UT Martin fall enrollment reached 7,507 students, the highest enrollment at the university since 2012. This compares to 6,950 students who registered in fall 2023, an 8 percent increase. The freshman class totaled 1,220 students, up from 1,118 first-year students who enrolled in fall 2023. Other increases included a 15.7 percent jump in undergraduate transfer students and 19.2 percent more dual-enrollment students compared to fall 2023.
Students Travel to London for NFL games
Dexter Davis has taken UT Martin students to work at different national sports venues, including the last 11 Super Bowls and the Little League World Series. This year, the professor of sport management and six students traveled across the pond to work at two National Football League games in London. The students staffed games Oct. 6 and 13 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in northern London. As with previous sports experiences, this was much more than just a fun trip. The students carried out customer-service duties at the games, gaining valuable career experience before they graduate.
Vet School Acceptances
Micayla Hickman (left center) of Smyrna and Chloe Dobson (right center) of Hixson are shown doing a procedure as part of experiential training in a lab with assistance from Mackenzie Moody (far left) of Dyersburg and Courtney Wilbanks of Bolivar. Dobson and Moody are two of 20 UTM veterinary graduates attending the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, while Hickman is attending the Royal Veterinary College in London, and Wilbanks is a veterinary technician in West Tennessee.
Rise in Rankings
UT Martin rose seven spots from last year in the Regional Universities-South category in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges rankings released in September. The university went from 27th last year to a tie for 20th place in the new rankings that included 135 regional southern universities. Universities are ranked by U.S. News based on their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. In other U.S. News rankings in the Regional Universities-South category, UT Martin was tied for eighth in Top Public Schools and seventh in the Best Colleges for Veterans. The university finished alone in 24th place in the Best Value Schools category.
Top Speakers
High-profile speakers Arthur Brooks and Ruby Bridges presented this fall at UT Martin. Brooks, a best-selling author and Harvard University professor, spoke to a community audience Aug. 28 in Watkins Auditorium about what makes people happy and how they can learn to become happier. His appearance was sponsored by the Institute of American Civics and the university. Civil rights icon, activist and New York Times best-selling author Ruby Bridges spoke Oct. 4 in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. Bridges was the first Black student to integrate an all-white elementary school in Louisiana. Bridges spoke as part of the Dr. Henry H. Parker Speaker Series, which honors the long-time philosophy professor.
