Student Population at Texas Tech
Total Enrollment
40,378
Undergraduate
32,579
Graduate
7,799
Online Enrollment
4,572
Men Students
20,000
Women Students
20,378
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 40,378 students have enrolled at Texas Tech University - 32,579 undergraduate and 7,799 graduate.
By gender, 20,000 male and 20,378 female students are attending Texas Tech University. By attendance status, there are 34,129 full-time students and 6,249 part-time students.
The number of students at Texas Tech University is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and The University of Texas at Dallas, its population is average (average population is 35,965).
Texas Tech University offers online degree/certificate programs and 4,572 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Texas Tech University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 20,000 male and 20,378 female students attending Texas Tech. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.98 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Texas Tech.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 32,579 | 29,133 | 3,446 |
Men | 16,548 | 14,731 | 1,817 |
Women | 16,031 | 14,402 | 1,629 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 7,799 | 4,996 | 2,803 |
Men | 3,452 | 2,465 | 987 |
Women | 4,347 | 2,531 | 1,816 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 21,189 White students (52.48%) and 10,803 Hispanic students (26.75%) at Texas Tech University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Texas Tech University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 108 | 42 | 66 |
Asian | 1,022 | 551 | 471 |
Black or African American | 1,966 | 1,082 | 884 |
Hispanic | 9,457 | 4,604 | 4,853 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 22 | 11 | 11 |
White | 17,704 | 9,022 | 8,682 |
Two or More Races | 1,368 | 657 | 711 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 380 | 204 | 176 |
Total | 32,579 | 16,548 | 16,031 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 8 | 9 |
Asian | 263 | 114 | 149 |
Black or African American | 347 | 137 | 210 |
Hispanic | 1,346 | 516 | 830 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 6 | 3 | 3 |
White | 3,485 | 1,348 | 2,137 |
Two or More Races | 213 | 94 | 119 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 93 | 39 | 54 |
Total | 7,799 | 3,452 | 4,347 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 32,992 students whose age under twenty five and 4,137 students whose age is over thirty years old at Texas Tech University.
Especially, 340 students are younger than eighteen and 25 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Texas Tech University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 32,579 | 16,548 | 16,031 |
Under 18 | 340 | 135 | 205 |
18-19 | 12,786 | 6,061 | 6,725 |
20-21 | 12,111 | 6,047 | 6,064 |
22-24 | 5,166 | 3,232 | 1,934 |
25-29 | 1,151 | 647 | 504 |
30-34 | 454 | 204 | 250 |
35-39 | 217 | 87 | 130 |
40-49 | 240 | 92 | 148 |
50-64 | 103 | 35 | 68 |
65 and over | 11 | 8 | 3 |
Total | 32,579 | 16,548 | 16,031 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 7,799 | 3,452 | 4,347 |
18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
20-21 | 288 | 100 | 188 |
22-24 | 2,299 | 1,004 | 1,295 |
25-29 | 2,098 | 1,029 | 1,069 |
30-34 | 1,176 | 596 | 580 |
35-39 | 746 | 313 | 433 |
40-49 | 826 | 293 | 533 |
50-64 | 350 | 109 | 241 |
65 and over | 14 | 7 | 7 |
Total | 7,799 | 3,452 | 4,347 |
Online Student Population
At Texas Tech University, 25,557 students (63.29% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 4,572 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 3,828 students live in Texas where Texas Tech University is located in and 686 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 40,378 | 32,579 | 7,799 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 4,572 | 2,206 | 2,366 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 20,985 | 19,811 | 1,174 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 14,821 | 10,562 | 4,259 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 4,572 | 2,206 | 2,366 |
Texas Residents | 3,828 | 2,096 | 1,732 |
Other State in U.S. | 686 | 104 | 582 |
Outside of U.S. | 57 | 6 | 51 |
Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 |