Sam Houston State University Student Population

How many students at Sam Houston State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Sam Houston State University has a total enrollment of 21,039 students, including 17,787 undergraduate and 3,252 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 7,703 male students (36.6%) and 13,336 female students (63.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 9,398 White students (44.7%) and 5,986 Hispanic students (28.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 17,787 undergraduate students (84.5%) and 3,252 graduate students (15.5%).
• Class Delivery: 4,590 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 9,191 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - Sam Houston State's body is larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 7,703 male (36.61%) and 13,336 female (63.39%) students are attending Sam Houston State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 57.76.

By class level, 17,787 (84.54%) are undergraduate students and 3,252 (15.46%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.44% are male and 62.56% are female, while among graduate students, 32.07% are male and 67.93% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 9,398 White, 3,566 Black, and 673 Asian students out of a total of 21,039 are attending at Sam Houston State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Sam Houston State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 68.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Sam Houston State has 144 students under 18 years old and 20 students over 65 years old. There are 16,294 students under 25 years old, and 4,745 students over 25 years old out of 21,039 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 143 students are younger than 18 and 10 students are older than 65. Sam Houston State has 15,321 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,466 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at Sam Houston State, 1 students are younger than 18 and 10 students are older than 65. It has 973 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,279 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Sam Houston State University, 4,590 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,191 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,409 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 181 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 17,787 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,810 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.18%.1,345 students have transferred in as full-time status and 465 students transferred in as part-time status.