Student Population at Carson-Newman

Total Enrollment

2,586

Undergraduate

1,519

Graduate

1,067

Online Enrollment

851

Men Students

934

Women Students

1,652

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,586 students have enrolled at Carson-Newman University - 1,519 undergraduate and 1,067 graduate.

By gender, 934 male and 1,652 female students are attending Carson-Newman University. By attendance status, there are 1,578 full-time students and 1,008 part-time students.

The number of students at Carson-Newman University is large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Belmont University and Lipscomb University, its population is very small (average population is 6,079).

Carson-Newman University offers online degree/certificate programs and 851 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Carson-Newman University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 934 male and 1,652 female students attending Carson-Newman. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.57 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Carson-Newman.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Carson-Newman
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,519	1,408	111
Men	668	616	52
Women	851	792	59

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Carson-Newman
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,067	170	897
Men	266	95	171
Women	801	75	726

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,937 White students (74.90%) and 235 Black or African American students (9.09%) at Carson-Newman University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Carson-Newman University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Carson-Newman University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	8	2
Asian	17	5	12
Black or African American	135	98	37
Hispanic	86	36	50
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	2	2
White	1,117	453	664
Two or More Races	59	21	38
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	17	8	9
Total	1,519	668	851

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Carson-Newman University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	4	5
Asian	21	3	18
Black or African American	100	37	63
Hispanic	42	7	35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	820	178	642
Two or More Races	12	4	8
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	22	5	17
Total	1,067	266	801

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,672 students whose age under twenty five and 669 students whose age is over thirty years old at Carson-Newman University.

Especially, 93 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Carson-Newman University.

Population by Student Age at Carson-Newman University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,519	668	851
Under 18	93	42	51
18-19	548	241	307
20-21	645	278	367
22-24	172	85	87
25-29	23	7	16
30-34	19	8	11
35-39	7	3	4
40-49	7	3	4
50-64	5	1	4
Total	1,519	668	851

Population by Student Age at Carson-Newman University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,067	266	801
20-21	15	6	9
22-24	199	91	108
25-29	222	53	169
30-34	159	40	119
35-39	139	19	120
40-49	229	41	188
50-64	102	16	86
65 and over	2	0	2
Total	1,067	266	801

Online Student Population

At Carson-Newman University, 1,682 students (65.04% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 851 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 515 students live in Tennessee where Carson-Newman University is located in and 329 students have enrolled from other states.