Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares TESU's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey.
TESU has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,675 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey average (14,580 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Thomas Edison State University7,5446,775769
Similarly Ranked Schools1,6751,246430
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey14,58011,6052,974
The below chart compares the student population between Thomas Edison State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,470 male and 3,074 female students attending TESU. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.45 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 TESU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at TESU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total6,7751666,609
Men4,134284,106
Women2,6411382,503
Population by Gender/Attending Status at TESU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total76912757
Men3363333
Women4339424

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,265 White students (43.28%) and 1,262 Black or African American students (16.73%) at Thomas Edison State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Thomas Edison State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Thomas Edison State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native261511
Asian286174112
Black or African American1,083508575
Hispanic1,113645468
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander24177
White2,8951,972923
Two or More Races272167105
Race/Ethnicity Unknown984580404
Total 6,7754,1342,641
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Thomas Edison State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native330
Asian462026
Black or African American17965114
Hispanic894445
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander514
White370167203
Two or More Races281315
Race/Ethnicity Unknown442024
Total 769336433

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 802 students whose age under twenty five and 5,299 students whose age is over thirty years old at Thomas Edison State University.
Especially, 4 students are younger than eighteen and 49 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Thomas Edison State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Thomas Edison State University
TotalMenWomen
Total6,775 4,1342,641
Under 184 13
18-1931 1912
20-21181 9784
22-24570 335235
25-291,361 895466
30-341,379 897482
35-391,169 753416
40-491,350 765585
50-64691 343348
65 and over39 2910
Total 6,775 4,1342,641
Population by Student Age at Thomas Edison State University
TotalMenWomen
Total769 336433
20-211 01
22-2415 105
25-2982 3547
30-34116 4769
35-39135 7065
40-49246 106140
50-64164 6599
65 and over10 37
Total 769 336433

Online Student Population

At Thomas Edison State University, 7,544 students (100.00% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 7,378 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, 2,845 students live in New Jersey where Thomas Edison State University is located in and 4,306 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total7,5446,775769
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes7,3786,609769
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1661660
Not Enrolled in Online Classes000
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)7,3786,609769
New Jersey Residents2,8452,351494
Other State in U.S.4,3064,042264
Outside of U.S.87852
Unknown1401319