Student Age Distribution at Tennessee Colleges

267,336

Total

37,143

Under 18 (13.89%)

76,110

18-19 (28.47%)

95,148

20-24 (35.59%)

24,001

25-29 (8.98%)

34,840

Over 30 (13.03%)

A total of 267,336 students are enrolled in Tennessee colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

In Tennessee colleges and universites, 37,143 students are 18 years old or younger(13.89%), 76,110 students are 18 or 19 years old (28.47%), 59,112 students are between 20 and 22 years old (22.11%), 36,036 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.48%), and 24,001 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.98%).

20,660 students are between 30 and 39 years old (7.73%), 9,334 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.49%), 4,846 students are 50 years old or older (1.81%).

Student Population by Age for Tennessee Colleges

In Tennessee 4-year colleges and universites, 10,181 students are 18 years old or younger(5.81%), 49,051 students are 18 or 19 years old (27.99%), 48,489 students are between 20 and 22 years old (27.67%), 28,768 students are between 22 and 24 years old (16.42%), 16,683 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.52%), 12,890 students are between 30 and 39 years old (7.36%), 5,904 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.37%), 3,283 students are 50 years old or older (1.87%)

In Tennessee community colleges, there are 53,667 students are younger than 20 years old (59.09%), 17,439 students are between 20 and 24 years old (19.20%), 7,113 students are between 25 and 29 years old (7.83%), and 12,515 students are 30 years old or older (13.78%).

In Tennessee trade schools, there are 354 students are younger than 20 years old (27.94%), 452 students are between 20 and 24 years old (35.67%), 205 students are between 25 and 29 years old (16.18%), and 248 students are 30 years old or older (19.57%).

Summary Table of Student Population by Age for Tennessee Colleges
Total Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
All Levels267,336 37,143
(13.89%)
76,110
(28.47%)
59,112
(22.11%)
36,036
(13.48%)
24,001
(8.98%)
20,660
(7.73%)
9,334
(3.49%)
4,846
(1.81%)
4-Year Colleges175,251 10,181
(5.81%)
49,051
(27.99%)
48,489
(27.67%)
28,768
(16.42%)
16,683
(9.52%)
12,890
(7.36%)
5,904
(3.37%)
3,283
(1.87%)
Community Colleges90,818 26,944
(29.67%)
26,723
(29.42%)
10,390
(11.44%)
7,049
(7.76%)
7,113
(7.83%)
7,596
(8.36%)
3,380
(3.72%)
1,539
(1.69%)
Trade Schools1,267 18
(1.42%)
336
(26.52%)
233
(18.39%)
219
(17.28%)
205
(16.18%)
174
(13.73%)
50
(3.95%)
24
(1.89%)

Student Population Comparison By Age for All Tennessee Colleges

The following table compares student population by age between Tennessee colleges. A total of 267,336 students have enrolled in Tennessee colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Age between Tennessee Colleges
SchoolTotal Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
Austin Peay State UniversityPublic, 4-year10,4391,439
(13.78%)
2,512
(24.06%)
1,876
(17.97%)
1,351
(12.94%)
1,185
(11.35%)
1,315
(12.60%)
536
(5.13%)
225
(2.16%)
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityPrivate, 4-year8913
(0.34%)
129
(14.48%)
136
(15.26%)
230
(25.81%)
204
(22.90%)
121
(13.58%)
50
(5.61%)
18
(2.02%)
Carson-Newman UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,669204
(7.64%)
616
(23.08%)
542
(20.31%)
354
(13.26%)
257
(9.63%)
344
(12.89%)
221
(8.28%)
131
(4.91%)
Chattanooga State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,6232,061
(27.04%)
1,915
(25.12%)
1,000
(13.12%)
760
(9.97%)
734
(9.63%)
702
(9.21%)
308
(4.04%)
143
(1.88%)
Christian Brothers UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,772256
(14.45%)
287
(16.20%)
359
(20.26%)
411
(23.19%)
254
(14.33%)
109
(6.15%)
53
(2.99%)
43
(2.43%)
Cleveland State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,2821,245
(37.93%)
956
(29.13%)
315
(9.60%)
175
(5.33%)
201
(6.12%)
212
(6.46%)
125
(3.81%)
53
(1.61%)
Columbia State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,7121,623
(28.41%)
1,983
(34.72%)
770
(13.48%)
436
(7.63%)
344
(6.02%)
329
(5.76%)
149
(2.61%)
78
(1.37%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonPublic, 2-4 year1,628825
(50.68%)
358
(21.99%)
147
(9.03%)
74
(4.55%)
84
(5.16%)
79
(4.85%)
40
(2.46%)
21
(1.29%)
Dyersburg State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,2961,113
(33.77%)
800
(24.27%)
290
(8.80%)
212
(6.43%)
293
(8.89%)
367
(11.13%)
162
(4.92%)
59
(1.79%)
East Tennessee State UniversityPublic, 4-year13,728808
(5.89%)
3,727
(27.15%)
3,582
(26.09%)
2,372
(17.28%)
1,354
(9.86%)
1,086
(7.91%)
535
(3.90%)
264
(1.92%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanPublic, 2-4 year729400
(54.87%)
191
(26.20%)
32
(4.39%)
24
(3.29%)
22
(3.02%)
22
(3.02%)
9
(1.23%)
6
(0.82%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HartsvillePublic, 2-4 year1,014625
(61.64%)
257
(25.35%)
45
(4.44%)
26
(2.56%)
19
(1.87%)
14
(1.38%)
13
(1.28%)
2
(0.20%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroPublic, 2-4 year455196
(43.08%)
134
(29.45%)
43
(9.45%)
24
(5.27%)
17
(3.74%)
20
(4.40%)
15
(3.30%)
6
(1.32%)
Jackson State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,518970
(27.57%)
1,051
(29.87%)
383
(10.89%)
322
(9.15%)
277
(7.87%)
334
(9.49%)
131
(3.72%)
50
(1.42%)
Johnson UniversityPrivate, 4-year9783
(0.31%)
243
(24.85%)
281
(28.73%)
209
(21.37%)
47
(4.81%)
64
(6.54%)
74
(7.57%)
57
(5.83%)
King UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,15732
(2.77%)
200
(17.29%)
246
(21.26%)
253
(21.87%)
137
(11.84%)
168
(14.52%)
81
(7.00%)
40
(3.46%)
Le Moyne-Owen CollegePrivate, 4-year65975
(11.38%)
200
(30.35%)
124
(18.82%)
93
(14.11%)
52
(7.89%)
53
(8.04%)
32
(4.86%)
30
(4.55%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-LivingstonPublic, 2-4 year1,055600
(56.87%)
258
(24.45%)
64
(6.07%)
46
(4.36%)
39
(3.70%)
27
(2.56%)
15
(1.42%)
4
(0.38%)
Maryville CollegePrivate, 4-year1,136125
(11.00%)
497
(43.75%)
354
(31.16%)
126
(11.09%)
19
(1.67%)
9
(0.79%)
3
(0.26%)
3
(0.26%)
University of MemphisPublic, 4-year20,2762,241
(11.05%)
3,921
(19.34%)
3,953
(19.50%)
3,942
(19.44%)
2,572
(12.68%)
2,104
(10.38%)
986
(4.86%)
557
(2.75%)
Middle Tennessee State UniversityPublic, 4-year20,4881,757
(8.58%)
5,802
(28.32%)
5,579
(27.23%)
3,407
(16.63%)
1,658
(8.09%)
1,332
(6.50%)
593
(2.89%)
360
(1.76%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MorristownPublic, 2-4 year74976
(10.15%)
279
(37.25%)
130
(17.36%)
82
(10.95%)
68
(9.08%)
66
(8.81%)
21
(2.80%)
27
(3.60%)
Motlow State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,9801,934
(32.34%)
2,064
(34.52%)
590
(9.87%)
358
(5.99%)
345
(5.77%)
417
(6.97%)
191
(3.19%)
81
(1.35%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MurfreesboroPublic, 2-4 year928192
(20.69%)
290
(31.25%)
155
(16.70%)
86
(9.27%)
70
(7.54%)
89
(9.59%)
29
(3.13%)
17
(1.83%)
Nashville Auto-Diesel CollegePrivate, 2-4 year96710
(1.03%)
476
(49.22%)
192
(19.86%)
84
(8.69%)
100
(10.34%)
85
(8.79%)
16
(1.65%)
4
(0.41%)
Nashville State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,5331,613
(21.41%)
1,740
(23.10%)
842
(11.18%)
727
(9.65%)
848
(11.26%)
1,063
(14.11%)
492
(6.53%)
208
(2.76%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-PulaskiPublic, 2-4 year742395
(53.23%)
201
(27.09%)
50
(6.74%)
28
(3.77%)
23
(3.10%)
28
(3.77%)
11
(1.48%)
5
(0.67%)
Rhodes CollegePrivate, 4-year1,86120
(1.07%)
748
(40.19%)
908
(48.79%)
147
(7.90%)
8
(0.43%)
17
(0.91%)
10
(0.54%)
3
(0.16%)
Roane State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,0021,527
(30.53%)
1,456
(29.11%)
574
(11.48%)
374
(7.48%)
367
(7.34%)
431
(8.62%)
190
(3.80%)
83
(1.66%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology CrumpPublic, 2-4 year1,6591,095
(66.00%)
336
(20.25%)
52
(3.13%)
44
(2.65%)
30
(1.81%)
47
(2.83%)
36
(2.17%)
14
(0.84%)
Southwest Tennessee Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,0041,832
(26.16%)
1,690
(24.13%)
779
(11.12%)
653
(9.32%)
713
(10.18%)
826
(11.79%)
325
(4.64%)
186
(2.66%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ShelbyvillePublic, 2-4 year623158
(25.36%)
210
(33.71%)
85
(13.64%)
38
(6.10%)
42
(6.74%)
42
(6.74%)
21
(3.37%)
3
(0.48%)
The University of the SouthPrivate, 4-year1,72441
(2.38%)
766
(44.43%)
664
(38.52%)
169
(9.80%)
15
(0.87%)
27
(1.57%)
27
(1.57%)
15
(0.87%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-HuntsvillePublic, 2-4 year559307
(54.92%)
153
(27.37%)
30
(5.37%)
22
(3.94%)
18
(3.22%)
13
(2.33%)
3
(0.54%)
3
(0.54%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvillePublic, 2-4 year1,581591
(37.38%)
401
(25.36%)
176
(11.13%)
129
(8.16%)
103
(6.51%)
113
(7.15%)
48
(3.04%)
20
(1.27%)
Pellissippi State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year9,3992,244
(23.87%)
3,251
(34.59%)
1,431
(15.23%)
812
(8.64%)
657
(6.99%)
622
(6.62%)
266
(2.83%)
116
(1.23%)
Southern Adventist UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,229102
(3.16%)
1,138
(35.24%)
1,089
(33.73%)
462
(14.31%)
136
(4.21%)
118
(3.65%)
87
(2.69%)
97
(3.00%)
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaPublic, 4-year11,775286
(2.43%)
4,115
(34.95%)
3,565
(30.28%)
1,908
(16.20%)
832
(7.07%)
614
(5.21%)
292
(2.48%)
163
(1.38%)
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvillePublic, 4-year38,728308
(0.80%)
12,868
(33.23%)
13,274
(34.27%)
5,761
(14.88%)
3,053
(7.88%)
2,211
(5.71%)
849
(2.19%)
404
(1.04%)
The University of Tennessee-MartinPublic, 4-year7,4991,373
(18.31%)
2,205
(29.40%)
1,789
(23.86%)
997
(13.30%)
377
(5.03%)
375
(5.00%)
251
(3.35%)
132
(1.76%)
Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville IncPrivate, Less than 2-year3234
(1.24%)
132
(40.87%)
75
(23.22%)
57
(17.65%)
28
(8.67%)
22
(6.81%)
4
(1.24%)
1
(0.31%)
Tennessee State UniversityPublic, 4-year6,310288
(4.56%)
1,641
(26.01%)
2,272
(36.01%)
745
(11.81%)
477
(7.56%)
414
(6.56%)
258
(4.09%)
214
(3.39%)
Tennessee Technological UniversityPublic, 4-year10,511489
(4.65%)
3,516
(33.45%)
3,363
(32.00%)
1,612
(15.34%)
628
(5.97%)
537
(5.11%)
239
(2.27%)
127
(1.21%)
Northeast State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,7571,283
(22.29%)
1,713
(29.76%)
660
(11.46%)
481
(8.36%)
625
(10.86%)
602
(10.46%)
263
(4.57%)
130
(2.26%)
Union UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,713227
(8.37%)
689
(25.40%)
573
(21.12%)
299
(11.02%)
247
(9.10%)
327
(12.05%)
209
(7.70%)
142
(5.23%)
Vanderbilt UniversityPrivate, 4-year13,575104
(0.77%)
3,203
(23.59%)
3,560
(26.22%)
2,540
(18.71%)
2,279
(16.79%)
1,237
(9.11%)
429
(3.16%)
223
(1.64%)
Volunteer State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,9631,501
(21.56%)
2,388
(34.30%)
848
(12.18%)
583
(8.37%)
584
(8.39%)
598
(8.59%)
317
(4.55%)
138
(1.98%)
Walters State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,8992,240
(37.97%)
1,822
(30.89%)
568
(9.63%)
344
(5.83%)
372
(6.31%)
347
(5.88%)
147
(2.49%)
59
(1.00%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvillePublic, 2-4 year1,101288
(26.16%)
338
(30.70%)
132
(11.99%)
92
(8.36%)
108
(9.81%)
87
(7.90%)
34
(3.09%)
22
(2.00%)
Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year201
(5.00%)
8
(40.00%)
1
(5.00%)
1
(5.00%)
3
(15.00%)
6
(30.00%)
--
TC BeautyPrivate, Less than 2-year100- 16
(16.00%)
26
(26.00%)
18
(18.00%)
14
(14.00%)
12
(12.00%)
5
(5.00%)
1
(1.00%)
Paul Mitchell the School-MemphisPrivate, Less than 2-year2164
(1.85%)
55
(25.46%)
30
(13.89%)
40
(18.52%)
49
(22.69%)
31
(14.35%)
6
(2.78%)
1
(0.46%)
Empire Beauty School-E MemphisPrivate, Less than 2-year156- 25
(16.03%)
26
(16.67%)
25
(16.03%)
44
(28.21%)
28
(17.95%)
6
(3.85%)
2
(1.28%)
Empire Beauty School-NashvillePrivate, Less than 2-year1115
(4.50%)
25
(22.52%)
25
(22.52%)
25
(22.52%)
14
(12.61%)
17
(15.32%)
--
Empire Beauty School-JacksonPrivate, Less than 2-year73- 14
(19.18%)
10
(13.70%)
14
(19.18%)
17
(23.29%)
16
(21.92%)
2
(2.74%)
-
Mid-South Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year32- 2
(6.25%)
5
(15.63%)
7
(21.88%)
5
(15.63%)
4
(12.50%)
3
(9.38%)
5
(15.63%)
The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterPublic, 4-year3,101- 26
(0.84%)
395
(12.74%)
1,373
(44.28%)
887
(28.60%)
304
(9.80%)
86
(2.77%)
30
(0.97%)
Image Maker Beauty InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year741
(1.35%)
34
(45.95%)
16
(21.62%)
12
(16.22%)
4
(5.41%)
6
(8.11%)
1
(1.35%)
-
Nashville Film InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year60- 12
(20.00%)
7
(11.67%)
13
(21.67%)
10
(16.67%)
14
(23.33%)
3
(5.00%)
1
(1.67%)
Academy of Allied Health CareersPrivate, Less than 2-year1943
(1.55%)
27
(13.92%)
24
(12.37%)
27
(13.92%)
32
(16.49%)
36
(18.56%)
26
(13.40%)
19
(9.79%)