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.

The female to male ratio is 1.28 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in South Texas than male students.

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.