The student population at East Tennessee State University is 13,728 (10,829 undergraduate and 2,899 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 606 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at ETSU is 78.88% which is decreased by 563 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 43 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.59 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
2,762 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 111.65% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,903 where 13,728 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
78.88% of total students is undergraduate students and 21.12% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 563 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 43 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.59 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in ETSU than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at East Tennessee State University since 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 10,924 where 10,829 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at East Tennessee State University since 2015.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,979 where 2,899 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at East Tennessee State University since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 70.89%. The percentage was 81.10% 10 years ago and ETSU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.52% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.87% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.16% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 81.10% to 70.89%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.65% to 2.52%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.34% to 5.87%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.04% to 4.16%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4908 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3369 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at East Tennessee State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
2,762 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 111.65% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at East Tennessee State University from 2015 to 2025.