Enrollment Trends at Southern Union State CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,555 where 5,063 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.27 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Southern Union State CC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Southern Union State Community College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,716	1,984	2,732
2016-17	4,683 -33	2,023 39	2,660 -72
2017-18	4,828 145	2,113 90	2,715 55
2018-19	4,531 -297	1,980 -133	2,551 -164
2019-20	4,655 124	2,076 96	2,579 28
2020-21	3,950 -705	1,708 -368	2,242 -337
2021-22	4,069 119	1,776 68	2,293 51
2022-23	4,386 317	1,937 161	2,449 156
2023-24	4,673 287	2,042 105	2,631 182
2024-25	5,063 390	2,230 188	2,833 202
Average	4,555	1,987	2,569

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.44%. The percentage was 67.88% 10 years ago and Southern Union State CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.54% of enrolled students is Asian and 18.47% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.61% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 67.88% to 68.44%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.34% to 1.54%. Black student enrollment decreased from 24.07% to 18.47%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.72% to 5.61%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4918 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4807 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southern Union State Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	8	63	1,135	81	5	3,201	64
2016-17	10	72	1,010	85	4	3,313	64
2017-18	10	56	1,047	95	8	3,472	73
2018-19	9	62	949	120	3	3,257	73
2019-20	12	82	985	140	1	3,315	90
2020-21	3	40	731	110	1	2,718	109
2021-22	9	51	716	124	5	2,858	117
2022-23	9	66	823	171	3	3,023	146
2023-24	8	76	862	216	2	3,249	182
2024-25	9	78	935	284	10	3,465	247
Average	9	65	919	143	4	3,187	117