How many students at Texas Tech? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 40,378 students have enrolled in Texas Tech University with 32,579 undergraduate and 7,799 graduate students.
By gender, 20,000 male and 20,378 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (33,713 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
4,572 students are enrolled exclusively, and 20,985 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
Texas Tech University has a total of 40,378 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 32,579 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 7,799 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 20,000 male and 20,378 female students (the male-female ratio is 50:50) 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 | 40,378 | 32,579 | 7,799 |
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| Men | 20,000 | 16,548 | 3,452 |
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| Women | 20,378 | 16,031 | 4,347 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 21,189 White, 2,313 Black, and 1,285 Asian students out of a total of 40,378 are attending at Texas Tech 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 | 125 | 50 | 75 |
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| Asian | 1,285 | 665 | 620 |
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| Black | 2,313 | 1,219 | 1,094 |
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| Hispanic | 10,803 | 5,120 | 5,683 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 28 | 14 | 14 |
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| White | 21,189 | 10,370 | 10,819 |
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| Two or more races | 1,581 | 751 | 830 |
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| Race Unknown | 473 | 243 | 230 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 108 | 42 | 66 |
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| Asian | 1,022 | 551 | 471 |
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| Black | 1,966 | 1,082 | 884 |
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| Hispanic | 9,457 | 4,604 | 4,853 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 22 | 11 | 11 |
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| White | 17,704 | 9,022 | 8,682 |
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| Two or more races | 1,368 | 657 | 711 |
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| Race Unknown | 380 | 204 | 176 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 17 | 8 | 9 |
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| Asian | 263 | 114 | 149 |
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| Black | 347 | 137 | 210 |
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| Hispanic | 1,346 | 516 | 830 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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| White | 3,485 | 1,348 | 2,137 |
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| Two or more races | 213 | 94 | 119 |
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| Race Unknown | 93 | 39 | 54 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Texas Tech has 340 students under 18 years old and 25 students over 65 years old. There are 32,992 students under 25 years old, and 7,386 students over 25 years old out of 40,378 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 340 students are younger than 18 and 11 students are older than 65. Texas Tech has 30,403 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,176 students aged 25 and over.
It has 2,589 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,210 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 340 | 205 | 135 |
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| 18-19 | 12,788 | 6,726 | 6,062 |
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| 20-21 | 12,399 | 6,252 | 6,147 |
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| 22-24 | 7,465 | 3,229 | 4,236 |
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| 25-29 | 3,249 | 1,573 | 1,676 |
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| 30-34 | 1,630 | 830 | 800 |
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| 35-39 | 963 | 563 | 400 |
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| 40-49 | 1,066 | 681 | 385 |
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| 50-64 | 453 | 309 | 144 |
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| Over 65 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 340 | 205 | 135 |
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| 18-19 | 12,786 | 6,725 | 6,061 |
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| 20-21 | 12,111 | 6,064 | 6,047 |
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| 22-24 | 5,166 | 1,934 | 3,232 |
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| 25-29 | 1,151 | 504 | 647 |
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| 30-34 | 454 | 250 | 204 |
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| 35-39 | 217 | 130 | 87 |
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| 40-49 | 240 | 148 | 92 |
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| 50-64 | 103 | 68 | 35 |
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| Over 65 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 288 | 188 | 100 |
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| 22-24 | 2,299 | 1,295 | 1,004 |
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| 25-29 | 2,098 | 1,069 | 1,029 |
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| 30-34 | 1,176 | 580 | 596 |
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| 35-39 | 746 | 433 | 313 |
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| 40-49 | 826 | 533 | 293 |
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| 50-64 | 350 | 241 | 109 |
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| Over 65 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
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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 Texas Tech University, 4,572 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 20,985 students are enrolled in some online courses.
3,828 students lived in Texas or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 744 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 | 40,378 | 4,572 | 20,985 |
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| Undergraduate | 32,579 | 2,206 | 19,811 |
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| Graduate | 7,799 | 2,366 | 1,174 |
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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 | 3,828 | 687 | 57 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,096 | 104 | 6 |
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| Graduate | 1,732 | 583 | 51 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 32,579 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,252 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.91%.1,992 students have transferred in as full-time status and 260 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 27,141 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 1,992 |
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| Regular Part-time | 3,186 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 260 |
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