A total of 251,307 students are enrolled in Tennessee colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

In Tennessee colleges and universites, 32,589 students are 18 years old or younger(12.97%), 72,172 students are 18 or 19 years old (28.72%), 51,747 students are between 20 and 22 years old (20.59%), 35,113 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.97%), and 24,786 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.86%).

20,745 students are between 30 and 39 years old (8.25%), 9,260 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.68%), 4,764 students are 50 years old or older (1.90%).

Student Population by Age for Tennessee Colleges

In Tennessee 4-year colleges and universites, 11,884 students are 18 years old or younger(3.52%), 46,622 students are 18 or 19 years old (13.79%), 41,736 students are between 20 and 22 years old (12.35%), 28,771 students are between 22 and 24 years old (8.51%), 17,947 students are between 25 and 29 years old (5.31%), 13,142 students are between 30 and 39 years old (3.89%), 5,779 students are between 40 and 49 years old (1.71%), 3,102 students are 50 years old or older (0.92%)

In Tennessee community colleges, there are 46,066 students are younger than 20 years old (28.28%), 15,981 students are between 20 and 24 years old (9.81%), 6,682 students are between 25 and 29 years old (4.10%), and 12,599 students are 30 years old or older (7.73%).

In Tennessee trade schools, there are 189 students are younger than 20 years old (10.84%), 372 students are between 20 and 24 years old (21.33%), 157 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.00%), and 147 students are 30 years old or older (8.43%).

Summary Table of Student Population by Age for Tennessee Colleges
SchoolTotal Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
All Levels251,307 32,589
(12.97%)
72,172
(28.72%)
51,747
(20.59%)
35,113
(13.97%)
24,786
(9.86%)
20,745
(8.25%)
9,260
(3.68%)
4,764
(1.90%)
4-Year Colleges337,970 11,884
(3.52%)
46,622
(13.79%)
41,736
(12.35%)
28,771
(8.51%)
17,947
(5.31%)
13,142
(3.89%)
5,779
(1.71%)
3,102
(0.92%)
Community Colleges162,900 20,703
(12.71%)
25,363
(15.57%)
9,795
(6.01%)
6,186
(3.80%)
6,682
(4.10%)
7,480
(4.59%)
3,463
(2.13%)
1,656
(1.02%)
Trade Schools1,744 2
(0.11%)
187
(10.72%)
216
(12.39%)
156
(8.94%)
157
(9.00%)
123
(7.05%)
18
(1.03%)
6
(0.34%)

Student Population Comparison By Age for All Tennessee Colleges

The following table compares student population by age between Tennessee colleges. A total of 251,307 students have enrolled in Tennessee colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Age between Tennessee Colleges
SchoolTotal Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
Nashville Film InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year575
(8.77%)
16
(28.07%)
12
(21.05%)
7
(12.28%)
6
(10.53%)
8
(14.04%)
3
(5.26%)
-
Image Maker Beauty InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year65- 32
(49.23%)
12
(18.46%)
9
(13.85%)
5
(7.69%)
6
(9.23%)
1
(1.54%)
-
The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterPublic, 4-year3,139- 1
(0.03%)
119
(3.79%)
1,217
(38.77%)
1,282
(40.84%)
393
(12.52%)
91
(2.90%)
36
(1.15%)
Mid-South Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year17- 2
(11.76%)
3
(17.65%)
5
(29.41%)
1
(5.88%)
4
(23.53%)
-2
(11.76%)
Empire Beauty School-JacksonPrivate, Less than 2-year68- 25
(36.76%)
16
(23.53%)
6
(8.82%)
11
(16.18%)
9
(13.24%)
1
(1.47%)
-
Empire Beauty School-NashvillePrivate, Less than 2-year91- 22
(24.18%)
19
(20.88%)
14
(15.38%)
22
(24.18%)
14
(15.38%)
--
Empire Beauty School-E MemphisPrivate, Less than 2-year162- 22
(13.58%)
31
(19.14%)
36
(22.22%)
43
(26.54%)
27
(16.67%)
3
(1.85%)
-
Paul Mitchell the School-MemphisPrivate, Less than 2-year2321
(0.43%)
43
(18.53%)
57
(24.57%)
51
(21.98%)
39
(16.81%)
32
(13.79%)
5
(2.16%)
4
(1.72%)
TC BeautyPrivate, Less than 2-year121- 32
(26.45%)
29
(23.97%)
17
(14.05%)
15
(12.40%)
23
(19.01%)
4
(3.31%)
1
(0.83%)
Lawrenceburg Technical CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year40- 5
(12.50%)
10
(25.00%)
8
(20.00%)
9
(22.50%)
- 2
(5.00%)
1
(2.50%)
Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year211
(4.76%)
6
(28.57%)
4
(19.05%)
3
(14.29%)
4
(19.05%)
3
(14.29%)
--
Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvillePublic, 2-4 year1,016236
(23.23%)
268
(26.38%)
131
(12.89%)
105
(10.33%)
115
(11.32%)
93
(9.15%)
32
(3.15%)
17
(1.67%)
Walters State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,4771,836
(33.52%)
1,795
(32.77%)
586
(10.70%)
300
(5.48%)
338
(6.17%)
362
(6.61%)
183
(3.34%)
75
(1.37%)
Volunteer State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,9571,518
(21.82%)
2,215
(31.84%)
855
(12.29%)
582
(8.37%)
617
(8.87%)
663
(9.53%)
346
(4.97%)
161
(2.31%)
Vanderbilt UniversityPrivate, 4-year13,710100
(0.73%)
3,105
(22.65%)
3,535
(25.78%)
2,532
(18.47%)
2,373
(17.31%)
1,378
(10.05%)
449
(3.27%)
238
(1.74%)
Northeast State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,100905
(17.75%)
1,609
(31.55%)
605
(11.86%)
458
(8.98%)
551
(10.80%)
585
(11.47%)
250
(4.90%)
137
(2.69%)
Tennessee Technological UniversityPublic, 4-year9,902255
(2.58%)
3,329
(33.62%)
3,000
(30.30%)
1,748
(17.65%)
663
(6.70%)
541
(5.46%)
238
(2.40%)
127
(1.28%)
Tennessee State UniversityPublic, 4-year9,218513
(5.57%)
4,286
(46.50%)
1,524
(16.53%)
1,035
(11.23%)
595
(6.45%)
631
(6.85%)
364
(3.95%)
270
(2.93%)
The University of Tennessee-MartinPublic, 4-year6,8681,059
(15.42%)
1,955
(28.47%)
1,708
(24.87%)
1,018
(14.82%)
388
(5.65%)
403
(5.87%)
204
(2.97%)
133
(1.94%)
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvillePublic, 4-year33,8054,288
(12.68%)
11,884
(35.15%)
8,798
(26.03%)
3,676
(10.87%)
2,525
(7.47%)
1,707
(5.05%)
644
(1.91%)
283
(0.84%)
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaPublic, 4-year11,283137
(1.21%)
3,700
(32.79%)
3,613
(32.02%)
2,001
(17.73%)
830
(7.36%)
604
(5.35%)
244
(2.16%)
154
(1.36%)
Pellissippi State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,4521,539
(18.21%)
3,048
(36.06%)
1,254
(14.84%)
684
(8.09%)
684
(8.09%)
704
(8.33%)
292
(3.45%)
147
(1.74%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvillePublic, 2-4 year1,157324
(28.00%)
342
(29.56%)
168
(14.52%)
81
(7.00%)
85
(7.35%)
95
(8.21%)
45
(3.89%)
17
(1.47%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnvillePublic, 2-4 year577274
(47.49%)
181
(31.37%)
42
(7.28%)
23
(3.99%)
15
(2.60%)
26
(4.51%)
8
(1.39%)
8
(1.39%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-HuntsvillePublic, 2-4 year439194
(44.19%)
145
(33.03%)
34
(7.74%)
16
(3.64%)
16
(3.64%)
23
(5.24%)
5
(1.14%)
6
(1.37%)
The University of the SouthPrivate, 4-year1,70426
(1.53%)
704
(41.31%)
722
(42.37%)
158
(9.27%)
21
(1.23%)
28
(1.64%)
29
(1.70%)
16
(0.94%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ShelbyvillePublic, 2-4 year55072
(13.09%)
206
(37.45%)
105
(19.09%)
42
(7.64%)
45
(8.18%)
44
(8.00%)
23
(4.18%)
13
(2.36%)
Southwest Tennessee Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,4431,403
(21.78%)
1,632
(25.33%)
869
(13.49%)
623
(9.67%)
616
(9.56%)
737
(11.44%)
363
(5.63%)
200
(3.10%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrumpPublic, 2-4 year1,411939
(66.55%)
261
(18.50%)
51
(3.61%)
32
(2.27%)
35
(2.48%)
49
(3.47%)
30
(2.13%)
13
(0.92%)
Roane State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,4571,260
(28.27%)
1,410
(31.64%)
467
(10.48%)
304
(6.82%)
336
(7.54%)
408
(9.15%)
179
(4.02%)
93
(2.09%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-PulaskiPublic, 2-4 year565224
(39.65%)
179
(31.68%)
63
(11.15%)
31
(5.49%)
22
(3.89%)
26
(4.60%)
14
(2.48%)
6
(1.06%)
Nashville State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,6171,336
(20.19%)
1,652
(24.97%)
688
(10.40%)
580
(8.77%)
794
(12.00%)
949
(14.34%)
419
(6.33%)
199
(3.01%)
Lincoln College of Technology-NashvillePrivate, 2-4 year1,0536
(0.57%)
574
(54.51%)
206
(19.56%)
104
(9.88%)
73
(6.93%)
58
(5.51%)
21
(1.99%)
11
(1.04%)
Motlow State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,6361,555
(27.59%)
1,996
(35.42%)
575
(10.20%)
323
(5.73%)
377
(6.69%)
491
(8.71%)
224
(3.97%)
95
(1.69%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MorristownPublic, 2-4 year859188
(21.89%)
310
(36.09%)
116
(13.50%)
62
(7.22%)
70
(8.15%)
59
(6.87%)
29
(3.38%)
25
(2.91%)
Middle Tennessee State UniversityPublic, 4-year20,086822
(4.09%)
4,510
(22.45%)
5,676
(28.26%)
4,369
(21.75%)
2,032
(10.12%)
1,526
(7.60%)
739
(3.68%)
412
(2.05%)
University of MemphisPublic, 4-year21,9171,847
(8.43%)
4,264
(19.46%)
4,363
(19.91%)
4,647
(21.20%)
2,894
(13.20%)
2,255
(10.29%)
1,080
(4.93%)
567
(2.59%)
Meharry Medical CollegePrivate, 4-year962- 1
(0.10%)
4
(0.42%)
217
(22.56%)
516
(53.64%)
201
(20.89%)
18
(1.87%)
5
(0.52%)
Maryville CollegePrivate, 4-year1,06988
(8.23%)
429
(40.13%)
390
(36.48%)
114
(10.66%)
26
(2.43%)
12
(1.12%)
5
(0.47%)
5
(0.47%)
The University of Tennessee SouthernPublic, 4-year93499
(10.60%)
344
(36.83%)
277
(29.66%)
153
(16.38%)
24
(2.57%)
21
(2.25%)
9
(0.96%)
7
(0.75%)
Le Moyne-Owen CollegePrivate, 4-year6094
(0.66%)
157
(25.78%)
124
(20.36%)
126
(20.69%)
73
(11.99%)
58
(9.52%)
32
(5.25%)
35
(5.75%)
Lane CollegePrivate, 4-year1,0101
(0.10%)
361
(35.74%)
326
(32.28%)
253
(25.05%)
39
(3.86%)
9
(0.89%)
11
(1.09%)
10
(0.99%)
King UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,35744
(3.24%)
199
(14.66%)
301
(22.18%)
258
(19.01%)
157
(11.57%)
247
(18.20%)
100
(7.37%)
51
(3.76%)
Johnson UniversityPrivate, 4-year939- 229
(24.39%)
256
(27.26%)
178
(18.96%)
58
(6.18%)
80
(8.52%)
67
(7.14%)
71
(7.56%)
Jackson State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,442967
(28.09%)
972
(28.24%)
398
(11.56%)
288
(8.37%)
280
(8.13%)
327
(9.50%)
154
(4.47%)
56
(1.63%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroPublic, 2-4 year32874
(22.56%)
138
(42.07%)
49
(14.94%)
16
(4.88%)
21
(6.40%)
17
(5.18%)
5
(1.52%)
8
(2.44%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HohenwaldPublic, 2-4 year912472
(51.75%)
234
(25.66%)
89
(9.76%)
36
(3.95%)
25
(2.74%)
31
(3.40%)
17
(1.86%)
8
(0.88%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HartsvillePublic, 2-4 year643294
(45.72%)
190
(29.55%)
70
(10.89%)
25
(3.89%)
23
(3.58%)
26
(4.04%)
8
(1.24%)
7
(1.09%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanPublic, 2-4 year579295
(50.95%)
189
(32.64%)
35
(6.04%)
15
(2.59%)
14
(2.42%)
18
(3.11%)
7
(1.21%)
6
(1.04%)
Freed-Hardeman UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,330377
(16.18%)
631
(27.08%)
634
(27.21%)
270
(11.59%)
87
(3.73%)
129
(5.54%)
130
(5.58%)
71
(3.05%)
The Hair Academy LLCPrivate, Less than 2-year72- - 38
(52.78%)
12
(16.67%)
9
(12.50%)
9
(12.50%)
2
(2.78%)
-
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ElizabethtonPublic, 2-4 year49544
(8.89%)
155
(31.31%)
104
(21.01%)
48
(9.70%)
52
(10.51%)
56
(11.31%)
23
(4.65%)
13
(2.63%)
East Tennessee State UniversityPublic, 4-year13,483785
(5.82%)
3,444
(25.54%)
3,228
(23.94%)
2,442
(18.11%)
1,536
(11.39%)
1,217
(9.03%)
542
(4.02%)
289
(2.14%)
Dyersburg State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,683692
(25.79%)
699
(26.05%)
271
(10.10%)
171
(6.37%)
247
(9.21%)
354
(13.19%)
187
(6.97%)
62
(2.31%)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonPublic, 2-4 year982274
(27.90%)
276
(28.11%)
126
(12.83%)
77
(7.84%)
59
(6.01%)
95
(9.67%)
48
(4.89%)
27
(2.75%)
Columbia State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,9541,170
(23.62%)
1,858
(37.51%)
686
(13.85%)
373
(7.53%)
316
(6.38%)
308
(6.22%)
157
(3.17%)
86
(1.74%)
Cleveland State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,1801,093
(34.37%)
1,053
(33.11%)
292
(9.18%)
170
(5.35%)
200
(6.29%)
213
(6.70%)
110
(3.46%)
49
(1.54%)
Christian Brothers UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,934213
(11.01%)
342
(17.68%)
441
(22.80%)
379
(19.60%)
324
(16.75%)
145
(7.50%)
61
(3.15%)
29
(1.50%)
Chattanooga State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,4291,514
(23.55%)
1,760
(27.38%)
848
(13.19%)
610
(9.49%)
650
(10.11%)
655
(10.19%)
281
(4.37%)
111
(1.73%)
Carson-Newman UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,58693
(3.60%)
548
(21.19%)
660
(25.52%)
371
(14.35%)
245
(9.47%)
324
(12.53%)
236
(9.13%)
109
(4.22%)
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityPrivate, 4-year7971
(0.13%)
89
(11.17%)
156
(19.57%)
248
(31.12%)
139
(17.44%)
100
(12.55%)
44
(5.52%)
20
(2.51%)
Austin Peay State UniversityPublic, 4-year9,3261,132
(12.14%)
2,108
(22.60%)
1,878
(20.14%)
1,356
(14.54%)
1,119
(12.00%)
1,129
(12.11%)
442
(4.74%)
162
(1.74%)