Student Population at TTU

Total Enrollment

9,902

Undergraduate

8,537

Graduate

1,365

Online Enrollment

987

Men Students

5,221

Women Students

4,681

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 9,902 students have enrolled at Tennessee Technological University - 8,537 undergraduate and 1,365 graduate.

By gender, 5,221 male and 4,681 female students are attending Tennessee Technological University. By attendance status, there are 8,061 full-time students and 1,841 part-time students.

The number of students at Tennessee Technological University is relatively 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 14,873).

Tennessee Technological University offers online degree/certificate programs and 987 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 Technological University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 5,221 male and 4,681 female students attending TTU. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.12 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 TTU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at TTU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	8,537	7,728	809
Men	4,629	4,214	415
Women	3,908	3,514	394

Population by Gender/Attending Status at TTU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,365	333	1,032
Men	592	161	431
Women	773	172	601

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,975 White students (80.54%) and 468 Hispanic students (4.73%) at Tennessee Technological University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Tennessee Technological University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Tennessee Technological University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	18	10	8
Asian	181	113	68
Black or African American	380	240	140
Hispanic	424	227	197
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	2	3
White	6,913	3,680	3,233
Two or More Races	259	148	111
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	205	102	103
Total	8,537	4,629	3,908

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Tennessee Technological University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	26	13	13
Black or African American	71	29	42
Hispanic	44	15	29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,062	430	632
Two or More Races	22	13	9
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	7	2	5
Total	1,365	592	773

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 8,332 students whose age under twenty five and 906 students whose age is over thirty years old at Tennessee Technological University.

Especially, 255 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Tennessee Technological University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	8,537	4,629	3,908
Under 18	255	120	135
18-19	3,329	1,806	1,523
20-21	2,977	1,510	1,467
22-24	1,344	876	468
25-29	314	185	129
30-34	125	57	68
35-39	74	32	42
40-49	73	23	50
50-64	40	15	25
65 and over	5	4	1
unknown	1	1	0
Total	8,537	4,629	3,908

Population by Student Age at Tennessee Technological University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,365	592	773
20-21	23	6	17
22-24	404	211	193
25-29	349	143	206
30-34	211	89	122
35-39	131	60	71
40-49	165	60	105
50-64	78	21	57
65 and over	4	2	2
Total	1,365	592	773

Online Student Population

At Tennessee Technological University, 4,507 students (45.52% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 987 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, 900 students live in Tennessee where Tennessee Technological University is located in and 50 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	9,902	8,537	1,365
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	987	263	724
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	3,520	3,360	160
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	5,395	4,914	481

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	987	263	724
Tennessee Residents	900	244	656
Other State in U.S.	50	11	39
Outside of U.S.	1	1	0
Unknown	36	7	29