The University of Tennessee-Martin
Martin, Tennessee · Public · 4,866 undergraduates · utm.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
90%
of 6,471 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
970 to 1210
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$30,350Est.Estimate
$36,910 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at The University of Tennessee-Martin
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
90% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$36,910
a year in 2027-28, from a $36,910 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1090
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First-Year Applicants | UT Martin · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Feb1Priority deadline · February 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Source: Scholarships | UT Martin
Who gets in
90%
of applicants were admitted: 5,803 of 6,471 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 0% of them sent SAT scores and 94% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 970 to 1210
Reading and Writing 500 to 610
Math 470 to 600
ACT composite 20 to 25
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.68
- 4.026%
- 3.75 to 3.9929%
- 3.50 to 3.7421%
- 3.25 to 3.4911%
- 3.00 to 3.248.5%
- 2.50 to 2.994.2%
- Below 2.500.1%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$30,350
a year, in state
$36,910
a year, out of state (tuition $17,970)
- Tuition (in state)$11,410
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$7,582
- $30,001 to $48,000$8,161
- $48,001 to $75,000$8,669
- $75,001 to $110,000$13,816
- Over $110,000$16,608
Financial aid
36%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$8,491
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
23%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $2,703 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Tennessee programs for residents
Ned McWherter Scholars Program
$6,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.75+ GPA, 1430+ SAT or 32+ ACT, Competitive merit award; application with transcript through first semester of senior year and official ACT/SAT; competitive, limited funding
Aspire Award
State program · In-state students
Up to $750/semester (4-year) or up to $250/semester (2-year) in addition to HOPE
- 3.00+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, Need-based HOPE supplement; meet HOPE requirements and parents' (or independent student's and spouse's) AGI of $36,000 or less
General Assembly Merit Scholarship (GAMS)
State program · In-state students
Up to $500/semester in addition to HOPE (including summer)
- 3.75+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, HOPE supplement (TN public or category 1-3 private HS graduates); must meet HOPE Scholarship requirements; FAFSA, from Tennessee
Tennessee HOPE Scholarship
State program · In-state students
4-year (and 2-year with housing): up to $2,250/semester freshman & sophomore, up to $2,850/semester junior & senior; 2-year: up to $1,600/semester
- 3.00+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, HOPE Scholarship (entering freshmen); enroll within 16 months of HS graduation; FAFSA
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
33 of 33
Earn credit with a score of 3
23 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,140Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | ART 120 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | ART 130 | |
| Art History | 3 | ARTH 210-211 | |
| Biology | 3 | BIOL 110-120 | |
| Biology | 4 | BIOL 130-140 | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | MATH 251 | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MATH 251 | |
| Calculus BC | 4 | MATH 251-252 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | CHEM 121-122 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | POSC 341 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | CSCI 221 | |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | CSCI 220 | |
| Drawing | 4 | ART 140-150 | |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | ENGL 111 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | ENGL 111-112 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | ENGL 111 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | ENGL 111-112 | |
| Environmental Science | 3 | ESCI LD | |
| European History | 3 | HIST LD | |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | FREN 341 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | FREN 341-342 | |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | GERM 341 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | GERM 341-342 | |
| Human Geography | 3 | GEOG 202 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | JAPN 341 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | JAPN 341-342 | |
| Latin | 3 | LATIN LD | |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | ECON 201 | |
| Microeconomics | 3 | ECON 202 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | PHYS 211 | |
| Physics 2 | 4 | PHYS 212 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | PHYS 221 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | PHYS 220 | |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | MATH 185 | |
| Psychology | 3 | PSYC 101 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | SPAN 111 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | SPAN 122 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | SPAN 222 | |
| Statistics | 3 | MATH 210 | |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | POSC 210 | |
| United States History | 3 | HIST 201-202 | |
| World History: Modern | 3 | HIST 121-122 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
51%
Come back for a second year
77%
Typical earnings
$48,116
a year, 10 years after starting here
- The University of Tennessee-Martin$48,967
- All colleges$54,916
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 22 majors here have earnings data.
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