How many students at UTK? 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.
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
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 33,805 | 27,039 | 6,766 |
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| Men | 15,269 | 12,331 | 2,938 |
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| Women | 18,536 | 14,708 | 3,828 |
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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 chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 48 | 16 | 32 |
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| Asian | 1,185 | 584 | 601 |
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| Black | 1,590 | 725 | 865 |
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| Hispanic | 1,903 | 833 | 1,070 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 15 | 8 | 7 |
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| White | 26,033 | 11,527 | 14,506 |
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| Two or more races | 1,495 | 693 | 802 |
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| Race Unknown | 367 | 188 | 179 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 34 | 10 | 24 |
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| Asian | 1,005 | 497 | 508 |
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| Black | 1,224 | 589 | 635 |
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| Hispanic | 1,596 | 713 | 883 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 12 | 6 | 6 |
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| White | 21,336 | 9,623 | 11,713 |
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| Two or more races | 1,318 | 625 | 693 |
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| Race Unknown | 298 | 156 | 142 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 14 | 6 | 8 |
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| Asian | 180 | 87 | 93 |
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| Black | 366 | 136 | 230 |
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| Hispanic | 307 | 120 | 187 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| White | 4,697 | 1,904 | 2,793 |
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| Two or more races | 177 | 68 | 109 |
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| Race Unknown | 69 | 32 | 37 |
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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)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 4,288 | 2,690 | 1,598 |
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| 18-19 | 11,884 | 6,796 | 5,088 |
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| 20-21 | 8,798 | 4,507 | 4,291 |
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| 22-24 | 3,676 | 1,835 | 1,841 |
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| 25-29 | 2,525 | 1,270 | 1,255 |
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| 30-34 | 1,146 | 571 | 575 |
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| 35-39 | 561 | 319 | 242 |
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| 40-49 | 644 | 384 | 260 |
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| 50-64 | 243 | 151 | 92 |
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| Over 65 | 40 | 13 | 27 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 4,288 | 2,690 | 1,598 |
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| 18-19 | 11,875 | 6,788 | 5,087 |
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| 20-21 | 8,224 | 4,142 | 4,082 |
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| 22-24 | 1,649 | 631 | 1,018 |
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| 25-29 | 532 | 215 | 317 |
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| 30-34 | 212 | 97 | 115 |
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| 35-39 | 95 | 51 | 44 |
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| 40-49 | 108 | 66 | 42 |
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| 50-64 | 41 | 22 | 19 |
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| Over 65 | 15 | 6 | 9 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 574 | 365 | 209 |
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| 22-24 | 2,027 | 1,204 | 823 |
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| 25-29 | 1,993 | 1,055 | 938 |
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| 30-34 | 934 | 474 | 460 |
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| 35-39 | 466 | 268 | 198 |
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| 40-49 | 536 | 318 | 218 |
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| 50-64 | 202 | 129 | 73 |
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| Over 65 | 25 | 7 | 18 |
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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 Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 33,805 | 2,236 | 14,702 |
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| Undergraduate | 27,039 | 433 | 14,111 |
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| Graduate | 6,766 | 1,803 | 591 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Tennessee Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 1,594 | 627 | 15 |
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| Undergraduate | 380 | 53 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 1,214 | 574 | 15 |
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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 |
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| Regular Full-time | 24,329 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 1,496 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,094 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 120 |
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