Note: Fall 2008 Employee information is preliminary.

	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	Fall 2008
Students:
Headcount	22,863	23,246	23,872
Student Credit Hours	286,706	289,366	296,764
FTE	19,355.43	19,545.91	20,063.63
Mean ACT Composite	22.0	22.3	22.1
Average Age	24.0	24.0	24.0
Degrees Conferred (Academic Year)	4,227	4,271	4,258
Residence:
Tennessee	21,325	21,602	22,372
Out-of-state	1,236	1,337	1,223
Foreign	302	307	277
Financial Aid:
Average Awarded	$7,923	$8,698	$8,661
Students Receiving Aid	67%	71%	77%
Estimated Cost Per Semester:
Undergraduate (Tuition, room, and board)
In-state	$5,365	$5,741	$6,077
Out-of-state	$10,212	$10,879	$11,523
Graduate (Per Credit Hour)
In-state	$261	$288	$305
Out-of-state	$665	$734	$778
Finance:
State Appropriations	$86,738,200	$93,353,900	$100,804,300
Total (E&G) Budget	$204,188,300	$216,001,100	$238,489,500
Total Foundation Endowment	$29,840,211	$34,891,971	$34,153,442
Foundation Assets	$61,621,720	$66,712,384	$63,633,154
Employees:
Total Employees	2,126	2,142	2,218
Executive/Administrative/Managerial	79	77	81
Full-time Instructional Faculty	901	931	936
Professional/Non-Faculty	535	532	571
Clerical and Support	611	602	630