Enrollment Trends at Roane State CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,302 where 5,002 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 5,861 students in 2016 and was lowest at 4,457 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 5,861 to 5,002 students, a net loss of 859 (14.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Roane State Community College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,861	1,963	3,898
2016-17	5,756 -105	1,908 -55	3,848 -50
2017-18	5,626 -130	1,865 -43	3,761 -87
2018-19	5,688 62	1,873 8	3,815 54
2019-20	5,861 173	1,973 100	3,888 73
2020-21	5,172 -689	1,685 -288	3,487 -401
2021-22	4,775 -397	1,610 -75	3,165 -322
2022-23	4,457 -318	1,528 -82	2,929 -236
2023-24	4,822 365	1,674 146	3,148 219
2024-25	5,002 180	1,665 -9	3,337 189
Average	5,302	1,774	3,528

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.89%. The percentage was 75.79% 10 years ago and Roane State CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.04% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.30% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.72% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 75.79% to 75.89%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.58% to 1.04%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.22% to 2.30%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.12% to 4.72%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4200 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4242 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Roane State Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	17	34	130	124	3	4,442	117
2016-17	14	47	138	144	3	4,987	137
2017-18	12	46	144	159	2	5,060	129
2018-19	13	39	155	171	4	5,121	139
2019-20	13	50	144	223	6	5,166	142
2020-21	8	46	119	218	4	4,524	152
2021-22	5	34	108	177	5	3,522	126
2022-23	6	42	101	200	4	3,666	129
2023-24	12	41	117	207	5	3,767	148
2024-25	13	52	115	236	6	3,796	173
Average	11	43	127	186	4	4,405	139