Student Population at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
33,80527,0396,766
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 33,805 students have enrolled in The University of Tennessee-Knoxville with 27,039 undergraduate and 6,766 graduate students.
By gender, 15,269 male and 18,536 female students are attending the school.
It has almost same number of students compared to similar colleges (33,713 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
2,236 students are enrolled exclusively, and 14,702 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has a total of 33,805 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 27,039 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 6,766 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 15,269 male and 18,536 female students (the male-female ratio is 45:55) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total33,80527,0396,766
Men15,26912,3312,938
Women18,53614,7083,828

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 26,033 White, 1,590 Black, and 1,185 Asian students out of a total of 33,805 are attending at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American481632
Asian1,185584601
Black1,590725865
Hispanic1,9038331,070
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1587
White26,03311,52714,506
Two or more races1,495693802
Race Unknown367188179
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American341024
Asian1,005497508
Black1,224589635
Hispanic1,596713883
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1266
White21,3369,62311,713
Two or more races1,318625693
Race Unknown298156142
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1468
Asian1808793
Black366136230
Hispanic307120187
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders321
White4,6971,9042,793
Two or more races17768109
Race Unknown693237

Student Age Distribution

By age, UTK has 4,288 students under 18 years old and 40 students over 65 years old. There are 28,646 students under 25 years old, and 5,159 students over 25 years old out of 33,805 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 4,288 students are younger than 18 and 15 students are older than 65. UTK has 26,036 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,003 students aged 25 and over.
It has 2,610 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,156 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 184,2882,6901,598
18-1911,8846,7965,088
20-218,7984,5074,291
22-243,6761,8351,841
25-292,5251,2701,255
30-341,146571575
35-39561319242
40-49644384260
50-6424315192
Over 65401327
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 184,2882,6901,598
18-1911,8756,7885,087
20-218,2244,1424,082
22-241,6496311,018
25-29532215317
30-3421297115
35-39955144
40-491086642
50-64412219
Over 651569
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 2,236 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 14,702 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,594 students lived in Tennessee or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 642 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students33,8052,23614,702
Undergraduate27,03943314,111
Graduate6,7661,803591
Online Student Population by Locality
Tennessee ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1,59462715
Undergraduate380530
Graduate1,21457415

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 27,039 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,616 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.98%.1,496 students have transferred in as full-time status and 120 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time24,329
Transfer-in Full-time1,496
Regular Part-time1,094
Transfer-in Part-time120
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