The University of Tennessee at Martin has been a fixture in the West Tennessee educational landscape since its founding as a private institution in 1900. From its roots as a branch campus for the University of Tennessee, UT Martin has grown into a comprehensive university with 7,300 students and multiple locations across West Tennessee and the premier, four-year university in the region. The Princeton Review has named UT Martin a 'Best College in the Southeast' for 17 consecutive years.