How many students at Sam Houston State? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 21,480 students have enrolled in Sam Houston State University with 18,235 undergraduate and 3,245 graduate students.
By gender, 7,664 male and 13,816 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (16,325 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
5,098 students are enrolled exclusively, and 9,260 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Sam Houston State University has a total of 21,480 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 18,235 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,245 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 7,664 male and 13,816 female students (the male-female ratio is 36:64) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 21,480 | 18,235 | 3,245 |
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| Men | 7,664 | 6,660 | 1,004 |
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| Women | 13,816 | 11,575 | 2,241 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 10,180 White, 3,383 Black, and 592 Asian students out of a total of 21,480 are attending at Sam Houston State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 130 | 49 | 81 |
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| Asian | 592 | 244 | 348 |
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| Black | 3,383 | 1,159 | 2,224 |
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| Hispanic | 5,776 | 1,880 | 3,896 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 24 | 12 | 12 |
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| White | 10,180 | 3,746 | 6,434 |
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| Two or more races | 726 | 279 | 447 |
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| Race Unknown | 384 | 158 | 226 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 122 | 48 | 74 |
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| Asian | 399 | 169 | 230 |
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| Black | 2,992 | 1,060 | 1,932 |
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| Hispanic | 4,931 | 1,653 | 3,278 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 22 | 12 | 10 |
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| White | 8,615 | 3,239 | 5,376 |
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| Two or more races | 641 | 252 | 389 |
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| Race Unknown | 356 | 142 | 214 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 8 | 1 | 7 |
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| Asian | 193 | 75 | 118 |
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| Black | 391 | 99 | 292 |
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| Hispanic | 845 | 227 | 618 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| White | 1,565 | 507 | 1,058 |
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| Two or more races | 85 | 27 | 58 |
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| Race Unknown | 28 | 16 | 12 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Sam Houston State has 163 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 16,295 students under 25 years old, and 5,185 students over 25 years old out of 21,480 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 163 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. Sam Houston State has 15,385 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,850 students aged 25 and over.
It has 910 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,335 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 163 | 115 | 48 |
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| 18-19 | 5,555 | 3,645 | 1,910 |
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| 20-21 | 5,740 | 3,690 | 2,050 |
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| 22-24 | 4,837 | 2,948 | 1,889 |
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| 25-29 | 2,271 | 1,405 | 866 |
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| 30-34 | 1,014 | 684 | 330 |
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| 35-39 | 681 | 453 | 228 |
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| 40-49 | 841 | 605 | 236 |
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| 50-64 | 366 | 267 | 99 |
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| Over 65 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 163 | 115 | 48 |
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| 18-19 | 5,554 | 3,644 | 1,910 |
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| 20-21 | 5,680 | 3,639 | 2,041 |
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| 22-24 | 3,988 | 2,355 | 1,633 |
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| 25-29 | 1,462 | 873 | 589 |
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| 30-34 | 576 | 382 | 194 |
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| 35-39 | 341 | 229 | 112 |
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| 40-49 | 331 | 229 | 102 |
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| 50-64 | 135 | 107 | 28 |
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| Over 65 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 20-21 | 60 | 51 | 9 |
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| 22-24 | 849 | 593 | 256 |
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| 25-29 | 809 | 532 | 277 |
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| 30-34 | 438 | 302 | 136 |
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| 35-39 | 340 | 224 | 116 |
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| 40-49 | 510 | 376 | 134 |
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| 50-64 | 231 | 160 | 71 |
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| Over 65 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Sam Houston State University, 5,098 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,260 students are enrolled in some online courses.
4,896 students lived in Texas or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 202 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 21,480 | 5,098 | 9,260 |
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| Undergraduate | 18,235 | 3,480 | 8,802 |
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| Graduate | 3,245 | 1,618 | 458 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Texas Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 4,896 | 186 | 16 |
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| Undergraduate | 3,422 | 50 | 8 |
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| Graduate | 1,474 | 136 | 8 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 18,235 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,048 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.23%.1,428 students have transferred in as full-time status and 620 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 13,145 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 1,428 |
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| Regular Part-time | 3,042 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 620 |
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