Student Population at MTU

Total Enrollment

7,008

Undergraduate

5,777

Graduate

1,231

Online Enrollment

264

Men Students

4,946

Women Students

2,062

A total of 7,008 students have enrolled at Michigan Technological University - 5,777 undergraduate and 1,231 graduate.

By gender, 4,946 male and 2,062 female students are attending Michigan Technological University. By attendance status, there are 6,284 full-time students and 724 part-time students.

The number of students at Michigan Technological University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Michigan. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as The University of Montana and Ball State University, its population is very small (average population is 27,218).

Michigan Technological University offers online degree/certificate programs and 264 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Michigan Technological University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,946 male and 2,062 female students attending MTU. The male-to-female student ratio is 2.40 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 MTU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at MTU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,777	5,470	307
Men	4,087	3,878	209
Women	1,690	1,592	98

Population by Gender/Attending Status at MTU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,231	814	417
Men	859	560	299
Women	372	254	118

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 5,508 White students (78.60%) and 243 Two or More Races students (3.47%) at Michigan Technological University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Michigan Technological University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Michigan Technological University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	21	17	4
Asian	131	80	51
Black or African American	62	45	17
Hispanic	170	120	50
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	4,946	3,520	1,426
Two or More Races	215	132	83
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	177	129	48
Total	5,777	4,087	1,690

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Michigan Technological University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	1	3
Asian	16	10	6
Black or African American	19	13	6
Hispanic	16	11	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	562	386	176
Two or More Races	28	19	9
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	26	11	15
Total	1,231	859	372

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,032 students whose age under twenty five and 414 students whose age is over thirty years old at Michigan Technological University.

Especially, 149 students are younger than eighteen and 10 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Michigan Technological University.

Population by Student Age at Michigan Technological University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,777	4,087	1,690
Under 18	149	84	65
18-19	2,369	1,655	714
20-21	2,138	1,485	653
22-24	948	738	210
25-29	115	91	24
30-34	23	17	6
35-39	12	5	7
40-49	10	7	3
50-64	7	2	5
65 and over	6	3	3
Total	5,777	4,087	1,690

Population by Student Age at Michigan Technological University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,231	859	372
20-21	29	20	9
22-24	399	297	102
25-29	447	303	144
30-34	186	122	64
35-39	73	49	24
40-49	65	47	18
50-64	28	17	11
65 and over	4	4	0
Total	1,231	859	372

Online Student Population

At Michigan Technological University, 786 students (11.22% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 264 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, 125 students live in Michigan where Michigan Technological University is located in and 136 students have enrolled from other states.