The student population at East Tennessee State University is 13,483 (10,554 undergraduate and 2,929 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,208 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at ETSU is 78.28% which is decreased by 1,266 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 58 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.67 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,026 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 54.66% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 14,084 where 13,483 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

78.28% of total students is undergraduate students and 21.72% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,266 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 58 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.67 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in ETSU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at East Tennessee State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1414,69111,8205,0996,7212,8711,0231,848
2014-1514,434
-257
11,550
-270
4,984
-115
6,566
-155
2,884
13
1,081
58
1,803
-45
2015-1614,334
-100
11,392
-158
5,018
34
6,374
-192
2,942
58
1,093
12
1,849
46
2016-1714,022
-312
11,065
-327
4,856
-162
6,209
-165
2,957
15
1,123
30
1,834
-15
2017-1814,353
331
11,323
258
4,970
114
6,353
144
3,030
73
1,082
-41
1,948
114
2018-1914,317
-36
11,268
-55
4,793
-177
6,475
122
3,049
19
1,029
-53
2,020
72
2019-2014,191
-126
11,153
-115
4,555
-238
6,598
123
3,038
-11
1,003
-26
2,035
15
2020-2113,713
-478
10,705
-448
4,249
-306
6,456
-142
3,008
-30
963
-40
2,045
10
2021-2213,303
-410
10,316
-389
3,952
-297
6,364
-92
2,987
-21
918
-45
2,069
24
2022-2313,483
180
10,554
238
4,091
139
6,463
99
2,929
-58
957
39
1,972
-97
Average14,08411,1154,6576,4582,9701,0271,942
East Tennessee State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 11,115 where 10,554 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at East Tennessee State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1411,8209,7274,2015,5262,0938981,195
2014-1511,5509,5744,1885,3861,9767961,180
2015-1611,3929,4554,1765,2791,9378421,095
2016-1711,0659,3714,0955,2761,694761933
2017-1811,3239,6414,2305,4111,682740942
2018-1911,2689,5334,0705,4631,7357231,012
2019-2011,1539,2283,8045,4241,9257511,174
2020-2110,7058,8123,5505,2621,8936991,194
2021-2210,3168,3963,2245,1721,9207281,192
2022-2310,5548,4803,3335,1472,0747581,316
Average11,11511,1153,8875,33511,1157701,123
East Tennessee State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,970 where 2,929 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at East Tennessee State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,8711,8507691,0811,021254767
2014-152,8841,8038169871,081265816
2015-162,9421,8578011,0561,085292793
2016-172,9571,8408131,0271,117310807
2017-183,0301,8917791,1121,139303836
2018-193,0491,9827551,2271,067274793
2019-203,0381,9437231,2201,095280815
2020-213,0081,8716541,2171,137309828
2021-222,9871,8836441,2391,104274830
2022-232,9291,7966401,1561,133317816
Average2,9702,9707391,1322,970288810
East Tennessee State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.80%. The percentage was 84.53% 10 years ago and ETSU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.35% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.36% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at East Tennessee State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14482168142851012,419333
2014-1538232860290911,967341
2015-16332379092931011,625350
2016-17292238522851211,346340
2017-18322379353531311,504370
2018-19242539103791311,548447
2019-2024257888395911,453514
2020-2118258901463810,793512
2021-2213272878488410,120488
2022-23931785749419,950401
Average27250880373911,273410
East Tennessee State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,026 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 54.66% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at East Tennessee State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1514,4341,3104,1588,966
2015-1614,3341,3054,1748,855
2016-1714,0221,2294,5268,267
2017-1814,3531,6285,0027,723
2018-1914,3172,0605,8956,362
2019-2014,1912,2705,7166,205
2020-2113,7132,0266,1425,545
2021-2213,3032,3065,8725,125
2022-2313,4832,0266,1425,315
Average14,0171,7965,2926,929

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