Enrollment Trends at Texas Tech

The student population at Texas Tech University is 40,757 (32,580 undergraduate and 8,177 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 4,898 (13.66%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Texas Tech is 79.94% which is increased by 3,343 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,555 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 95 male students for every 100 female students, down from 118 in 2015.
5,648 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 136.71% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 38,913 where 40,757 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 40,773 students in 2024 and was lowest at 35,859 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 35,859 to 40,757 students, a net gain of 4,898 (13.7%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	35,859	29,237	16,130	13,107	6,622	3,255	3,367
2016-17	36,551 692	29,963 726	16,437 307	13,526 419	6,588 -34	3,177 -78	3,411 44
2017-18	36,996 445	30,737 774	16,513 76	14,224 698	6,259 -329	2,977 -200	3,282 -129
2018-19	38,209 1,213	31,957 1,220	17,054 541	14,903 679	6,252 -7	2,872 -105	3,380 98
2019-20	38,742 533	32,125 168	16,727 -327	15,398 495	6,617 365	3,023 151	3,594 214
2020-21	40,322 1,580	33,269 1,144	17,119 392	16,150 752	7,053 436	3,217 194	3,836 242
2021-22	40,542 220	33,132 -137	16,887 -232	16,245 95	7,410 357	3,304 87	4,106 270
2022-23	40,378 -164	32,579 -553	16,548 -339	16,031 -214	7,799 389	3,452 148	4,347 241
2023-24	40,773 395	32,635 56	16,423 -125	16,212 181	8,138 339	3,593 141	4,545 198
2024-25	40,757 -16	32,580 -55	16,266 -157	16,314 102	8,177 39	3,595 2	4,582 37
Average	38,913	31,821	16,610	15,211	7,092	3,247	3,845

Texas Tech University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 31,821 where 32,580 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 Tech University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	29,237	26,121	14,355	11,766	3,116	1,775	1,341
2016-17	29,963	26,627	14,545	12,082	3,336	1,892	1,444
2017-18	30,737	27,318	14,548	12,770	3,419	1,965	1,454
2018-19	31,957	27,648	14,662	12,986	4,309	2,392	1,917
2019-20	32,125	28,062	14,540	13,522	4,063	2,187	1,876
2020-21	33,269	29,010	14,825	14,185	4,259	2,294	1,965
2021-22	33,132	28,969	14,677	14,292	4,163	2,210	1,953
2022-23	32,579	29,133	14,731	14,402	3,446	1,817	1,629
2023-24	32,635	29,578	14,818	14,760	3,057	1,605	1,452
2024-25	32,580	29,534	14,730	14,804	3,046	1,536	1,510
Average	31,821	31,821	14,643	13,557	31,821	1,967	1,654

Texas Tech University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,092 where 8,177 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 Tech University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,622	4,250	2,231	2,019	2,372	1,024	1,348
2016-17	6,588	4,165	2,217	1,948	2,423	960	1,463
2017-18	6,259	3,921	2,097	1,824	2,338	880	1,458
2018-19	6,252	3,847	1,980	1,867	2,405	892	1,513
2019-20	6,617	4,062	2,119	1,943	2,555	904	1,651
2020-21	7,053	4,242	2,174	2,068	2,811	1,043	1,768
2021-22	7,410	4,496	2,259	2,237	2,914	1,045	1,869
2022-23	7,799	4,996	2,465	2,531	2,803	987	1,816
2023-24	8,138	5,320	2,581	2,739	2,818	1,012	1,806
2024-25	8,177	5,430	2,614	2,816	2,747	981	1,766
Average	7,092	7,092	2,274	2,199	7,092	973	1,646

Texas Tech University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 49.97% and the percentage of black students is 5.84% at Texas Tech University. 3.39% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 27.77% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 58.53% to 49.97%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.38% to 3.39%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.81% to 5.84%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 21.04% to 27.77%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6668 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6085 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Texas Tech 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	113	855	2,082	7,545	47	20,989	930
2016-17	111	869	2,186	8,187	44	21,035	840
2017-18	118	859	2,173	9,380	36	20,372	717
2018-19	139	1,126	2,378	10,422	31	20,621	995
2019-20	139	1,130	2,401	10,381	23	20,727	1,307
2020-21	130	1,226	2,491	10,992	31	21,458	1,495
2021-22	126	1,290	2,378	11,056	27	21,664	1,537
2022-23	125	1,285	2,313	10,803	28	21,189	1,581
2023-24	137	1,354	2,315	10,967	36	20,830	1,631
2024-25	139	1,381	2,380	11,320	31	20,368	1,692
Average	128	1,138	2,310	10,105	33	20,925	1,273

Texas Tech University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,648 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 136.71% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Texas Tech University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	35,859	2,386	12,440	21,033
2016-17	36,551	2,756	13,492	20,303
2017-18	36,996	2,739	14,630	19,627
2018-19	38,209	3,513	15,508	19,188
2019-20	38,742	3,742	16,456	18,544
2020-21	40,227	4,027	17,724	18,476
2021-22	40,542	5,243	22,394	12,905
2022-23	40,378	4,572	20,985	14,821
2023-24	40,773	4,872	21,839	14,062
2024-25	40,757	5,648	21,407	13,702
Average	38,903	3,950	17,688	17,266

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Enrollment Trends at Texas Tech

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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