Enrollment Trends at UT Martin

The student population at The University of Tennessee-Martin is 7,499 (6,809 undergraduate and 690 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 672 (9.84%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UT Martin is 90.80% which is increased by 374 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 298 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 58 male students for every 100 female students, down from 71 in 2015.
1,945 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 126.16% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,977 where 7,499 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 7,499 students in 2025 and was lowest at 6,705 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 6,827 to 7,499 students, a net gain of 672 (9.8%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,827	6,435	2,701	3,734	392	122	270
2016-17	6,705 -122	6,279 -156	2,638 -63	3,641 -93	426 34	151 29	275 5
2017-18	6,772 67	6,330 51	2,600 -38	3,730 89	442 16	137 -14	305 30
2018-19	7,048 276	6,674 344	2,701 101	3,973 243	374 -68	101 -36	273 -32
2019-20	7,280 232	6,763 89	2,672 -29	4,091 118	517 143	145 44	372 99
2020-21	7,117 -163	6,395 -368	2,500 -172	3,895 -196	722 205	212 67	510 138
2021-22	6,712 -405	6,007 -388	2,304 -196	3,703 -192	705 -17	219 7	486 -24
2022-23	6,868 156	6,165 158	2,325 21	3,840 137	703 -2	217 -2	486
2023-24	6,941 73	6,234 69	2,365 40	3,869 29	707 4	223 6	484 -2
2024-25	7,499 558	6,809 575	2,558 193	4,251 382	690 -17	198 -25	492 8
Average	6,977	6,409	2,536	3,873	568	173	395

The University of Tennessee-Martin Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,409 where 6,809 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 The University of Tennessee-Martin since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,435	5,401	2,331	3,070	1,034	370	664
2016-17	6,279	4,955	2,162	2,793	1,324	476	848
2017-18	6,330	4,950	2,112	2,838	1,380	488	892
2018-19	6,674	4,748	1,997	2,751	1,926	704	1,222
2019-20	6,763	4,754	1,954	2,800	2,009	718	1,291
2020-21	6,395	4,668	1,881	2,787	1,727	619	1,108
2021-22	6,007	4,363	1,728	2,635	1,644	576	1,068
2022-23	6,165	4,273	1,633	2,640	1,892	692	1,200
2023-24	6,234	4,296	1,636	2,660	1,938	729	1,209
2024-25	6,809	4,543	1,742	2,801	2,266	816	1,450
Average	6,409	6,409	1,918	2,778	6,409	619	1,095

The University of Tennessee-Martin Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 568 where 690 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 The University of Tennessee-Martin since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	392	61	22	39	331	100	231
2016-17	426	60	22	38	366	129	237
2017-18	442	62	15	47	380	122	258
2018-19	374	58	16	42	316	85	231
2019-20	517	150	38	112	367	107	260
2020-21	722	210	57	153	512	155	357
2021-22	705	186	50	136	519	169	350
2022-23	703	246	71	175	457	146	311
2023-24	707	207	59	148	500	164	336
2024-25	690	175	57	118	515	141	374
Average	568	568	41	101	568	132	295

The University of Tennessee-Martin Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.17%. The percentage was 77.35% 10 years ago and UT Martin still has a high percentage of white students. 1.31% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.83% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.92% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 77.35% to 75.17%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.60% to 1.31%. Black student enrollment decreased from 14.78% to 13.83%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.34% to 4.92%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4119 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3788 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at The University of Tennessee-Martin 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	8	41	1,009	160	0	5,281	144
2016-17	15	39	895	164	0	5,249	158
2017-18	10	45	891	186	0	5,352	138
2018-19	25	51	903	196	0	5,599	156
2019-20	17	59	918	221	0	5,801	195
2020-21	15	61	911	236	3	5,644	206
2021-22	11	69	839	230	2	5,287	226
2022-23	17	74	885	290	2	5,326	226
2023-24	16	83	893	324	8	5,307	240
2024-25	17	98	1,037	369	3	5,637	272
Average	15	62	918	238	2	5,448	196

The University of Tennessee-Martin Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,945 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 26% of total students. The number of online students has increased 126.16% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at The University of Tennessee-Martin from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	6,827	860	560	5,407
2016-17	6,705	1,052	507	5,146
2017-18	6,772	1,172	630	4,970
2018-19	7,048	1,540	584	4,924
2019-20	7,280	1,494	653	5,133
2020-21	7,117	2,205	4,050	862
2021-22	6,712	1,612	1,134	3,966
2022-23	6,868	1,612	1,046	4,210
2023-24	6,941	1,875	1,030	4,036
2024-25	7,499	1,945	1,231	4,323
Average	6,977	1,537	1,143	4,298

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Enrollment Trends at UT Martin

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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