Enrollment Trends at TXST

The student population at Texas State University is 40,674 (36,236 undergraduate and 4,438 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,695 (7.10%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at TXST is 89.09% which is increased by 2,756 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 61 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 67 male students for every 100 female students, down from 74 in 2015.
2,395 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 179.46% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 38,553 where 40,674 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 40,674 students in 2025 and was lowest at 37,812 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 37,979 to 40,674 students, a net gain of 2,695 (7.1%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	37,979	33,480	14,394	19,086	4,499	1,725	2,774
2016-17	38,808 829	34,244 764	14,676 282	19,568 482	4,564 65	1,647 -78	2,917 143
2017-18	38,666 -142	34,180 -64	14,540 -136	19,640 72	4,486 -78	1,570 -77	2,916 -1
2018-19	38,644 -22	34,187 7	14,466 -74	19,721 81	4,457 -29	1,579 9	2,878 -38
2019-20	38,187 -457	33,917 -270	14,193 -273	19,724 3	4,270 -187	1,488 -91	2,782 -96
2020-21	37,812 -375	33,193 -724	13,600 -593	19,593 -131	4,619 349	1,600 112	3,019 237
2021-22	37,864 52	33,175 -18	13,394 -206	19,781 188	4,689 70	1,617 17	3,072 53
2022-23	38,171 307	33,834 659	13,586 192	20,248 467	4,337 -352	1,505 -112	2,832 -240
2023-24	38,722 551	34,547 713	13,810 224	20,737 489	4,175 -162	1,447 -58	2,728 -104
2024-25	40,674 1,952	36,236 1,689	14,684 874	21,552 815	4,438 263	1,580 133	2,858 130
Average	38,553	34,099	14,134	19,965	4,453	1,576	2,878

Texas State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 34,099 where 36,236 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 Texas State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	33,480	27,369	11,519	15,850	6,111	2,875	3,236
2016-17	34,244	28,180	11,896	16,284	6,064	2,780	3,284
2017-18	34,180	28,019	11,701	16,318	6,161	2,839	3,322
2018-19	34,187	28,042	11,625	16,417	6,145	2,841	3,304
2019-20	33,917	27,923	11,430	16,493	5,994	2,763	3,231
2020-21	33,193	26,536	10,492	16,044	6,657	3,108	3,549
2021-22	33,175	26,527	10,421	16,106	6,648	2,973	3,675
2022-23	33,834	27,759	10,984	16,775	6,075	2,602	3,473
2023-24	34,547	29,092	11,387	17,705	5,455	2,423	3,032
2024-25	36,236	31,057	12,433	18,624	5,179	2,251	2,928
Average	34,099	34,099	11,389	16,662	34,099	2,746	3,303

Texas State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,453 where 4,438 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 Texas State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,499	2,590	1,007	1,583	1,909	718	1,191
2016-17	4,564	2,686	983	1,703	1,878	664	1,214
2017-18	4,486	2,580	913	1,667	1,906	657	1,249
2018-19	4,457	2,542	900	1,642	1,915	679	1,236
2019-20	4,270	2,482	878	1,604	1,788	610	1,178
2020-21	4,619	2,681	929	1,752	1,938	671	1,267
2021-22	4,689	2,695	928	1,767	1,994	689	1,305
2022-23	4,337	2,540	906	1,634	1,797	599	1,198
2023-24	4,175	2,556	909	1,647	1,619	538	1,081
2024-25	4,438	3,547	1,244	2,303	891	336	555
Average	4,453	4,453	960	1,730	4,453	616	1,147

Texas State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 36.48% and the percentage of black students is 9.25% at Texas State University. 2.83% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 39.85% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 49.74% to 36.48%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.35% to 2.83%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.69% to 9.25%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 33.21% to 39.85%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6979 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6331 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Texas 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	115	893	3,299	12,614	57	18,889	1,258
2016-17	114	897	3,597	13,452	62	18,662	1,302
2017-18	93	903	3,679	13,885	54	18,090	1,309
2018-19	100	981	3,701	14,323	50	17,508	1,336
2019-20	91	1,011	3,487	14,636	42	16,927	1,381
2020-21	74	1,037	3,568	14,621	38	16,387	1,417
2021-22	84	1,003	3,536	15,041	45	15,887	1,395
2022-23	79	1,000	3,484	15,466	40	15,452	1,346
2023-24	104	1,058	3,576	15,754	35	15,195	1,213
2024-25	113	1,150	3,761	16,208	41	14,837	1,234
Average	97	993	3,569	14,600	46	16,783	1,319

Texas State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,395 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 179.46% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Texas State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	37,979	857	4,941	32,181
2016-17	38,808	1,048	5,918	31,842
2017-18	38,666	1,186	7,327	30,153
2018-19	38,644	1,376	9,406	27,862
2019-20	38,187	1,289	10,163	26,735
2020-21	37,812	9,448	25,822	2,542
2021-22	37,864	3,562	21,921	12,381
2022-23	38,171	3,449	22,919	11,803
2023-24	38,722	3,145	19,657	15,920
2024-25	40,674	2,395	15,927	22,352
Average	38,553	2,776	14,400	21,377