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A community of lifelong learners and creative thinkers who are passionate about transforming our world through design. Learn about our vision and mission...those values that drive us to explore and make as we prepare students for their futures.

Our Vision + Mission

We are a college of diverse people who celebrate differences. Our creative culture is built on that principle as well as exploration, collaboration and civility.

Learn about our Diversity + Inclusion.

Top 10 reasons we're unique...and just right for you.

The diversity in our studios comes not only from race and ethnicity but also cultures, backgrounds, geographies and much more. Diversity enriches design and broadens our perspectives.

Our People

We are risk takers and problem solvers. Through our interdisciplinary studios, students and faculty from all of our disciplines, Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Graphic Design, learn from each other, respecting the diversity of thought and experience. We’re a small community (about 700 students and 72 faculty and staff) within a large, dynamic university. In this setting, we explore through research, collaborate through public service, learn through making and discover through design.

Us…At a Glance

Learn more about the University of Tennessee and the College of Architecture + Design.

271%

Increase in Interior Architecture enrollment from 2013 to 2017

1:12 Faculty-to-Student Ratio

One of the best in the country

Named Top 7

Design/Build Program by Study Architecture 2016

Our History

Founded in 1965 as the New School of Architecture, the UT College of Architecture and Design is now comprised of the schools of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Interior Architecture.

How We’re Doing

Perhaps the best way to measure our success is by the successes of our alumni. Since 2010, 88% of Architect Registration Examination tests taken by our alumni have reached scores at or above the national average, and year after year, our grads outscore those from any other school in the Southeastern Conference. The ARE is the series of tests designers must pass to call themselves “architects.”

We prepare our students to succeed in their careers, and we believe that’s a mark of excellence. Rankings are another way we measure success. In 2019, DesignIntelligence ranked all of our schools as “Most Hired From.”

Also in 2019, DesignIntelligence ranked our undergraduate Architecture program No. 16 among all public schools in the nation, and in 2017, the program was ranked No. 10.

Rankings + Awards

Our Annual Report

Find Your Inspiration Here

It’s easy to find creative inspiration in a place like this. From the extensive resources of the UT’s 600-acre campus and our own award-winning building to the vibrant city of Knoxville and the spectacular Great Smoky Mountains, it’s great to be a Tennessee Vol.

Our Location

From our award-winning Art + Architecture Building to the vibrant campus of the University of Tennessee to the exciting city of Knoxville, we love it here.

Visit Us

See what Knoxville, the University of Tennessee and the College of Architecture and Design have to offer you.

Work Here

We are part of UT's land-grant mission to make a difference in people's lives. Join us.