How many students at Tennessee State? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 9,218 students have enrolled in Tennessee State University with 7,678 undergraduate and 1,540 graduate students.
By gender, 3,158 male and 6,060 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,325 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
918 students are enrolled exclusively, and 4,406 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
Tennessee State University has a total of 9,218 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 7,678 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,540 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 3,158 male and 6,060 female students (the male-female ratio is 34:66) 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 | 9,218 | 7,678 | 1,540 |
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| Men | 3,158 | 2,620 | 538 |
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| Women | 6,060 | 5,058 | 1,002 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 946 White, 7,247 Black, and 91 Asian students out of a total of 9,218 are attending at Tennessee State University. 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 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
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| Asian | 91 | 36 | 55 |
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| Black | 7,247 | 2,388 | 4,859 |
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| Hispanic | 231 | 88 | 143 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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| White | 946 | 345 | 601 |
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| Two or more races | 241 | 73 | 168 |
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| Race Unknown | 48 | 23 | 25 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 10 | 2 | 8 |
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| Asian | 54 | 18 | 36 |
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| Black | 6,521 | 2,171 | 4,350 |
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| Hispanic | 196 | 76 | 120 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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| White | 397 | 155 | 242 |
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| Two or more races | 210 | 63 | 147 |
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| Race Unknown | 42 | 22 | 20 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Asian | 37 | 18 | 19 |
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| Black | 726 | 217 | 509 |
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| Hispanic | 35 | 12 | 23 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 549 | 190 | 359 |
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| Two or more races | 31 | 10 | 21 |
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| Race Unknown | 6 | 1 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Tennessee State has 513 students under 18 years old and 30 students over 65 years old. There are 7,358 students under 25 years old, and 1,860 students over 25 years old out of 9,218 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 513 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. Tennessee State has 7,044 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 634 students aged 25 and over.
It has 314 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,226 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 513 | 362 | 151 |
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| 18-19 | 4,286 | 2,878 | 1,408 |
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| 20-21 | 1,524 | 1,005 | 519 |
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| 22-24 | 1,035 | 612 | 423 |
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| 25-29 | 595 | 376 | 219 |
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| 30-34 | 370 | 225 | 145 |
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| 35-39 | 261 | 170 | 91 |
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| 40-49 | 364 | 238 | 126 |
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| 50-64 | 240 | 178 | 62 |
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| Over 65 | 30 | 16 | 14 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 513 | 362 | 151 |
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| 18-19 | 4,286 | 2,878 | 1,408 |
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| 20-21 | 1,510 | 994 | 516 |
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| 22-24 | 735 | 415 | 320 |
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| 25-29 | 248 | 153 | 95 |
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| 30-34 | 138 | 79 | 59 |
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| 35-39 | 74 | 46 | 28 |
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| 40-49 | 103 | 75 | 28 |
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| 50-64 | 62 | 51 | 11 |
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| Over 65 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
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| 22-24 | 300 | 197 | 103 |
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| 25-29 | 347 | 223 | 124 |
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| 30-34 | 232 | 146 | 86 |
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| 35-39 | 187 | 124 | 63 |
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| 40-49 | 261 | 163 | 98 |
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| 50-64 | 178 | 127 | 51 |
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| Over 65 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
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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 Tennessee State University, 918 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,406 students are enrolled in some online courses.
553 students lived in Tennessee or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 365 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 | 9,218 | 918 | 4,406 |
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| Undergraduate | 7,678 | 541 | 4,036 |
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| Graduate | 1,540 | 377 | 370 |
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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 | 553 | 174 | 191 |
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| Undergraduate | 274 | 116 | 151 |
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| Graduate | 279 | 58 | 40 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 7,678 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 288 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.75%.219 students have transferred in as full-time status and 69 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 6,467 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 219 |
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| Regular Part-time | 923 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 69 |
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