Notable Alumni
This Hall of Fame NFL quarterback and 5-time MVP majored in Speech Communication during his time at UTK.
Peyton Manning
This federal law protects the privacy of student educational records.
FERPA
This theme park located in Pigeon Forge is named after a famous country singer
Dollywood (Staff can get nearly half-priced tickets!)
This central location on campus has the most options for food
The Student Union
In 1980, this UT tradition became a communications hub for student self-expression
The Rock
This east TN native country music star received an Honorary degree from UTK in 2009.
Dolly Parton
As of Fall 2026, students at UTK are required to have this many upper-division hours to graduate.
30
This is the name of the historic pedestrian mall located downtown where you can find local restaurants, shops, activities, and outdoor space
Market Square
This is the name of the free museum in Circle Park
McClung Museum
Which came first? The state of Tennessee or UT
UT! UT was founded in 1794 as Blount College, and Tennessee did not become a state until 1796
This alumni has his own radio show where he helps people in financial trouble.
Dave Ramsey
Leaving all classes for the term is usually done with this process, instead of leaving each class individually
Total withdrawal / Total term withdrawal
One of two of Knoxville's nicknames
The Scruffy City or The Marble City
The number of libraries on UTK's campus
3: Hodges, Pendergrass, and DeVine
This college in Middle Tennessee was acquired by the UT System in 2021, renamed to UT Southern
Martin Methodist College
The co-founder of Garmin, you can find his name on an Engineering building on campus
Min-Kao
This is the process in which a student requests permission to return to UTK immediately after being dismissed for the first time
Dismissal reinstatement
The year Knoxville hosted the World’s Fair
1982
The number of Smokey Statues on campus
10
This UT extension located in Tullahoma, Tennessee hosts supersonic wind tunnels and laser research facilities
UTSI (University of Tennessee Space Institute)
Nicknamed “ACE”, she is a WNBA champion and an Olympic gold medalist
Candace Parker
This policy allows a student who has been away from UTK for some time to have earlier UTK coursework excluded from their GPA calculation.
Academic Second Opportunity
This soda was originally created in Knoxville by Barney and Ally Hartman in the 1940s
Mountain Dew
This is the name of the greenhouses that all students and staff can tap their Vol Card to get into
Hesler Greenhouses
This nonprofit limited liability company won a contract with the Department of Energy to operate Oak Ridge National Lab
UT-Battelle, LLC