South Texas College Student Population

How many students at South Texas?

For the academic year 2024-2025, South Texas College has a total enrollment of 27,431 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 12,013 male students (43.8%) and 15,418 female students (56.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 26,280 Hispanic students (95.8%) and 518 White students (1.9%).
• Class Delivery: 6,291 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 5,286 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's - which average 10,294 - South Texas'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, 12,013 male (43.79%) and 15,418 female (56.21%) students are attending South Texas College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 77.92.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 518 White, 114 Black, and 169 Asian students out of a total of 27,431 are attending at South Texas College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

South Texas College is not very diverse with a diversity index of 8.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

Student Age Distribution

By age, South Texas has 10,024 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 21,863 students under 25 years old, and 4,577 students over 25 years old out of 26,440 total students.

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

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 South Texas College, 6,291 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,286 students are enrolled in some online courses.

6,250 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 41 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 27,431 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 520 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.90%.233 students have transferred in as full-time status and 287 students transferred in as part-time status.