Texas Lutheran University Student Population

How many students at TLU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Texas Lutheran University has a total enrollment of 1,423 students, including 1,319 undergraduate and 104 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 658 male students (46.2%) and 765 female students (53.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 627 Hispanic students (44.1%) and 516 White students (36.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,319 undergraduate students (92.7%) and 104 graduate students (7.3%).
• Class Delivery: 53 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 413 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields - which average 1,196 - TLU's body is relatively large.

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, 658 male (46.24%) and 765 female (53.76%) students are attending Texas Lutheran University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 86.01.

By class level, 1,319 (92.69%) are undergraduate students and 104 (7.31%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.16% are male and 52.84% are female, while among graduate students, 34.62% are male and 65.38% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 516 White, 160 Black, and 26 Asian students out of a total of 1,423 are attending at Texas Lutheran University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Texas Lutheran University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.9% 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, TLU has 14 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 1,206 students under 25 years old, and 217 students over 25 years old out of 1,423 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 14 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. TLU has 1,167 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 152 students aged 25 and over.

It has 39 graduate students aged under 25 and 65 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 Texas Lutheran University, 53 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 413 students are enrolled in some online courses.

48 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,319 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 45 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.41%.42 students have transferred in as full-time status and 3 students transferred in as part-time status.