UT LAUNCHES DATA DASHBOARD TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY
MARTIN, Tenn. – As part of its strategic plan, the University of Tennessee System has
announced the creation of a “data dashboard” that will build on its commitment to providing
greater and easier access to information for UT’s faculty, staff, students and the communities it
serves.
The data dashboard provides frequently requested academic-related information about the
university, including enrollment, composite ACT scores, weighted grade point averages, degrees
awarded, and graduation and retention statistics.
“Providing a dashboard that tracks our student data was the next logical step in our transparency
initiative,” said UT Interim President Randy Boyd. “We hope that the new data dashboard site,
combined with the already-established transparency site, will send a clear message to our publics
that we hear you and are committed to providing information about how our system operates, as
well as data on our outcomes.”
Boyd, as part of his transparency initiative, assembled a Transparency Advisory Group last year
to review frequently requested information from the general public, media and legislators.
Through the work of this group, UT established a central location for most frequently requested
information to make it easier to find and access. To access the site, please
visit data.tennessee.edu.
The University of Tennessee is a statewide system of higher education with campuses in
Knoxville, Chattanooga, Martin and Memphis; the UT Space Institute in Tullahoma; the UT
Institute of Agriculture with a presence in every Tennessee county; and the statewide Institute for
Public Service. The UT system manages Oak Ridge National Laboratory through its UT-Battelle
partnership; enrolls about 50,000 students statewide; produces about 10,000 new graduates every
year; and represents more than 387,000 alumni around the world.
For more information, contact the UT System Office of Communications and Marketing at 865-
974-8184.
