The student population at Texas Tech University is 40,378 (32,579 undergraduate and 7,799 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 7,267 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Texas Tech is 80.69% which is increased by 5,535 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,732 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.02 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

4,572 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 102.12% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 37,587 where 40,378 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

80.69% of total students is undergraduate students and 19.31% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 5,535 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,732 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.02 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Texas Tech.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Texas Tech University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1433,11127,04415,05411,9906,0673,0033,064
2014-1535,158
2,047
28,632
1,588
15,799
745
12,833
843
6,526
459
3,207
204
3,319
255
2015-1635,859
701
29,237
605
16,130
331
13,107
274
6,622
96
3,255
48
3,367
48
2016-1736,551
692
29,963
726
16,437
307
13,526
419
6,588
-34
3,177
-78
3,411
44
2017-1836,996
445
30,737
774
16,513
76
14,224
698
6,259
-329
2,977
-200
3,282
-129
2018-1938,209
1,213
31,957
1,220
17,054
541
14,903
679
6,252
-7
2,872
-105
3,380
98
2019-2038,742
533
32,125
168
16,727
-327
15,398
495
6,617
365
3,023
151
3,594
214
2020-2140,322
1,580
33,269
1,144
17,119
392
16,150
752
7,053
436
3,217
194
3,836
242
2021-2240,542
220
33,132
-137
16,887
-232
16,245
95
7,410
357
3,304
87
4,106
270
2022-2340,378
-164
32,579
-553
16,548
-339
16,031
-214
7,799
389
3,452
148
4,347
241
Average37,58730,86816,42714,4416,7193,1493,571
Texas Tech University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 30,868 where 32,579 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 Texas Tech University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1427,04424,33813,47110,8672,7061,5831,123
2014-1528,63225,58914,06411,5253,0431,7351,308
2015-1629,23726,12114,35511,7663,1161,7751,341
2016-1729,96326,62714,54512,0823,3361,8921,444
2017-1830,73727,31814,54812,7703,4191,9651,454
2018-1931,95727,64814,66212,9864,3092,3921,917
2019-2032,12528,06214,54013,5224,0632,1871,876
2020-2133,26929,01014,82514,1854,2592,2941,965
2021-2233,13228,96914,67714,2924,1632,2101,953
2022-2332,57929,13314,73114,4023,4461,8171,629
Average30,86830,86814,44212,84030,8681,9851,601
Texas Tech University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 6,719 where 7,799 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 Texas Tech University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,0673,9492,0831,8662,1189201,198
2014-156,5264,2612,2901,9712,2659171,348
2015-166,6224,2502,2312,0192,3721,0241,348
2016-176,5884,1652,2171,9482,4239601,463
2017-186,2593,9212,0971,8242,3388801,458
2018-196,2523,8471,9801,8672,4058921,513
2019-206,6174,0622,1191,9432,5559041,651
2020-217,0534,2422,1742,0682,8111,0431,768
2021-227,4104,4962,2592,2372,9141,0451,869
2022-237,7994,9962,4652,5312,8039871,816
Average6,7196,7192,1922,0276,7199571,543
Texas Tech University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.48%. The percentage was 62.16% 10 years ago and Texas Tech still has a high percentage of white students. 3.18% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.73% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141088631,8306,3033020,582879
2014-151138502,0117,0753920,9651,053
2015-161138552,0827,5454720,989930
2016-171118692,1868,1874421,035840
2017-181188592,1739,3803620,372717
2018-191391,1262,37810,4223120,621995
2019-201391,1302,40110,3812320,7271,307
2020-211301,2262,49110,9923121,4581,495
2021-221261,2902,37811,0562721,6641,537
2022-231251,2852,31310,8032821,1891,581
Average1221,0352,2249,2143420,9601,133
Texas Tech University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,572 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 102.12% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Texas Tech University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1535,1582,26210,40622,490
2015-1635,8592,38612,44021,033
2016-1736,5512,75613,49220,303
2017-1836,9962,73914,63019,627
2018-1938,2093,51315,50819,188
2019-2038,7423,74216,45618,544
2020-2140,2274,02717,72418,476
2021-2240,5425,24322,39412,905
2022-2340,3784,57220,98514,821
Average38,0743,47116,00418,599

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