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Beyond the Ballot

Meet the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is a public land-grant university. It began as Blount College in 1794 and is the home of the Tennessee Volunteers.

Location

Knoxville, Tennessee

University Type

Public · Land-grant

Founded

1794Originally named Blount College

Undergraduate Enrollment

32,041Fall 2025 · Knoxville; undergraduate students only

Nickname

Tennessee Volunteers

Football Conference

Southeastern Conference (SEC)Reviewed affiliation · 2026

FBS / Major College Football National Championships

6School-Recognized Titles1938 · 1940 · 1950 · 1951 · 1967 · 1998

Football SIAA Championships

11914

Football Southern Conference Championships

21927 · 1932

Football SEC Championships

131938 · 1939 · 1940 · 1946 · 1951 · 1956 · 1967 · 1969 · 1985 · 1989 · 1990 · 1997 · 1998

Women’s basketball · NCAA Division I National Championships

8Source-Recorded Titles1986–87 · 1988–89 · 1990–91 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 2006–07 · 2007–08

Women’s basketball SEC regular-season championship

181979–80 · 1984–85 · 1989–90 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–00 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2006–07 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2012–13 · 2014–15

Women’s basketball SEC tournament championship

171979–80 · 1984–85 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1991–92 · 1993–94 · 1995–96 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–00 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2007–08 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2013–14