Student Population at ETSU

Total Enrollment

13,483

Undergraduate

10,554

Graduate

2,929

Online Enrollment

2,026

Men Students

5,048

Women Students

8,435

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 13,483 students have enrolled at East Tennessee State University - 10,554 undergraduate and 2,929 graduate.

By gender, 5,048 male and 8,435 female students are attending East Tennessee State University. By attendance status, there are 10,276 full-time students and 3,207 part-time students.

The number of students at East Tennessee State University is average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Middle Tennessee State University and University of Memphis, its population is relatively small (average population is 15,281).

East Tennessee State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,026 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 East Tennessee State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 5,048 male and 8,435 female students attending ETSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.60 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 ETSU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at ETSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	10,554	8,480	2,074
Men	4,091	3,333	758
Women	6,463	5,147	1,316

Population by Gender/Attending Status at ETSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,929	1,796	1,133
Men	957	640	317
Women	1,972	1,156	816

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 9,950 White students (73.80%) and 1,079 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (8.00%) at East Tennessee State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at East Tennessee State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at East Tennessee State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	6	2
Asian	203	86	117
Black or African American	682	274	408
Hispanic	414	151	263
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	7,805	3,011	4,794
Two or More Races	335	137	198
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	951	346	605
Total	10,554	4,091	6,463

Population by Race/Ethnicity at East Tennessee State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	114	39	75
Black or African American	175	57	118
Hispanic	80	24	56
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	2,145	668	1,477
Two or More Races	66	19	47
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	128	31	97
Total	2,929	957	1,972

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 9,899 students whose age under twenty five and 2,048 students whose age is over thirty years old at East Tennessee State University.

Especially, 785 students are younger than eighteen and 26 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at East Tennessee State University.

Population by Student Age at East Tennessee State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	10,554	4,091	6,463
Under 18	785	269	516
18-19	3,441	1,276	2,165
20-21	3,124	1,236	1,888
22-24	1,538	742	796
25-29	682	268	414
30-34	372	134	238
35-39	234	63	171
40-49	254	57	197
50-64	110	37	73
65 and over	14	9	5
Total	10,554	4,091	6,463

Population by Student Age at East Tennessee State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,929	957	1,972
18-19	3	0	3
20-21	104	20	84
22-24	904	297	607
25-29	854	293	561
30-34	367	140	227
35-39	244	87	157
40-49	288	80	208
50-64	153	35	118
65 and over	12	5	7
Total	2,929	957	1,972

Online Student Population

At East Tennessee State University, 8,168 students (60.58% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,026 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, 1,629 students live in Tennessee where East Tennessee State University is located in and 388 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	13,483	10,554	2,929
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	2,026	987	1,039
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	6,142	5,721	421
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	5,315	3,846	1,469

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	2,026	987	1,039
Tennessee Residents	1,629	855	774
Other State in U.S.	388	128	260
Outside of U.S.	9	4	5
Unknown	0	0	0