College of NursingNational Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)Threshold: 90% of students will be successful on their first attempt |
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| 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | Target | |
| UT | 98.5% | 94.2% | 87.8% | 98.5% | 96.7% | 90% |
| Tennessee | 91.7% | 87.7% | 86.5% | 93.0% | 94.8% | |
| National | 86.6% | 86.6% | 79.9% | 90.2% | 91.9% | |
| Results are presented by academic year. | ||||||
College of LawTennessee Bar ExamThreshold: Bar passage rate of at least 8% above the overall first-time state passage rate |
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| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Target | |
| UT | 92.0% | 88.5% | 88.4% | 83.7% | 91.9% | 82% |
| Tennesseea | 79.0% | 69% | 71.1% | 74.0% | 78.5% | |
| aIncludes all others taking the Tennessee Bar Exam regardless of where they received their education or are domiciled. Results are presented by calendar year. | ||||||
College of Veterinary MedicineNorth American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE)Threshold: 80% pass rate per AVMA requirement |
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| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Target | |
| UT | 97.8% | 100% | 96.2% | 90.1% | 94.2% | 80% |
| National | 92% | 90% | 86% | 88% | 89% | |
| Results are presented by graduating class. | ||||||
College of EngineeringFundamentals of Engineering ExamThreshold: FE passage rate 5% greater that the national average per discipline. |
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| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | Target | ||
| Chemical | UT | 71% | 83% | 71% | 83% | 68% | 77% |
| NAT’L | 73% | 71% | 70% | 74% | 72% | ||
| Civil | UT | 73% | 75% | 70% | 76% | 74% | 69% |
| NAT’L | 69% | 63% | 63% | 63% | 64% | ||
| Electrical | UT | 60% | 90% | 89% | 82% | 81% | 72% |
| NAT’L | 60% | 68% | 65% | 65% | 67% | ||
| Mechanical | UT | 75% | 92% | 91% | 91% | 81% | 77% |
| NAT’L | 75% | 71% | 70% | 71% | 72% | ||
| *Results are presented by academic year and are for students taking the FE Exam that corresponds to their major. Not all majors have subject-specific FE exams. Industrial Engineering does have a subject-specific exam, but only one UT student has attempted (and passed) the exam in the five years reported above. | |||||||
Page last updated October 20, 2025.
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