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Total Enrollment 329,064
Undergraduate 277,294
Graduate 51,770
Men 134,887
Women 194,177

Student Population at Tennessee Colleges

At Tennessee colleges, there are 329,064 students including 277,294 undergraduate and 51,770 graduate schools students in total the for academic year 2023-2024. By attending status, there are 228,703 full-time and 100,361 part-time students.By gender, 40.99% male and 59.01% female students enrolled in Tennessee colleges in the academic year 2023-2024.
Student Population By Gender
Tennessee Colleges and Universities
TotalMaleFemale
Total by Gender329,064134,887194,177
Undergraduate277,294115,508161,786
Graduate51,77019,37932,391
By Attending Status
Full-time228,70395,364133,339
Part-time100,36139,52360,838
[Chart] Student Population by Gender - Tennessee Colleges

Enrollment by Attendance Status

Tennessee colleges have a total of 228,703 full-time students and 100,361 part-time students. In undergraduate schools, 196,251 students are attending classes with full-time status and 81,043 are part-time students. In graduate school, 32,452 students are full-time and 19,318 students are attending schools with part-time status.
Student Population By Attendance Status
Tennessee Colleges and Universities
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total329,064228,703100,361
Undergraduate277,294196,25181,043
Graduate51,77032,45219,318
[Chart] Student Population by Student Status - Tennessee Colleges

Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

For Tennessee colleges, 58,433 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 97,442 students are enrolled in some online courses/degree programs out of total 329,064 students. In undergraduate schools, 132,852 students enrolled in online courses and 23,023 students took at least one online graduate course.
Distance Learning Enrollment (2023-2024)
Tennessee Colleges and Universities
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total Students329,064277,29451,770
Online Exclusively58,43342,95715,476
In Some Online Classes97,44289,8957,547
Not In Online Classes173,189144,44228,747
[Chart] Tennessee Colleges and Universities Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Tennessee colleges. There are 204,781 Caucasian, 57,867 Black/African American, 10,025 Asian, and 22,357 Hispanic students in Tennessee colleges.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity on
Tennessee Colleges
TotalMenWomen
Total329,064134,887194,177
American Indian/Native American910353557
Asian10,0254,3265,699
Black/African American57,86720,14437,723
Hispanic22,3579,22113,136
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islnader327140187
White204,78185,456119,325
Two More11,7544,9656,789
Un-Known11,2244,7106,514
[Chart] Tennessee Colleges Race/Ethnicity Distribution