The student population at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is 33,805 (27,039 undergraduate and 6,766 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,775 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UTK is 79.99% which is increased by 5,857 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 2,082 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

2,236 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 194.99% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 29,905 where 33,805 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

79.99% of total students is undergraduate students and 20.01% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 5,857 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 2,082 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in UTK than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1430,03021,18210,74410,4388,8484,1274,721
2014-1530,386
356
21,664
482
10,923
179
10,741
303
8,722
-126
4,048
-79
4,674
-47
2015-1627,845
-2,541
21,863
199
11,088
165
10,775
34
5,982
-2,740
2,834
-1,214
3,148
-1,526
2016-1728,052
207
22,139
276
11,214
126
10,925
150
5,913
-69
2,813
-21
3,100
-48
2017-1828,321
269
22,317
178
11,202
-12
11,115
190
6,004
91
2,839
26
3,165
65
2018-1928,894
573
22,815
498
11,234
32
11,581
466
6,079
75
2,808
-31
3,271
106
2019-2029,460
566
23,290
475
11,392
158
11,898
317
6,170
91
2,796
-12
3,374
103
2020-2130,559
1,099
24,254
964
11,508
116
12,746
848
6,305
135
2,787
-9
3,518
144
2021-2231,701
1,142
25,067
813
11,525
17
13,542
796
6,634
329
2,873
86
3,761
243
2022-2333,805
2,104
27,039
1,972
12,331
806
14,708
1,166
6,766
132
2,938
65
3,828
67
Average29,90523,16311,31611,8476,7423,0863,656
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 23,163 where 27,039 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 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1421,18219,79910,0309,7691,383714669
2014-1521,66420,33710,20710,1301,327716611
2015-1621,86320,56910,38210,1871,294706588
2016-1722,13920,77810,50110,2771,361713648
2017-1822,31720,96510,47710,4881,352725627
2018-1922,81521,48910,51710,9721,326717609
2019-2023,29022,01810,67911,3391,272713559
2020-2124,25422,91410,76612,1481,340742598
2021-2225,06723,87510,87513,0001,192650542
2022-2327,03925,82511,69014,1351,214641573
Average23,16323,16310,61211,24523,163704602
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 6,742 where 6,766 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 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,8486,4843,0123,4722,3641,1151,249
2014-158,7226,3912,9513,4402,3311,0971,234
2015-165,9823,8941,7832,1112,0881,0511,037
2016-175,9133,7571,7641,9932,1561,0491,107
2017-186,0043,7641,7142,0502,2401,1251,115
2018-196,0793,7681,6522,1162,3111,1561,155
2019-206,1703,8161,6532,1632,3541,1431,211
2020-216,3053,8171,6062,2112,4881,1811,307
2021-226,6343,9371,6352,3022,6971,2381,459
2022-236,7663,9881,6932,2952,7781,2451,533
Average6,7426,7421,9462,4156,7421,1401,241
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 77.01%. The percentage was 76.49% 10 years ago and UTK still has a high percentage of white students. 3.51% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.70% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14779122,158777022,970690
2014-15731,0202,161883023,162744
2015-16698221,8459481221,261735
2016-17698801,7831,0382021,351750
2017-18649271,7741,1182521,570828
2018-19631,0171,7261,2363422,068898
2019-20551,0771,7051,3312822,5751,043
2020-21491,1081,6961,4761723,6801,160
2021-22431,1351,5971,6671524,5021,307
2022-23481,1851,5901,9031526,0331,495
Average611,0081,8041,2381722,917965
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,236 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 194.99% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1530,3867586,48923,139
2015-1627,8455865,92921,330
2016-1728,0526677,09320,292
2017-1828,3217348,33819,249
2018-1928,8949299,11218,853
2019-2029,4601,1259,40118,934
2020-2130,5596,8455,65218,062
2021-2231,7011,86912,62617,206
2022-2333,8052,23614,70216,867
Average29,8911,7508,81619,326

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