Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Lone Star College System's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas.
Lone Star College System has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 16,439 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas average (16,031 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Lone Star College System73,07773,077
Similarly Ranked Schools16,43916,439
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas16,03113,793
The below chart compares the student population between Lone Star College System and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 30,529 male and 42,548 female students attending Lone Star College System. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.72 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Lone Star College System.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Lone Star College System
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total73,07720,14052,937
Men30,5299,11421,415
Women42,54811,02631,522

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 31,275 Hispanic students (42.80%) and 17,440 White students (23.87%) at Lone Star College System(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Lone Star College System.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Lone Star College System
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1577384
Asian5,8832,8293,054
Black or African American9,8053,4846,321
Hispanic31,27512,66718,608
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White17,4407,6919,749
Two or More Races2,6641,1131,551
Race/Ethnicity Unknown3,2061,5551,651
Total 73,07730,52942,548

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 59,467 students whose age under twenty five and 8,042 students whose age is over thirty years old at Lone Star College System.
Especially, 25,291 students are younger than eighteen and 65 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Lone Star College System.
Population by Student Age at Lone Star College System
TotalMenWomen
Total73,077 30,52942,548
Under 1825,291 10,78114,510
18-1916,116 7,0819,035
20-2110,579 4,6975,882
22-247,481 3,1624,319
25-295,504 2,2093,295
30-343,077 1,0142,063
35-391,985 6801,305
40-492,074 6091,465
50-64841 244597
65 and over65 5213
unknown64 064
Total 73,077 30,52942,548

Online Student Population

At Lone Star College System, 41,679 students (57.03% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 23,040 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 22,934 students live in Texas where Lone Star College System is located in and 86 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total73,077
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes23,040
Enrolled Some in Online Classes18,639
Not Enrolled in Online Classes31,398
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)23,040
Texas Residents22,934
Other State in U.S.86
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown20