Middle Tennessee State University Student Population

How many students at Middle Tennessee State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Middle Tennessee State University has a total enrollment of 20,488 students, including 18,042 undergraduate and 2,446 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 9,412 male students (45.9%) and 11,076 female students (54.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 12,929 White students (63.1%) and 2,737 Black students (13.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 18,042 undergraduate students (88.1%) and 2,446 graduate students (11.9%).
• Class Delivery: 3,076 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 8,644 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - Middle Tennessee State's body is larger.

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, 9,412 male (45.94%) and 11,076 female (54.06%) students are attending Middle Tennessee State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 84.98.

By class level, 18,042 (88.06%) are undergraduate students and 2,446 (11.94%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.28% are male and 52.72% are female, while among graduate students, 36.06% are male and 63.94% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 12,929 White, 2,737 Black, and 874 Asian students out of a total of 20,488 are attending at Middle Tennessee State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Middle Tennessee State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 57% 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, Middle Tennessee State has 1,757 students under 18 years old and 48 students over 65 years old. There are 16,545 students under 25 years old, and 3,943 students over 25 years old out of 20,488 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,757 students are younger than 18 and 22 students are older than 65. Middle Tennessee State has 15,829 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,213 students aged 25 and over.

It has 716 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,730 students aged 25 and over.

• 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 Middle Tennessee State University, 3,076 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 8,644 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,944 students who live in Tennessee or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 132 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 18,042 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,624 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.00%.1,389 students have transferred in as full-time status and 235 students transferred in as part-time status.