The four-year public institution in Nashville enrolled 7,774 students in fall 2018, including 6,121 in undergraduate and 1,653 in graduate programs, data shows. 8.2 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
37 percent of undergraduates are residents of Tennessee, and 62 percent are residents of other states. 1 percent are citizens of foreign countries.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as Black or African American (75 percent) and white (12 percent).
Tennessee State University undergraduate enrollment
| Total | Portion of Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 6,121 | |
| Transfers | 501 | 8.2% |
| Male | ~2,326 | 38% |
| Female | ~3,795 | 62% |
| Age 24 and under | ~4,836 | 79% |
| Age 25 and over | ~1,285 | 21% |
| In-state residence | ~2,265 | 37% |
| Out of state residence | ~3,795 | 62% |
| Resident of foreign country | ~61 | 1% |
| Asian | ~61 | 1% |
| Black or African American | ~4,591 | 75% |
| Hispanic/Latino | ~122 | 2% |
| White | ~735 | 12% |
| Two or more races | ~122 | 2% |
| Enrolled in distance education | ~918 | 15% |
| Enrolled in some distance education | ~5,815 | 95% |
| Not enrolled in distance education | ~122 | 2% |
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