Student Population at Tennessee State

Total Enrollment

9,218

Undergraduate

7,678

Graduate

1,540

Online Enrollment

918

Men Students

3,158

Women Students

6,060

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 9,218 students have enrolled at Tennessee State University - 7,678 undergraduate and 1,540 graduate.

By gender, 3,158 male and 6,060 female students are attending Tennessee State University. By attendance status, there are 7,335 full-time students and 1,883 part-time students.

The number of students at Tennessee State University is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as East Tennessee State University and University of Memphis, its population is small (average population is 15,101).

Tennessee State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 918 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 Tennessee State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,158 male and 6,060 female students attending Tennessee State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.52 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 Tennessee State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Tennessee State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7,678	6,686	992
Men	2,620	2,257	363
Women	5,058	4,429	629

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Tennessee State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,540	649	891
Men	538	238	300
Women	1,002	411	591

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,247 Black or African American students (78.62%) and 946 White students (10.26%) at Tennessee State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Tennessee State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Tennessee State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	2	8
Asian	54	18	36
Black or African American	6,521	2,171	4,350
Hispanic	196	76	120
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	397	155	242
Two or More Races	210	63	147
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	42	22	20
Total	7,678	2,620	5,058

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Tennessee State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0	2
Asian	37	18	19
Black or African American	726	217	509
Hispanic	35	12	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	549	190	359
Two or More Races	31	10	21
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	6	1	5
Total	1,540	538	1,002

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 7,358 students whose age under twenty five and 1,265 students whose age is over thirty years old at Tennessee State University.

Especially, 513 students are younger than eighteen and 30 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Tennessee State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,678	2,620	5,058
Under 18	513	151	362
18-19	4,286	1,408	2,878
20-21	1,510	516	994
22-24	735	320	415
25-29	248	95	153
30-34	138	59	79
35-39	74	28	46
40-49	103	28	75
50-64	62	11	51
65 and over	9	4	5
Total	7,678	2,620	5,058

Population by Student Age at Tennessee State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,540	538	1,002
20-21	14	3	11
22-24	300	103	197
25-29	347	124	223
30-34	232	86	146
35-39	187	63	124
40-49	261	98	163
50-64	178	51	127
65 and over	21	10	11
Total	1,540	538	1,002

Online Student Population

At Tennessee State University, 5,324 students (57.76% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 918 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, 553 students live in Tennessee where Tennessee State University is located in and 172 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	9,218	7,678	1,540
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	918	541	377
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	4,406	4,036	370
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	3,894	3,101	793

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	918	541	377
Tennessee Residents	553	274	279
Other State in U.S.	172	114	58
Outside of U.S.	191	151	40
Unknown	2	2	0