Student Population at ETSU

How many students at ETSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, East Tennessee State University has a total enrollment of 13,728 students, including 10,829 undergraduate and 2,899 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 5,310 male students (38.7%) and 8,418 female students (61.3%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 9,732 White students (70.9%) and 806 Black students (5.9%).
Class Level Breakdown: 10,829 undergraduate students (78.9%) and 2,899 graduate students (21.1%).
Class Delivery: 2,762 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 6,586 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - ETSU's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,310 male (38.68%) and 8,418 female (61.32%) students are attending East Tennessee State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 63.08.

By class level, 10,829 (78.88%) are undergraduate students and 2,899 (21.12%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.83% are male and 60.17% are female, while among graduate students, 34.39% are male and 65.61% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	13,728	10,829	2,899
Men	5,310	4,313	997
Women	8,418	6,516	1,902

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 9,732 White, 806 Black, and 346 Asian students out of a total of 13,728 are attending at East Tennessee State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

East Tennessee State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 48% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1	1	0
Asian	346	126	220
Black	806	327	479
Hispanic	571	220	351
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	9,732	3,704	6,028
Two or more races	387	133	254
Race Unknown	1,441	568	873

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1	1	0
Asian	259	97	162
Black	614	263	351
Hispanic	489	193	296
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	7,684	3,037	4,647
Two or more races	311	109	202
Race Unknown	1,289	520	769

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	-	-	-
Asian	87	29	58
Black	192	64	128
Hispanic	82	27	55
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	2,048	667	1,381
Two or more races	76	24	52
Race Unknown	152	48	104

Student Age Distribution

By age, ETSU has 808 students under 18 years old and 28 students over 65 years old. There are 10,489 students under 25 years old, and 3,239 students over 25 years old out of 13,728 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 808 students are younger than 18 and 21 students are older than 65. ETSU has 9,443 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,386 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,046 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,853 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	808	506	302
18-19	3,727	2,411	1,316
20-21	3,582	2,172	1,410
22-24	2,372	1,391	981
25-29	1,354	741	613
30-34	635	375	260
35-39	451	286	165
40-49	535	364	171
50-64	236	161	75
Over 65	28	11	17

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	808	506	302
18-19	3,722	2,406	1,316
20-21	3,496	2,107	1,389
22-24	1,417	742	675
25-29	554	267	287
30-34	295	164	131
35-39	203	124	79
40-49	219	136	83
50-64	94	57	37
Over 65	21	7	14

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	5	5	0
20-21	86	65	21
22-24	955	649	306
25-29	800	474	326
30-34	340	211	129
35-39	248	162	86
40-49	316	228	88
50-64	142	104	38
Over 65	7	4	3

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At East Tennessee State University, 2,762 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,586 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,219 students who live in Tennessee or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 543 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	13,728	2,762	6,586
Undergraduate	10,829	1,659	6,258
Graduate	2,899	1,103	328

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Tennessee Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	2,219	530	13
Undergraduate	1,389	266	4
Graduate	830	264	9

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,829 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 929 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.58%.779 students have transferred in as full-time status and 150 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	8,099
Transfer-in Full-time	779
Regular Part-time	1,801
Transfer-in Part-time	150

ETSU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend ETSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 13,728 students are enrolled at ETSU.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at ETSU?

10,829 undergraduate and 2,899 graduate students are enrolled at ETSU.

What is the gender breakdown at ETSU?

5,310 male (38.68%) and 8,418 female (61.32%) students are attending ETSU.

What is the international student enrollment at ETSU?

444 international students (3.23%) are enrolled at ETSU, including 182 undergraduate and 262 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at ETSU?

ETSU has a student population that is predominantly White: 9,732 White (70.89%), 806 Black (5.87%), and 346 Asian (2.52%) students are enrolled.

How many students at ETSU are under 18 or over 65?

808 students are under 18 and 28 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at ETSU take online courses?

2,762 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 6,586 students take some online courses.

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