Enrollment Trends at ETSU

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,903 where 13,728 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 14,353 students in 2018 and was lowest at 13,303 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 14,334 to 13,728 students, a net loss of 606 (4.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at East Tennessee State University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 10,924 where 10,829 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at East Tennessee State University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,979 where 2,899 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at East Tennessee State University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 70.89%. The percentage was 81.10% 10 years ago and ETSU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.52% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.87% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.16% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 81.10% to 70.89%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.65% to 2.52%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.34% to 5.87%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.04% to 4.16%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4908 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3369 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at East Tennessee State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

2,762 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 111.65% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at East Tennessee State University from 2015 to 2025.