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Mission Statement As the state's flagship comprehensive research institution, UT Knoxville's primary purpose is to move forward the frontiers of human knowledge and enrich and elevate society. The mission of the University of Tennessee is to: * Advance the community of learning by engaging in scientific research, humanistic scholarship, and artistic creation; * Provide a high quality educational experience to undergraduate students in a diverse learning environment--promoting the values and institutions of democracy that prepare students to lead lives of personal integrity and civic responsibility in a global society; * Prepare the next generations of skilled and ethical professionals by providing excellent graduate and professional education that prepares graduates to compete in a diverse world market; * Promote a campus environment that welcomes and honors women and men of all races,creeds, and cultures and an atmosphere that values intellectual curiosity,pursuit of knowledge, and academic freedom and integrity; * Conduct research,teaching, and outreach to improve human and animal medicine and health; * Contribute to improving the quality of life, increasing agricultural productivity,protecting the environment, promoting the well-being of families, and conserving natural resources; * Offer a wide variety of off-campus educational and training programs, including the use of information technologies, to individual and groups; * Partner with communities to provide educational, technical and cultural support to increase the livability of those communities; and * Partner with industry and government to improve the quality of the workplace and to serve as an engine for economic and cultural development.

Institutional statistical data was gathered from the U.S. Department of Education - Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics.