Enrollment Trends at TSU

The student population at Tarleton State University is 17,433 (15,254 undergraduate and 2,179 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 5,103 (41.39%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at TSU is 87.50% which is increased by 4,504 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 599 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 62 male students for every 100 female students, down from 63 in 2015.
6,403 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 434.92% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 14,015 where 17,433 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 17,433 students in 2025 and was lowest at 12,330 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 12,330 to 17,433 students, a net gain of 5,103 (41.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Tarleton State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	12,330	10,750	4,161	6,589	1,580	626	954
2016-17	13,049 719	11,463 713	4,420 259	7,043 454	1,586 6	576 -50	1,010 56
2017-18	13,019 -30	11,288 -175	4,399 -21	6,889 -154	1,731 145	634 58	1,097 87
2018-19	13,109 90	11,315 27	4,351 -48	6,964 75	1,794 63	612 -22	1,182 85
2019-20	13,166 57	11,350 35	4,312 -39	7,038 74	1,816 22	607 -5	1,209 27
2020-21	14,016 850	11,893 543	4,354 42	7,539 501	2,123 307	706 99	1,417 208
2021-22	13,995 -21	11,666 -227	4,237 -117	7,429 -110	2,329 206	736 30	1,593 176
2022-23	14,092 97	11,880 214	4,370 133	7,510 81	2,212 -117	705 -31	1,507 -86
2023-24	15,937 1,845	13,688 1,808	5,120 750	8,568 1,058	2,249 37	750 45	1,499 -8
2024-25	17,433 1,496	15,254 1,566	5,940 820	9,314 746	2,179 -70	729 -21	1,450 -49
Average	14,015	12,055	4,566	7,488	1,960	668	1,292

Tarleton State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 12,055 where 15,254 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Tarleton State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	10,750	8,309	3,189	5,120	2,441	972	1,469
2016-17	11,463	8,059	3,147	4,912	3,404	1,273	2,131
2017-18	11,288	8,429	3,262	5,167	2,859	1,137	1,722
2018-19	11,315	8,378	3,233	5,145	2,937	1,118	1,819
2019-20	11,350	8,211	3,113	5,098	3,139	1,199	1,940
2020-21	11,893	8,554	3,121	5,433	3,339	1,233	2,106
2021-22	11,666	8,567	3,058	5,509	3,099	1,179	1,920
2022-23	11,880	8,745	3,128	5,617	3,135	1,242	1,893
2023-24	13,688	9,222	3,436	5,786	4,466	1,684	2,782
2024-25	15,254	11,079	4,256	6,823	4,175	1,684	2,491
Average	12,055	12,055	3,294	5,461	12,055	1,272	2,027

Tarleton State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,960 where 2,179 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Tarleton State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,580	299	135	164	1,281	491	790
2016-17	1,586	281	113	168	1,305	463	842
2017-18	1,731	350	128	222	1,381	506	875
2018-19	1,794	357	108	249	1,437	504	933
2019-20	1,816	336	100	236	1,480	507	973
2020-21	2,123	461	148	313	1,662	558	1,104
2021-22	2,329	596	181	415	1,733	555	1,178
2022-23	2,212	624	207	417	1,588	498	1,090
2023-24	2,249	627	205	422	1,622	545	1,077
2024-25	2,179	934	280	654	1,245	449	796
Average	1,960	1,960	161	326	1,960	508	966

Tarleton State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 63.27%. The percentage was 68.39% 10 years ago and TSU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.54% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.37% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 20.90% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.39% to 63.27%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.17% to 1.54%. Black student enrollment decreased from 8.55% to 7.37%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 16.96% to 20.90%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5493 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4952 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	77	144	1,054	2,091	11	8,433	351
2016-17	78	135	1,136	2,385	12	8,748	400
2017-18	66	166	1,145	2,435	17	8,614	422
2018-19	57	167	1,109	2,537	16	8,593	446
2019-20	53	186	1,117	2,681	15	8,473	469
2020-21	64	180	1,191	3,037	15	8,852	513
2021-22	66	160	1,135	3,049	11	8,846	546
2022-23	75	163	1,061	3,141	11	8,819	491
2023-24	117	193	1,097	3,823	19	9,915	523
2024-25	226	268	1,284	3,644	198	11,030	485
Average	88	176	1,133	2,882	33	9,032	465

Tarleton State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,403 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 37% of total students. The number of online students has increased 434.92% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Tarleton State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	12,330	1,197	813	10,320
2016-17	13,049	1,161	827	11,061
2017-18	13,019	1,065	843	11,111
2018-19	13,109	1,004	874	11,231
2019-20	13,166	2,733	4,340	6,093
2020-21	14,016	14,015	1	0
2021-22	13,995	6,360	5,053	2,582
2022-23	14,092	3,809	5,821	4,462
2023-24	15,937	4,015	6,213	5,709
2024-25	17,433	6,403	6,924	4,106
Average	14,015	4,176	3,171	6,668

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Enrollment Trends at TSU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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