Student Population at UTC

Total Enrollment

11,283

Undergraduate

9,884

Graduate

1,399

Online Enrollment

1,024

Men Students

4,748

Women Students

6,535

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 11,283 students have enrolled at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga - 9,884 undergraduate and 1,399 graduate.

By gender, 4,748 male and 6,535 female students are attending The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. By attendance status, there are 9,612 full-time students and 1,671 part-time students.

The number of students at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is relatively small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Belmont University and Carson-Newman University, its population is very large (average population is 4,837).

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,024 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 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,748 male and 6,535 female students attending UTC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.73 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 UTC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	9,884	8,883	1,001
Men	4,173	3,690	483
Women	5,711	5,193	518

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,399	729	670
Men	575	249	326
Women	824	480	344

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 8,413 White students (74.56%) and 1,060 Black or African American students (9.39%) at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	24	8	16
Asian	293	98	195
Black or African American	958	393	565
Hispanic	618	243	375
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	6	1
White	7,381	3,161	4,220
Two or More Races	302	114	188
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	226	116	110
Total	9,884	4,173	5,711

Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0	2
Asian	34	10	24
Black or African American	102	33	69
Hispanic	65	23	42
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,032	419	613
Two or More Races	42	20	22
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	39	17	22
Total	1,399	575	824

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 9,451 students whose age under twenty five and 1,002 students whose age is over thirty years old at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Especially, 137 students are younger than eighteen and 23 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Population by Student Age at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,884	4,173	5,711
Under 18	137	39	98
18-19	3,700	1,403	2,297
20-21	3,577	1,408	2,169
22-24	1,536	850	686
25-29	483	271	212
30-34	177	92	85
35-39	107	51	56
40-49	103	39	64
50-64	49	17	32
65 and over	15	3	12
Total	9,884	4,173	5,711

Population by Student Age at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,399	575	824
20-21	36	8	28
22-24	465	165	300
25-29	347	162	185
30-34	194	102	92
35-39	126	52	74
40-49	141	47	94
50-64	82	33	49
65 and over	8	6	2
Total	1,399	575	824

Online Student Population

At The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, 7,783 students (68.98% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,024 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, 899 students live in Tennessee where The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is located in and 118 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	11,283	9,884	1,399
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,024	577	447
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	6,759	6,359	400
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	3,500	2,948	552

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,024	577	447
Tennessee Residents	899	525	374
Other State in U.S.	118	51	67
Outside of U.S.	7	1	6
Unknown	0	0	0