlanNot offered or not Reported
Faculties and Staffs
27 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
908 Full-time
282 Part-time
Number of Faculties1,665 Full-time
237 Part-time
3,251 Full-time
852 Part-time
Number of Staffs6,790 Full-time
2,168 Part-time
$120,719 for Faculties
$68,817 Part-time
Average Salary$105,104 for Faculties
$60,159 Part-time
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023