The UT system has been one of the weakest in the south for decades. NC, GA, AL and AR have better universities.
One girl I used to help do science fair projects went to engineering day at UTK and they gabbered on about trannies and diversity.
She took the out of state tuition hit and went to Mississippi State.
It’s a shame because our state has plenty of money and could do so much better.
Colleges everywhere are very questionable. It will be interesting to see the changes over the next few decades. Between low employment opportunities and the riots, and high tuitions. I know high school graduates rethinking attending colleges.