UTK uses a software platform called Slate to manage graduate and digital learning admissions, and has hired a dedicated analyst to build machine learning models that predict which students are likely to enroll, stay enrolled, or drop out.

Slate (by Technolutions) serves as UTK's CRM for admissions, integrating with the Banner student information system and Google Analytics. Slate's platform includes built-in AI features such as predictive modeling and natural-language query tools for enrollment staff. UTK's Digital Learning division has posted a position for a Machine Learning & AI Research Analyst tasked with analyzing large student datasets to identify factors influencing enrollment, retention, graduation rates, and dropout risk using Python and statistical modeling. UTK's Data Central platform supplements this with admissions analytics dashboards for decision-makers.