In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 1,215,053 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Texas including undergraduate and graduate programs.

Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students increased by 42.96% from 849,951 to 1,215,053. The undergraduate population increased by 48.75% and the graduate population increased by 20.62% in last 10 years at Texas Colleges.

By gender, there are 704,929 women students and 510,124 men students enrolled in the schools. The women students increased by 50.46% and men students increased by 33.74% in that period.


Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 10 years is 951,555, and 1,215,053 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023.

Of the total students, 83.43% are undergraduate students and 16.57% are graduate students. Over the past 10, the number of undergraduate students increased by 382,418, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 34,816.

The women to men ratio is 1.39 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Texas Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Texas Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14849,951674,759304,590370,169175,19276,85298,340
2014-15878,416
28,465
692,530
17,771
310,794
6,204
381,736
11,567
185,886
10,694
82,371
5,519
103,515
5,175
2015-16908,223
29,807
718,453
25,923
321,425
10,631
397,028
15,292
189,770
3,884
84,521
2,150
105,249
1,734
2016-17927,542
19,319
734,817
16,364
328,117
6,692
406,700
9,672
192,725
2,955
84,087
-434
108,638
3,389
2017-18936,845
9,303
744,385
9,568
331,076
2,959
413,309
6,609
192,460
-265
81,928
-2,159
110,532
1,894
2018-19942,604
5,759
750,138
5,753
330,474
-602
419,664
6,355
192,466
6
80,029
-1,899
112,437
1,905
2019-20949,876
7,272
754,520
4,382
329,092
-1,382
425,428
5,764
195,356
2,890
80,583
554
114,773
2,336
2020-21953,675
3,799
752,970
-1,550
320,680
-8,412
432,290
6,862
200,705
5,349
79,907
-676
120,798
6,025
2021-22953,365
-310
743,950
-9,020
315,332
-5,348
428,618
-3,672
209,415
8,710
84,046
4,139
125,369
4,571
2022-231,215,053
261,688
1,003,728
259,778
423,519
108,187
580,209
151,591
211,325
1,910
86,605
2,559
124,720
-649
Average951,555757,025331,510425,515194,53082,093112,437
Texas Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 10 years is 757,025. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 328,969 from 674,759 to 1,003,728.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Texas Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14674,759485,334223,129262,205189,42581,461107,964
2014-15692,530498,178228,046270,132194,35282,748111,604
2015-16718,453513,029233,077279,952205,42488,348117,076
2016-17734,817524,126238,082286,044210,69190,035120,656
2017-18744,385536,752242,897293,855207,63388,179119,454
2018-19750,138541,344243,232298,112208,79487,242121,552
2019-20754,520543,048241,118301,930211,47287,974123,498
2020-21752,970542,096234,591307,505210,87486,089124,785
2021-22743,950530,603227,901302,702213,34787,431125,916
2022-231,003,728605,363261,603343,760398,365161,916236,449
Average757,025757,025237,368294,620757,02594,142130,895
Texas Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 10 years is 194,530. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 36,133 from 175,192 to 211,325.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Texas Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14175,19295,41446,39149,02379,77830,46149,317
2014-15185,886103,57751,40452,17382,30930,96751,342
2015-16189,770106,20152,89953,30283,56931,62251,947
2016-17192,725106,04451,95754,08786,68132,13054,551
2017-18192,460105,01850,20554,81387,44231,72355,719
2018-19192,466103,01847,93455,08489,44832,09557,353
2019-20195,356104,64248,18256,46090,71432,40158,313
2020-21200,705106,66347,21259,45194,04232,69561,347
2021-22209,415113,28450,45962,82596,13133,58762,544
2022-23211,325121,00354,80266,20190,32231,80358,519
Average194,530194,53050,14556,342194,53031,94856,095
Texas Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 30.60% and the percentage of black students is 10.44% at Texas Colleges. 7.40% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Texas Colleges over the past 10 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-143,13550,51295,393250,1201,266363,38418,523
2014-153,09053,93199,729261,8121,341362,33322,609
2015-163,06356,89299,328284,3741,354361,99724,400
2016-173,27660,275101,368298,5571,482363,67224,643
2017-183,20362,667103,364308,4181,338360,79425,213
2018-193,11966,141102,785320,9851,186354,66626,064
2019-202,85969,365101,605330,4481,194348,29727,489
2020-212,96773,056103,113337,4391,108347,11829,292
2021-222,59275,893102,163339,4821,077337,35028,692
2022-233,53193,718132,301466,8761,167387,75834,686
Average3,08466,245104,115319,8511,251358,73726,161
Texas Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

259,879 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 291.63% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Texas Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13835,85166,358118,805650,688
2013-14849,95170,660131,162648,129
2014-15878,41685,775140,895651,746
2015-16908,22391,395164,516652,312
2016-17927,54299,996183,512644,034
2017-18936,845106,778207,522622,545
2018-19942,604114,772220,022607,810
2019-20949,876124,370229,691595,815
2020-21953,547400,830325,879226,838
2021-22953,365206,534359,708387,123
2022-231,215,053259,879418,874536,300
Average941,025147,941227,326565,758