The student population at Thomas Edison State University is 8,248 (7,358 undergraduate and 890 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 12,629 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at TESU is 89.21% which is decreased by 12,238 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 391 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.73 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.

8,172 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -61.71% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 12,952 where 8,248 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

89.21% of total students is undergraduate students and 10.79% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 12,238 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 391 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.73 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in TESU than female students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1420,87719,59610,4349,1621,281382899
2014-1521,495
618
20,143
547
10,682
248
9,461
299
1,352
71
383
1
969
70
2015-1613,093
-8,402
12,283
-7,860
6,724
-3,958
5,559
-3,902
810
-542
300
-83
510
-459
2016-1712,489
-604
11,701
-582
6,476
-248
5,225
-334
788
-22
288
-12
500
-10
2017-1811,945
-544
11,141
-560
6,257
-219
4,884
-341
804
16
284
-4
520
20
2018-1910,934
-1,011
10,217
-924
5,921
-336
4,296
-588
717
-87
249
-35
468
-52
2019-2010,227
-707
9,544
-673
5,658
-263
3,886
-410
683
-34
265
16
418
-50
2020-2110,495
268
9,576
32
5,783
125
3,793
-93
919
236
377
112
542
124
2021-229,721
-774
8,754
-822
5,292
-491
3,462
-331
967
48
388
11
579
37
2022-238,248
-1,473
7,358
-1,396
4,390
-902
2,968
-494
890
-77
382
-6
508
-71
Average12,95212,0316,7625,270921330591
Thomas Edison State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 12,031 where 7,358 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 Thomas Edison State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1419,596138687019,45810,3669,092
2014-1520,143154688619,98910,6149,375
2015-1612,28384315312,1996,6935,506
2016-1711,70148103811,6536,4665,187
2017-1811,14162125011,0796,2454,834
2018-1910,21777126510,1405,9094,231
2019-209,544699609,4755,6493,826
2020-219,5767515609,5015,7683,733
2021-228,7547619578,6785,2733,405
2022-237,3587615617,2824,3752,907
Average12,03112,031266012,0316,7365,210
Thomas Edison State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 921 where 890 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 Thomas Edison State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,2810001,281382899
2014-151,3520001,352383969
2015-16810000810300510
2016-17788000788288500
2017-1880419217785282503
2018-1971721516696244452
2019-2068328424655261394
2020-21919918910376534
2021-22967404963388575
2022-23890725883380503
Average92192117921328584
Thomas Edison State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 46.53% and the percentage of black students is 15.79% at Thomas Edison State University. 4.60% of enrolled students is Asian.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141398023,1291,69613812,200301
2014-151358393,1531,80713811,979350
2015-16774901,9741,248606,847277
2016-17544991,7831,207696,421270
2017-18624671,6931,244586,127281
2018-19484661,5111,205645,623250
2019-20424591,3951,214585,185265
2020-21324691,4761,327445,175348
2021-22424171,4411,272374,729360
2022-23273791,3021,151373,838297
Average665291,8861,337706,812300
Thomas Edison State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

8,172 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 99% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -61.71% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Thomas Edison State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1521,49521,3411540
2015-1613,09313,009840
2016-1712,48912,441480
2017-1811,94511,864810
2018-1910,93410,836980
2019-2010,22710,130970
2020-2110,49510,420750
2021-229,7219,645760
2022-238,2488,172760
Average12,07211,984880

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