Enrollment Trends at UT Austin

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 51,853 where 53,864 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 53,864 students in 2025 and was lowest at 50,476 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 50,950 to 53,864 students, a net gain of 2,914 (5.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at The University of Texas at Austin since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Level Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	50,950	39,619	19,016	20,603	11,331	5,903	5,428
2016-17	51,331 381	40,168 549	19,068 52	21,100 497	11,163 -168	5,836 -67	5,327 -101
2017-18	51,525 194	40,492 324	19,054 -14	21,438 338	11,033 -130	5,688 -148	5,345 18
2018-19	51,832 307	40,804 312	18,852 -202	21,952 514	11,028 -5	5,668 -20	5,360 15
2019-20	51,090 -742	40,163 -641	18,285 -567	21,878 -74	10,927 -101	5,577 -91	5,350 -10
2020-21	50,476 -614	40,048 -115	17,716 -569	22,332 454	10,428 -499	5,278 -299	5,150 -200
2021-22	51,991 1,515	40,916 868	17,763 47	23,153 821	11,075 647	5,482 204	5,593 443
2022-23	52,384 393	41,309 393	17,610 -153	23,699 546	11,075	5,489 7	5,586 -7
2023-24	53,082 698	42,444 1,135	17,873 263	24,571 872	10,638 -437	5,314 -175	5,324 -262
2024-25	53,864 782	43,165 721	18,254 381	24,911 340	10,699 61	5,360 46	5,339 15
Average	51,853	40,913	18,349	22,564	10,940	5,560	5,380

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 40,913 where 43,165 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at The University of Texas at Austin since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	39,619	36,565	17,318	19,247	3,054	1,698	1,356
2016-17	40,168	37,234	17,450	19,784	2,934	1,618	1,316
2017-18	40,492	37,740	17,555	20,185	2,752	1,499	1,253
2018-19	40,804	38,097	17,433	20,664	2,707	1,419	1,288
2019-20	40,163	37,515	16,911	20,604	2,648	1,374	1,274
2020-21	40,048	37,404	16,390	21,014	2,644	1,326	1,318
2021-22	40,916	38,250	16,419	21,831	2,666	1,344	1,322
2022-23	41,309	38,591	16,248	22,343	2,718	1,362	1,356
2023-24	42,444	39,787	16,568	23,219	2,657	1,305	1,352
2024-25	43,165	40,693	17,076	23,617	2,472	1,178	1,294
Average	40,913	40,913	16,937	21,251	40,913	1,412	1,313

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 10,940 where 10,699 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at The University of Texas at Austin since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	11,331	10,442	5,509	4,933	889	394	495
2016-17	11,163	10,282	5,401	4,881	881	435	446
2017-18	11,033	10,240	5,289	4,951	793	399	394
2018-19	11,028	10,445	5,375	5,070	583	293	290
2019-20	10,927	10,395	5,312	5,083	532	265	267
2020-21	10,428	9,894	5,003	4,891	534	275	259
2021-22	11,075	10,262	5,109	5,153	813	373	440
2022-23	11,075	10,490	5,227	5,263	585	262	323
2023-24	10,638	10,107	5,058	5,049	531	256	275
2024-25	10,699	10,164	5,100	5,064	535	260	275
Average	10,940	10,940	5,238	5,034	10,940	321	346

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 31.47% and the percentage of black students is 4.46% at The University of Texas at Austin. 22.42% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 25.51% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 45.10% to 31.47%. Asian enrollment grew from 17.16% to 22.42%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.91% to 4.46%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 19.53% to 25.51%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7822 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7265 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at The University of Texas at Austin over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	80	8,742	1,994	9,948	64	22,979	1,636
2016-17	77	9,155	2,025	10,265	67	22,227	1,683
2017-18	84	9,399	1,990	10,534	61	21,870	1,709
2018-19	77	9,843	2,076	10,846	42	21,305	1,756
2019-20	74	9,958	2,082	11,081	35	20,382	1,768
2020-21	60	10,186	2,190	11,796	31	19,616	1,840
2021-22	50	10,701	2,251	12,563	28	19,086	1,906
2022-23	50	11,045	2,278	13,011	28	18,137	1,892
2023-24	58	11,696	2,389	13,384	33	17,507	1,969
2024-25	65	12,076	2,404	13,740	44	16,951	2,025
Average	68	10,280	2,168	11,717	43	20,006	1,818