Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at ETSU is largely skewed towards women students, with 61.7% of undergraduate students being women and 38.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 10,316, with 6,364 women and 3,952 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at ETSU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 69.3% of undergraduate students being women and 30.7% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 2,987, with 2,069 women and 918 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 38.3% 3,952 students
- women 61.7% 6,364 students
Graduate Students
- men 30.7% 918 students
- women 69.3% 2,069 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 76.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 7,855 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 6.6% of the student body, with 676 students. Hispanic students represent 4.0% of the population, with 408 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.9%, with 402 students. Asian students account for 1.7% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 171 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 3 students.
International students make up 1.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 136 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 6.3% of the population, totaling 653 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within ETSU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 76.2% 7,855 students
- African American 6.6% 676 students
- Unknown race 6.3% 653 students
- Hispanic 4.0% 408 students
- Mixed race 3.9% 402 students
- Asian 1.7% 171 students
- International students 1.3% 136 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 3 students
Graduate Students
- White 75.9% 2,265 students
- African American 6.8% 202 students
- International students 4.5% 133 students
- Unknown race 4.0% 118 students
- Asian 3.4% 101 students
- Mixed race 2.9% 86 students
- Hispanic 2.7% 80 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 1 students
Transfer Students
- White 76.0% 864 students
- Unknown race 9.4% 107 students
- African American 5.6% 64 students
- Hispanic 3.3% 37 students
- Mixed race 2.8% 32 students
- Asian 1.6% 18 students
- International students 1.3% 15 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 33% 3,421 students
- 18-19 29% 3,009 students
- 22-24 16% 1,638 students
- 25-29 7% 729 students
- 30-34 4% 381 students
- 40-49 2% 237 students
- 35-39 2% 213 students
- 50-64 1% 123 students
- 22-24 32% 967 students
- 25-29 28% 834 students
- 40-49 11% 338 students
- 30-34 11% 332 students
- 35-39 8% 252 students
- 50-64 5% 153 students
- 20-21 3% 93 students
- 18-19 0% 6 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at East Tennessee State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 1,421 | 77.95% | |
| North Carolina | 162 | 8.89% | |
| Virginia | 103 | 5.65% | |
| South Carolina | 32 | 1.76% | |
| Georgia | 29 | 1.59% | |
| Florida | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 5 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 3 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 2 | less than 1% | |
| California | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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