Student Population at TESU

Total Enrollment

8,248

Undergraduate

7,358

Graduate

890

Online Enrollment

8,172

Men Students

4,772

Women Students

3,476

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 8,248 students have enrolled at Thomas Edison State University - 7,358 undergraduate and 890 graduate.

By gender, 4,772 male and 3,476 female students are attending Thomas Edison State University. By attendance status, there are 83 full-time students and 8,165 part-time students.

The number of students at Thomas Edison State University is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Caldwell University and Centenary University, its population is very large (average population is 1,699).

Thomas Edison State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 8,172 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 Thomas Edison State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,772 male and 3,476 female students attending TESU. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.37 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 TESU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at TESU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7,358	76	7,282
Men	4,390	15	4,375
Women	2,968	61	2,907

Population by Gender/Attending Status at TESU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	890	7	883
Men	382	2	380
Women	508	5	503

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,838 White students (46.53%) and 1,302 Black or African American students (15.79%) at Thomas Edison State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Thomas Edison State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Thomas Edison State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	26	16	10
Asian	326	202	124
Black or African American	1,123	558	565
Hispanic	1,053	584	469
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	34	22	12
White	3,353	2,162	1,191
Two or More Races	276	178	98
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	1,107	630	477
Total	7,358	4,390	2,968

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Thomas Edison State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	53	26	27
Black or African American	179	80	99
Hispanic	98	50	48
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	485	196	289
Two or More Races	21	11	10
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	42	16	26
Total	890	382	508

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 862 students whose age under twenty five and 5,763 students whose age is over thirty years old at Thomas Edison State University.

Especially, 52 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Thomas Edison State University.

Population by Student Age at Thomas Edison State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,358	4,390	2,968
18-19	30	19	11
20-21	182	85	97
22-24	634	355	279
25-29	1,529	944	585
30-34	1,461	953	508
35-39	1,245	805	440
40-49	1,465	845	620
50-64	771	362	409
65 and over	39	22	17
unknown	2	0	2
Total	7,358	4,390	2,968

Population by Student Age at Thomas Edison State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	890	382	508
22-24	16	5	11
25-29	92	36	56
30-34	157	75	82
35-39	153	69	84
40-49	288	129	159
50-64	171	62	109
65 and over	13	6	7
Total	890	382	508

Online Student Population

At Thomas Edison State University, 8,248 students (100.00% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 8,172 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, 3,139 students live in New Jersey where Thomas Edison State University is located in and 4,817 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	8,248	7,358	890
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	8,172	7,282	890
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	76	76	0
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	0	0	0

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	8,172	7,282	890
New Jersey Residents	3,139	2,547	592
Other State in U.S.	4,817	4,535	282
Outside of U.S.	78	72	6
Unknown	138	128	10