How Student Population Changes at Southern Union State CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,535 where 4,386 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.26 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Southern Union State CC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Southern Union State Community College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,805	2,023	2,782
2014-15	4,727 -78	1,991 -32	2,736 -46
2015-16	4,716 -11	1,984 -7	2,732 -4
2016-17	4,683 -33	2,023 39	2,660 -72
2017-18	4,828 145	2,113 90	2,715 55
2018-19	4,531 -297	1,980 -133	2,551 -164
2019-20	4,655 124	2,076 96	2,579 28
2020-21	3,950 -705	1,708 -368	2,242 -337
2021-22	4,069 119	1,776 68	2,293 51
2022-23	4,386 317	1,937 161	2,449 156
Average	4,535	1,961	2,574

Southern Union State Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.92%. The percentage was 66.95% 10 years ago and Southern Union State CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.50% of enrolled students is Asian and 18.76% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southern Union State Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	11	49	1,198	79	4	3,217	32
2014-15	17	65	1,128	92	3	3,206	46
2015-16	8	63	1,135	81	5	3,201	64
2016-17	10	72	1,010	85	4	3,313	64
2017-18	10	56	1,047	95	8	3,472	73
2018-19	9	62	949	120	3	3,257	73
2019-20	12	82	985	140	1	3,315	90
2020-21	3	40	731	110	1	2,718	109
2021-22	9	51	716	124	5	2,858	117
2022-23	9	66	823	171	3	3,023	146
Average	10	61	972	110	4	3,158	81

Southern Union State Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

645 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 127.11% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southern Union State Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,727	284	1,725	2,718
2015-16	4,716	275	1,320	3,121
2016-17	4,683	161	778	3,744
2017-18	4,828	264	836	3,728
2018-19	4,531	287	1,033	3,211
2019-20	4,655	206	1,165	3,284
2020-21	3,950	1,364	1,563	1,023
2021-22	4,069	588	1,841	1,640
2022-23	4,386	645	2,023	1,718
Average	4,505	453	1,365	2,687

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Enrollment Trends at Southern Union State CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes