The student population at Sam Houston State University is 21,480 (18,235 undergraduate and 3,245 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,270 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Sam Houston State is 84.89% which is increased by 1,980 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 290 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.80 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

5,098 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 109.11% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 20,800 where 21,480 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

84.89% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.11% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,980 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 290 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.80 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Sam Houston State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Sam Houston State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1419,21016,2556,6829,5732,9559851,970
2014-1519,573
363
16,819
564
6,728
46
10,091
518
2,754
-201
982
-3
1,772
-198
2015-1620,031
458
17,401
582
6,761
33
10,640
549
2,630
-124
880
-102
1,750
-22
2016-1720,477
446
17,902
501
6,855
94
11,047
407
2,575
-55
830
-50
1,745
-5
2017-1820,938
461
18,416
514
7,023
168
11,393
346
2,522
-53
754
-76
1,768
23
2018-1921,213
275
18,498
82
6,998
-25
11,500
107
2,715
193
884
130
1,831
63
2019-2021,558
345
18,805
307
7,126
128
11,679
179
2,753
38
880
-4
1,873
42
2020-2121,912
354
18,811
6
6,974
-152
11,837
158
3,101
348
966
86
2,135
262
2021-2221,612
-300
18,288
-523
6,623
-351
11,665
-172
3,324
223
1,053
87
2,271
136
2022-2321,480
-132
18,235
-53
6,660
37
11,575
-90
3,245
-79
1,004
-49
2,241
-30
Average20,80017,9436,84311,1002,8579221,936
Sam Houston State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 17,943 where 18,235 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Sam Houston State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1416,25513,3595,5507,8092,8961,1321,764
2014-1516,81913,5525,4458,1073,2671,2831,984
2015-1617,40114,1175,4828,6353,2841,2792,005
2016-1717,90214,4975,5188,9793,4051,3372,068
2017-1818,41614,8085,5899,2193,6081,4342,174
2018-1918,49815,0735,7079,3663,4251,2912,134
2019-2018,80515,3115,7989,5133,4941,3282,166
2020-2118,81115,0205,6209,4003,7911,3542,437
2021-2218,28814,3525,2049,1483,9361,4192,517
2022-2318,23514,5735,3069,2673,6621,3542,308
Average17,94317,9435,5228,94417,9431,3212,156
Sam Houston State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,857 where 3,245 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Sam Houston State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,9557732884852,1826971,485
2014-152,7547132924212,0416901,351
2015-162,6306522224301,9786581,320
2016-172,5756202164041,9556141,341
2017-182,5226111944171,9115601,351
2018-192,7156722124602,0436721,371
2019-202,7536922264662,0616541,407
2020-213,1018202835372,2816831,598
2021-223,3249072886192,4177651,652
2022-233,2459553206352,2906841,606
Average2,8572,8572544872,8576681,448
Sam Houston State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 47.39% and the percentage of black students is 15.75% at Sam Houston State University. 2.76% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Sam Houston State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14802433,3043,5212710,849424
2014-15882753,5003,6113110,714556
2015-161023083,5464,0392810,662600
2016-171013663,5694,4372810,672607
2017-181063883,6474,7422810,751607
2018-191134343,5995,0442310,749625
2019-201304493,7025,2232410,723652
2020-211305163,6745,5612310,736696
2021-221325443,4935,6382710,425711
2022-231305923,3835,7762410,180726
Average1114123,5424,7592610,646620
Sam Houston State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,098 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 24% of total students. The number of online students has increased 109.11% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Sam Houston State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1519,5732,4385,46611,669
2015-1620,0312,7116,56710,753
2016-1720,4772,8336,62311,021
2017-1820,9383,0627,48510,391
2018-1921,2133,4897,7769,948
2019-2021,5583,6827,79310,083
2020-2121,9124,4258,6408,847
2021-2221,6125,2528,7957,565
2022-2321,4805,0989,2607,122
Average20,9773,6667,6019,711

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