Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UTK's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee.
The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee average (13,718 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville38,72830,5648,164
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee13,71811,2842,434
The below chart compares the student population between The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 17,837 male and 20,891 female students attending UTK. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.85 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 UTK.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTK
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total30,56429,565999
Men14,21113,715496
Women16,35315,850503
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTK
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,1644,4623,702
Men3,6261,9201,706
Women4,5382,5421,996

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 29,282 White students (75.61%) and 2,525 Hispanic students (6.52%) at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native361323
Asian1,152537615
Black or African American1,159560599
Hispanic2,0519161,135
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1174
White23,84211,02812,814
Two or More Races1,614780834
Race/Ethnicity Unknown410218192
Total 30,56414,21116,353
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native19811
Asian244116128
Black or African American516205311
Hispanic474200274
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander422
White5,4402,2413,199
Two or More Races23495139
Race/Ethnicity Unknown974354
Total 8,1643,6264,538

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 32,211 students whose age under twenty five and 3,464 students whose age is over thirty years old at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Especially, 308 students are younger than eighteen and 57 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
TotalMenWomen
Total30,564 14,21116,353
Under 18308 111197
18-1912,868 5,8237,045
20-2113,105 5,7747,331
22-243,103 1,8821,221
25-29598 346252
30-34238 135103
35-39142 7270
40-49127 4384
50-6449 1336
65 and over26 1214
Total 30,564 14,21116,353
Population by Student Age at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
TotalMenWomen
Total8,164 3,6264,538
20-21169 36133
22-242,658 1,0441,614
25-292,455 1,1501,305
30-341,197 636561
35-39634 304330
40-49722 309413
50-64298 128170
65 and over31 1912
Total 8,164 3,6264,538

Online Student Population

At The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 15,281 students (39.46% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,176 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, 2,141 students live in Tennessee where The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is located in and 1,015 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total38,72830,5648,164
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,1764402,736
Enrolled Some in Online Classes12,10511,614491
Not Enrolled in Online Classes23,44718,5104,937
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,1764402,736
Tennessee Residents2,1413831,758
Other State in U.S.1,01556959
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown20119