How many students at MTU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 7,403 students have enrolled in Michigan Technological University with 6,013 undergraduate and 1,390 graduate students.
By gender, 5,199 male and 2,204 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,875 students on average - public Research University (high research activity)).
352 students are enrolled exclusively, and 490 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Michigan Technological University has a total of 7,403 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 6,013 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,390 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 5,199 male and 2,204 female students (the male-female ratio is 70:30) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 7,403 | 6,013 | 1,390 |
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| Men | 5,199 | 4,259 | 940 |
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| Women | 2,204 | 1,754 | 450 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 5,528 White, 85 Black, and 144 Asian students out of a total of 7,403 are attending at Michigan Technological University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Michigan Technological University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 43.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 36 | 22 | 14 |
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| Asian | 144 | 94 | 50 |
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| Black | 85 | 58 | 27 |
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| Hispanic | 210 | 146 | 64 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| White | 5,528 | 3,887 | 1,641 |
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| Two or more races | 231 | 158 | 73 |
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| Race Unknown | 447 | 323 | 124 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 28 | 20 | 8 |
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| Asian | 113 | 75 | 38 |
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| Black | 60 | 41 | 19 |
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| Hispanic | 187 | 131 | 56 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| White | 4,929 | 3,493 | 1,436 |
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| Two or more races | 209 | 142 | 67 |
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| Race Unknown | 417 | 304 | 113 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 8 | 2 | 6 |
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| Asian | 31 | 19 | 12 |
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| Black | 25 | 17 | 8 |
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| Hispanic | 23 | 15 | 8 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 599 | 394 | 205 |
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| Two or more races | 22 | 16 | 6 |
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| Race Unknown | 30 | 19 | 11 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, MTU has 142 students under 18 years old and 10 students over 65 years old. There are 6,215 students under 25 years old, and 1,098 students over 25 years old out of 7,313 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 142 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. MTU has 5,716 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 176 students aged 25 and over.
It has 499 graduate students aged under 25 and 922 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 142 | 67 | 75 |
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| 18-19 | 2,548 | 767 | 1,781 |
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| 20-21 | 2,269 | 677 | 1,592 |
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| 22-24 | 1,256 | 344 | 912 |
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| 25-29 | 636 | 185 | 451 |
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| 30-34 | 234 | 82 | 152 |
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| 35-39 | 86 | 30 | 56 |
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| 40-49 | 84 | 32 | 52 |
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| 50-64 | 48 | 15 | 33 |
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| Over 65 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 142 | 67 | 75 |
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| 18-19 | 2,548 | 767 | 1,781 |
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| 20-21 | 2,230 | 664 | 1,566 |
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| 22-24 | 796 | 197 | 599 |
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| 25-29 | 120 | 26 | 94 |
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| 30-34 | 24 | 11 | 13 |
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| 35-39 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
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| 40-49 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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| 50-64 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
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| Over 65 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 39 | 13 | 26 |
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| 22-24 | 460 | 147 | 313 |
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| 25-29 | 516 | 159 | 357 |
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| 30-34 | 210 | 71 | 139 |
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| 35-39 | 76 | 26 | 50 |
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| 40-49 | 77 | 30 | 47 |
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| 50-64 | 41 | 9 | 32 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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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 Michigan Technological University, 352 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 490 students are enrolled in some online courses.
189 students who live in Michigan or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 163 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 7,403 | 352 | 490 |
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| Undergraduate | 6,013 | 21 | 371 |
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| Graduate | 1,390 | 331 | 119 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Michigan Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 189 | 159 | 4 |
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| Undergraduate | 15 | 6 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 174 | 153 | 4 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,013 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 139 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.31%.138 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 5,624 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 138 |
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| Regular Part-time | 250 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 1 |
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MTU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 7,403 students are enrolled at MTU.
6,013 undergraduate and 1,390 graduate students are enrolled at MTU.
5,199 male (70.23%) and 2,204 female (29.77%) students are attending MTU.
718 international students (9.70%) are enrolled at MTU, including 66 undergraduate and 652 graduate students.
MTU has a student population that is predominantly White: 5,528 White (74.67%), 85 Black (1.15%), and 144 Asian (1.95%) students are enrolled.
142 students are under 18 and 10 students are over 65 years old.
352 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 490 students take some online courses.