The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Student Population

How many students at UTC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga has a total enrollment of 11,775 students, including 10,202 undergraduate and 1,573 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,832 male students (41%) and 6,943 female students (59%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 8,658 White students (73.5%) and 1,167 Black students (9.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 10,202 undergraduate students (86.6%) and 1,573 graduate students (13.4%).
• Class Delivery: 1,264 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 6,877 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Doctoral / Research University - which average 13,360 - UTC's body is relatively small.

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, 4,832 male (41.04%) and 6,943 female (58.96%) students are attending The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 69.60.

By class level, 10,202 (86.64%) are undergraduate students and 1,573 (13.36%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.72% are male and 58.28% are female, while among graduate students, 36.62% are male and 63.38% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,658 White, 1,167 Black, and 357 Asian students out of a total of 11,775 are attending at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 44.2% 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, UTC has 286 students under 18 years old and 21 students over 65 years old. There are 9,874 students under 25 years old, and 1,901 students over 25 years old out of 11,775 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 286 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. UTC has 9,330 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 872 students aged 25 and over.

It has 544 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,029 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 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, 1,264 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,877 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,065 students who live in Tennessee or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 199 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,202 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 699 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.85%.605 students have transferred in as full-time status and 94 students transferred in as part-time status.