Michigan Technological University Student Population

How many students at MTU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Michigan Technological University has a total enrollment of 7,403 students, including 6,013 undergraduate and 1,390 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,199 male students (70.2%) and 2,204 female students (29.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,528 White students (74.7%) and 231 Two or more races students (3.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 6,013 undergraduate students (81.2%) and 1,390 graduate students (18.8%).
• Class Delivery: 352 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 490 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - MTU's body is much smaller.

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

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,199 male (70.23%) and 2,204 female (29.77%) students are attending Michigan Technological University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 235.89.

By class level, 6,013 (81.22%) are undergraduate students and 1,390 (18.78%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 70.83% are male and 29.17% are female, while among graduate students, 67.63% are male and 32.37% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Population
• By Locality

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.