Enrollment Trends at TSU

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.

87.50% of total students is undergraduate students and 12.50% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 4,504 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 599 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.61 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in TSU than male students.

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

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.

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.

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).

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.