The college of pharmacy welcomed 181 new students on August 18. The majority (58%) are female, with 70.2% white, 16.6% Black/African-American, 11% Asian, 1.7% being two or more races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaska Native. Tennessee residents compromise 80% of the class. In-state residents hail from West TN (49), Middle TN (44), and East TN (52). Our non-Tennessean students are from Mississippi (7); Georgia (6); Alabama (5); Florida (3); Louisiana (3); Kentucky (2); Texas (2); Arkansas (1); Colorado (1); Illinois (1), Maryland (1); Missouri (1); Puerto Rico (1); Virginia (1). The average overall GPA is 3.37 and the average science GPA is 3.19. The average PCAT composite score was at the 66th percentile. The numbers of students attending in-state undergraduate institutions are listed below.
| University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 48 | Carson-Newman | 3 |
| University of Memphis | 13 | Tennessee Wesleyan College | 2 |
| University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 13 | Austin Peay State University | 1 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | 12 | Belmont University | 1 |
| Tennessee Technological Univeristy | 8 | Bethel College | 1 |
| University of Tennessee-Martin | 5 | Lincoln Memorial University | 1 |
| Christian Brothers University | 4 | Rhodes College | 1 |
| East Tennessee State University | 4 | Tennessee State University | 1 |
| Lipscomb University | 4 |