Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Student Population

How many students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has a total enrollment of 5,098 students, including 1,482 undergraduate and 3,616 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,249 male students (24.5%) and 3,849 female students (75.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,462 White students (48.3%) and 1,387 Hispanic students (27.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,482 undergraduate students (29.1%) and 3,616 graduate students (70.9%).
• Class Delivery: 1,644 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,131 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public School of engineering - which average 3,493 - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center's body is significantly 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, 1,249 male (24.50%) and 3,849 female (75.50%) students are attending Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 32.45.

By class level, 1,482 (29.07%) are undergraduate students and 3,616 (70.93%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 13.29% are male and 86.71% are female, while among graduate students, 29.09% are male and 70.91% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,462 White, 440 Black, and 537 Asian students out of a total of 5,098 are attending at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 67.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 1,830 students under 25 years old, and 3,060 students over 25 years old out of 4,890 total students.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has 834 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 540 students aged 25 and over.

It has 996 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,520 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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 Tech University Health Sciences Center, 1,644 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,131 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,536 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 108 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,482 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 551 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 37.18%.504 students have transferred in as full-time status and 47 students transferred in as part-time status.