Tennessee offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Tennessee research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Knoxville. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Knoxville is right for you.
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KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE QUICK STATSCounty: Knox
Incorporated: 1791
Elevation: 889 feet
Land Area: 92.7 square miles
Population Density: 1994 people per square mile
Population: 184,802
Population change since 2000: 6.30%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (79.0%), Black (16.2%), Hispanic (1.6%), Two or more races (1.6%), American Indian (0.9%), Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries (City): United States (13.3%), English (10.2%), German (10.0%), Irish (9.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%), Scottish (2.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (145.5 miles , pop. 260,512)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (452.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Powell, TN (2.7 miles ), Karns, TN (2.8 miles ), Rockford, TN (3.0 miles ), Gibbs, TN (3.4 miles ), Seymour, TN (3.4 miles ), Alcoa, TN (3.4 miles ), Louisville, TN (3.4 miles ), Mascot, TN (3.5 miles )
Knoxville Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Number of college students above state average.
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE EDUCATION FACTS
Educational Attainment
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Grad Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
11
Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
17
Educational Attainment
Associate's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
6
Educational Attainment
Some College/No Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
18
Educational Attainment
High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
31
Educational Attainment
Not a High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
18
Population 25 and Older:109,695
Pre kindergarten through grade 8
19,807
Grades 9 through 12
6,925
College or graduate school
18,122
Total Enrolled:44,854
High school or higher: 78.40%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.60%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.50%
Colleges/Universities in Knoxville:
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Full-time enrollment: 23,333, Location: CIRCLE PARK, Public, Website: www.tennessee.edu, Offers Doctor's degree PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FT enrollment: 5,196, Location: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Public, Website: www.pstcc.cc.tn.us TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT KNOXVILLE FT enrollment: 626, Location: 1100 LIBERTY ST, Public, Website: www.knoxville.tec.tn.us JOHNSON BIBLE COLLEGE FT enrollment: 584, Location: 7900 JOHNSON DR, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.jbc.edu, Offers Master's degree ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 445, Location: 10208 TECHNOLOGY DR, Private, for-profit, Website: www.itt-tech.edu KNOXVILLE BUSINESS COLLEGE FT enrollment: 296, Location: 720 N 5TH AVE, Private, for-profit, Website: www.kbcollege.edu TENNESSEE SCHOOL OF BEAUTY OF KNOXVILLE INC FT enrollment: 212, Location: 4704 WESTERN AVE, Private, for-profit, Website: tennesseeschoolofbeauty.com TENNESSEE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS FT enrollment: 80, Location: 3203 TAZEWELL PKE, Private, for-profit, Website: www.tie1.com REUBEN ALLEN ACADEMY FT enrollment: 38, Location: 120 CENTER PARK DR, Private, for-profit, Website: www.rosstheboss.com KNOXVILLE INSTITUTE OF HAIR DESIGN FT enrollment: 33, Location: 1221 N CENTRAL, Private, for-profit TENNESSEE SCHOOL OF TRAVEL Location: 9111 CROSS PK DR STE D200, Private, for-profit THE TRAVEL SCHOOL INC Location: 280 FORT SANDERS WEST BLVD STE 116, Private, for-profit KNOXVILLE FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER DOWNTOWN Location: 2701 SPENCE PL, Private, for-profit AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NUTRITION-COLLEGE OF NUTRITION Location: 1204D KENESAW AVE, Private, for-profit EAST TENNESSEE SCHOOL OF PREACHING AND MISSIONS Location: 6608 BEAVER RIDGE RD, Private, not-for-profit INSURANCE SYSTEMS OF TENNESSEE Location: 1645 DOWNTOWN W BLVD STE 41, Private, for-profit KNOXVILLE COLLEGE Location: 901 COLLEGE ST NW, Private, not-for-profit UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CENTRAL OFFICE Location: 711 ANDY HOLT TOWER, Public, Website: WWW.TENNESSEE.EDU, Offers Doctor's degree KNOXVILLE LEGAL EDUCATION CENTER Location: 9111 CROSS PK, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Knoxville:
CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE about 28 miles, JEFFERSON CITY, TN, Full-time enrollment: 2,073 ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 33 miles, HARRIMAN, TN, FT enrollment: 3,490 WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 41 miles, MORRISTOWN, TN, FT enrollment: 3,893 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY about 67 miles, CULLOWHEE, NC, FT enrollment: 5,843 LEE UNIVERSITY about 76 miles, CLEVELAND, TN, FT enrollment: 3,171 CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 76 miles, CLEVELAND, TN, FT enrollment: 2,022 EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY about 79 miles, JOHNSON CITY, TN, FT enrollment: 9,498
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