Enrollment Trends at South Texas

The average student population over the last 11 years is 30,336 where 27,431 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 34,371 students in 2016 and was lowest at 26,440 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 34,371 to 27,431 students, a net loss of 6,940 (20.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at South Texas College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 1.89% and the percentage of black students is 0.42% at South Texas College. 0.62% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 95.80% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 2.87% to 1.89%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.78% to 0.62%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.27% to 0.42%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 94.01% to 95.80%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.0817 which indicates that not very diverse. This decreased from 0.1153 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at South Texas College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

6,291 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has increased 226.64% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at South Texas College from 2015 to 2025.