Student Population at MTU

Total Enrollment

7,063

Undergraduate

5,699

Graduate

1,364

Online Enrollment

320

Men Students

4,952

Women Students

2,111

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 7,063 students have enrolled at Michigan Technological University - 5,699 undergraduate and 1,364 graduate.

By gender, 4,952 male and 2,111 female students are attending Michigan Technological University. By attendance status, there are 6,292 full-time students and 771 part-time students.

The number of students at Michigan Technological University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Michigan. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Mississippi State University and Illinois State University, its population is very small (average population is 25,445).

Michigan Technological University offers online degree/certificate programs and 320 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Michigan Technological University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,952 male and 2,111 female students attending MTU. The male-to-female student ratio is 2.35 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at MTU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at MTU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,699	5,403	296
Men	4,012	3,809	203
Women	1,687	1,594	93

Population by Gender/Attending Status at MTU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,364	889	475
Men	940	601	339
Women	424	288	136

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 5,365 White students (75.96%) and 272 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (3.85%) at Michigan Technological University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Michigan Technological University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Michigan Technological University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	26	16	10
Asian	137	92	45
Black or African American	55	41	14
Hispanic	165	121	44
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	4,812	3,393	1,419
Two or More Races	213	137	76
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	244	178	66
Total	5,699	4,012	1,687

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Michigan Technological University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	2	4
Asian	21	12	9
Black or African American	23	19	4
Hispanic	24	16	8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	553	371	182
Two or More Races	28	19	9
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	28	14	14
Total	1,364	940	424

Online Student Population

At Michigan Technological University, 1,045 students (14.80% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 320 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 154 students live in Michigan where Michigan Technological University is located in and 162 students have enrolled from other states.