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Student Population

Student Population at UTHSC

Total Enrollment

3,101

Undergraduate

394

Graduate

2,707

Online Enrollment

251

Men Students

1,039

Women Students

2,062

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 3,101 students have enrolled at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center - 394 undergraduate and 2,707 graduate.

By gender, 1,039 male and 2,062 female students are attending The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. By attendance status, there are 2,920 full-time students and 181 part-time students.

The number of students at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center offers online degree/certificate programs and 251 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UTHSC's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee.

The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee average (13,718 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	3,101	394	2,707
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges	11,396	9,810	2,541
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee	13,718	11,284	2,434

The below chart compares the student population between The University of Tennessee Health Science Center and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,039 male and 2,062 female students attending UTHSC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.50 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 UTHSC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTHSC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	394	377	17
Men	35	32	3
Women	359	345	14

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTHSC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,707	2,543	164
Men	1,004	962	42
Women	1,703	1,581	122

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,899 White students (61.24%) and 426 Black or African American students (13.74%) at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	16	2	14
Black or African American	119	11	108
Hispanic	33	2	31
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	211	15	196
Two or More Races	7	0	7
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	2	1	1
Total	394	35	359

Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	0	4
Asian	323	122	201
Black or African American	307	71	236
Hispanic	109	46	63
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	1,688	646	1,042
Two or More Races	77	36	41
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	87	39	48
Total	2,707	1,004	1,703

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,794 students whose age under twenty five and 420 students whose age is over thirty years old at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Population by Student Age at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
	Total	Men	Women
Total	394	35	359
18-19	16	0	16
20-21	150	5	145
22-24	106	11	95
25-29	55	7	48
30-34	23	6	17
35-39	19	4	15
40-49	22	2	20
50-64	3	0	3
Total	394	35	359

Population by Student Age at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,707	1,004	1,703
18-19	10	3	7
20-21	245	73	172
22-24	1,267	451	816
25-29	832	357	475
30-34	178	71	107
35-39	84	33	51
40-49	64	12	52
50-64	27	4	23
Total	2,707	1,004	1,703

Online Student Population

At The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 840 students (27.09% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 251 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, 186 students live in Tennessee where The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is located in and 65 students have enrolled from other states.