University to Guarantee Admission to Top Students to Increase Inner City, Rural Enrollment

Tennessee’s flagship university system could join at least a dozen other states in guaranteeing admission to some high-achieving students.

Ayres Hall at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Anming Hu, a former associate professor at the university, was accused of lying about his affiliation with a Chinese university. Nightryder84/ CC-BY-3.0/Wikimedia Commons

High-achieving high school students in Tennessee will get guaranteed admission to the University of Tennessee (UT) system in a plan expected to pass at a Board of Trustees meeting on Friday, September 8.

The fresh proposal seeks to redefine the pathways to higher education in the state, with the proposal (pdf) led by UT System President Randy Boyd. The program could apply to current high school seniors applying for college admission in the fall of 2024.