UT’s Haslam College of Business Sets Record for Total Undergraduate Enrollment

This fall, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business welcomed approximately 2,505 new undergraduates to begin the 2026-2027 academic year. Haslam set a record for total undergraduate numbers with 9,897 students enrolled, up from 9,816 in 2025, and its 94 percent retention rate of first-year students from 2025 matches its record from last fall. The college’s finance, management and entrepreneurship and marketing departments drew the largest influx of new students.

Dedicated to Delivering Business Education Excellence

Lane Morris, Haslam’s associate dean of undergraduate studies and student affairs and the Fisher Professor of Innovative Learning, explains Haslam’s consistently strong enrollment reflects students’ confidence that the college provides a high-quality business education, equipping them with foundational knowledge, in-demand skills and opportunities to build connections with industry partners.

“Haslam faculty and staff are fully committed to providing instruction and materials that enable our students to be immediate contributors to their organizations and communities,” Morris says. “The college’s continued, robust enrollment shows high-quality students are drawn to Haslam, knowing they will receive an exceptional learning experience delivered by faculty who are thought leaders in their disciplines. Through experiential classroom learning and critical co-curricular opportunities, our graduates are equipped to become business leaders anywhere in the world.”

New Student Stats

Haslam’s newest class include 1,935 first-time, first-year students and 570 transfers, coming from 43 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, as well as 11 other countries. These first-year students bring estimable scholastic credentials: Their average high school GPA was 4.22 and their average ACT score was 28.4 — both new record highs for the college.

About Undergraduate Programs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business

The undergraduate programs in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, set the standard in developing future business leaders, with more than 9,800 undergraduate students, 290 faculty and 200 staff members. The programs consist of seven departments, eight undergraduate majors and one secondary major. UT was founded in 1794 and was designated Tennessee’s land‑grant institution in 1879, while the Haslam College of Business was founded in 1914.

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