Enrollment Trends at TTU

The student population at Tennessee Technological University is 10,511 (9,187 undergraduate and 1,324 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 389 (3.57%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at TTU is 87.40% which is decreased by 614 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 225 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 112 male students for every 100 female students, down from 123 in 2015.
1,033 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 40.74% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,277 where 10,511 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 10,900 students in 2016 and was lowest at 9,840 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 10,900 to 10,511 students, a net loss of 389 (3.6%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	10,900	9,801	5,495	4,306	1,099	524	575
2016-17	10,493 -407	9,438 -363	5,167 -328	4,271 -35	1,055 -44	498 -26	557 -18
2017-18	10,504 11	9,365 -73	5,160 -7	4,205 -66	1,139 84	519 21	620 63
2018-19	10,186 -318	9,006 -359	4,959 -201	4,047 -158	1,180 41	523 4	657 37
2019-20	10,140 -46	8,957 -49	4,892 -67	4,065 18	1,183 3	502 -21	681 24
2020-21	10,177 37	8,778 -179	4,752 -140	4,026 -39	1,399 216	572 70	827 146
2021-22	9,840 -337	8,394 -384	4,469 -283	3,925 -101	1,446 47	584 12	862 35
2022-23	9,902 62	8,537 143	4,629 160	3,908 -17	1,365 -81	592 8	773 -89
2023-24	10,117 215	8,838 301	4,814 185	4,024 116	1,279 -86	520 -72	759 -14
2024-25	10,511 394	9,187 349	5,054 240	4,133 109	1,324 45	495 -25	829 70
Average	10,277	9,030	4,939	4,091	1,247	533	714

Tennessee Technological University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,030 where 9,187 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 Tennessee Technological University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,801	8,709	4,879	3,830	1,092	616	476
2016-17	9,438	8,441	4,625	3,816	997	542	455
2017-18	9,365	8,259	4,551	3,708	1,106	609	497
2018-19	9,006	7,999	4,419	3,580	1,007	540	467
2019-20	8,957	8,004	4,380	3,624	953	512	441
2020-21	8,778	7,834	4,230	3,604	944	522	422
2021-22	8,394	7,550	4,013	3,537	844	456	388
2022-23	8,537	7,728	4,214	3,514	809	415	394
2023-24	8,838	7,850	4,317	3,533	988	497	491
2024-25	9,187	8,125	4,500	3,625	1,062	554	508
Average	9,030	9,030	4,413	3,637	9,030	526	454

Tennessee Technological University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,247 where 1,324 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 Tennessee Technological University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,099	353	175	178	746	349	397
2016-17	1,055	305	139	166	750	359	391
2017-18	1,139	293	138	155	846	381	465
2018-19	1,180	291	128	163	889	395	494
2019-20	1,183	278	121	157	905	381	524
2020-21	1,399	325	131	194	1,074	441	633
2021-22	1,446	324	126	198	1,122	458	664
2022-23	1,365	333	161	172	1,032	431	601
2023-24	1,279	310	134	176	969	386	583
2024-25	1,324	332	121	211	992	374	618
Average	1,247	1,247	137	177	1,247	396	537

Tennessee Technological University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 79.10%. The percentage was 80.21% 10 years ago and TTU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.36% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.19% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.80% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 80.21% to 79.10%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.53% to 2.36%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.65% to 4.19%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.51% to 5.80%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3676 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3537 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	12	167	398	274	5	8,743	295
2016-17	14	168	407	282	5	8,529	313
2017-18	12	152	429	313	4	8,636	345
2018-19	15	162	382	313	4	8,519	344
2019-20	17	163	369	353	4	8,443	397
2020-21	20	178	402	406	3	8,444	404
2021-22	18	188	448	410	7	8,094	284
2022-23	18	207	451	468	6	7,975	281
2023-24	19	238	454	499	11	7,995	276
2024-25	15	248	440	610	9	8,314	341
Average	16	187	418	393	6	8,369	328

Tennessee Technological University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,033 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 40.74% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Tennessee Technological University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	10,900	734	5,899	4,267
2016-17	10,493	703	5,425	4,365
2017-18	10,504	775	6,414	3,315
2018-19	10,186	801	6,322	3,063
2019-20	10,140	774	6,375	2,991
2020-21	10,177	933	7,124	2,120
2021-22	9,840	1,072	6,609	2,159
2022-23	9,902	987	3,520	5,395
2023-24	10,117	890	3,332	5,895
2024-25	10,511	1,033	3,063	6,415
Average	10,277	870	5,408	3,999

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Enrollment Trends at TTU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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