Enrollment Trends at WTAMU

The student population at West Texas A & M University is 9,045 (6,926 undergraduate and 2,119 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 444 (4.68%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at WTAMU is 76.57% which is decreased by 352 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 92 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 71 male students for every 100 female students, down from 80 in 2015.
3,168 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 33.67% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,637 where 9,045 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 10,060 students in 2018 and was lowest at 8,997 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 9,489 to 9,045 students, a net loss of 444 (4.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at West Texas A & M University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,489	7,278	3,249	4,029	2,211	971	1,240
2016-17	9,901 412	7,389 111	3,229 -20	4,160 131	2,512 301	1,114 143	1,398 158
2017-18	10,060 159	7,394 5	3,165 -64	4,229 69	2,666 154	1,180 66	1,486 88
2018-19	10,029 -31	7,376 -18	3,106 -59	4,270 41	2,653 -13	1,142 -38	1,511 25
2019-20	9,970 -59	7,355 -21	3,104 -2	4,251 -19	2,615 -38	1,117 -25	1,498 -13
2020-21	10,036 66	7,326 -29	3,058 -46	4,268 17	2,710 95	1,114 -3	1,596 98
2021-22	9,602 -434	7,083 -243	2,910 -148	4,173 -95	2,519 -191	1,016 -98	1,503 -93
2022-23	9,242 -360	6,901 -182	2,849 -61	4,052 -121	2,341 -178	888 -128	1,453 -50
2023-24	8,997 -245	6,786 -115	2,813 -36	3,973 -79	2,211 -130	814 -74	1,397 -56
2024-25	9,045 48	6,926 140	2,936 123	3,990 17	2,119 -92	809 -5	1,310 -87
Average	9,637	7,181	3,042	4,140	2,456	1,017	1,439

West Texas A & M University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,181 where 6,926 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 West Texas A & M University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,278	5,681	2,526	3,155	1,597	723	874
2016-17	7,389	5,650	2,502	3,148	1,739	727	1,012
2017-18	7,394	5,615	2,420	3,195	1,779	745	1,034
2018-19	7,376	5,484	2,339	3,145	1,892	767	1,125
2019-20	7,355	5,582	2,357	3,225	1,773	747	1,026
2020-21	7,326	5,621	2,313	3,308	1,705	745	960
2021-22	7,083	5,332	2,155	3,177	1,751	755	996
2022-23	6,901	5,316	2,173	3,143	1,585	676	909
2023-24	6,786	5,411	2,228	3,183	1,375	585	790
2024-25	6,926	5,375	2,228	3,147	1,551	708	843
Average	7,181	7,181	2,324	3,183	7,181	718	957

West Texas A & M University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,456 where 2,119 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 West Texas A & M University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,211	689	292	397	1,522	679	843
2016-17	2,512	618	246	372	1,894	868	1,026
2017-18	2,666	628	253	375	2,038	927	1,111
2018-19	2,653	629	246	383	2,024	896	1,128
2019-20	2,615	610	224	386	2,005	893	1,112
2020-21	2,710	620	207	413	2,090	907	1,183
2021-22	2,519	587	180	407	1,932	836	1,096
2022-23	2,341	598	171	427	1,743	717	1,026
2023-24	2,211	656	204	452	1,555	610	945
2024-25	2,119	717	240	477	1,402	569	833
Average	2,456	2,456	226	409	2,456	790	1,030

West Texas A & M University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.18%. The percentage was 59.93% 10 years ago and WTAMU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.62% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.49% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 32.24% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.93% to 52.18%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.24% to 2.62%. Black student enrollment decreased from 5.81% to 4.49%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 24.20% to 32.24%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6206 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5779 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at West Texas A & M 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	49	213	551	2,296	12	5,687	197
2016-17	52	251	551	2,395	17	6,006	225
2017-18	47	296	546	2,544	12	5,976	267
2018-19	54	293	540	2,642	9	5,867	275
2019-20	46	280	526	2,740	11	5,683	314
2020-21	49	299	537	2,884	12	5,620	309
2021-22	53	272	484	2,838	15	5,225	246
2022-23	45	258	466	2,765	13	4,973	230
2023-24	51	231	413	2,807	13	4,725	224
2024-25	49	237	406	2,916	9	4,720	191
Average	50	263	502	2,683	12	5,448	248

West Texas A & M University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,168 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 35% of total students. The number of online students has increased 33.67% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at West Texas A & M University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	9,489	2,370	2,252	4,867
2016-17	9,901	2,835	2,446	4,620
2017-18	10,060	3,244	2,502	4,314
2018-19	10,029	3,382	2,453	4,194
2019-20	9,970	3,395	2,491	4,084
2020-21	10,036	4,083	3,718	2,235
2021-22	9,602	3,808	4,736	1,058
2022-23	9,242	3,491	2,767	2,984
2023-24	8,997	2,033	2,653	4,311
2024-25	9,045	3,168	2,729	3,148
Average	9,637	3,181	2,875	3,582

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Enrollment Trends at WTAMU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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