Student Population at Lone Star College System
Total Enrollment
73,077 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
73,077
Online Enrollment
23,040
Men Students
30,529
Women Students
42,548
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 73,077 students have enrolled at Lone Star College System (all undergraduate).
By gender, 30,529 male and 42,548 female students are attending Lone Star College System. By attendance status, there are 20,140 full-time students and 52,937 part-time students.
The number of students at Lone Star College System is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as San Antonio College and Northwest Vista College, its population is very large (average population is 16,439).
Lone Star College System offers online degree/certificate programs and 23,040 students enrolled in online programs.
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).
| Total | Undergraduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Star College System | 73,077 | 73,077 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 16,439 | 16,439 |
| All Colleges | 2,931 | 2,685 |
| Public, 4-Years Colleges | 11,396 | 9,810 |
| 4-Years Colleges | 4,686 | 4,205 |
| Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas | 16,031 | 13,793 |
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.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 73,077 | 20,140 | 52,937 |
| Men | 30,529 | 9,114 | 21,415 |
| Women | 42,548 | 11,026 | 31,522 |
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.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 157 | 73 | 84 |
| Asian | 5,883 | 2,829 | 3,054 |
| Black or African American | 9,805 | 3,484 | 6,321 |
| Hispanic | 31,275 | 12,667 | 18,608 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 17,440 | 7,691 | 9,749 |
| Two or More Races | 2,664 | 1,113 | 1,551 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 3,206 | 1,555 | 1,651 |
| Total | 73,077 | 30,529 | 42,548 |
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.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 73,077 | 30,529 | 42,548 |
| Under 18 | 25,291 | 10,781 | 14,510 |
| 18-19 | 16,116 | 7,081 | 9,035 |
| 20-21 | 10,579 | 4,697 | 5,882 |
| 22-24 | 7,481 | 3,162 | 4,319 |
| 25-29 | 5,504 | 2,209 | 3,295 |
| 30-34 | 3,077 | 1,014 | 2,063 |
| 35-39 | 1,985 | 680 | 1,305 |
| 40-49 | 2,074 | 609 | 1,465 |
| 50-64 | 841 | 244 | 597 |
| 65 and over | 65 | 52 | 13 |
| unknown | 64 | 0 | 64 |
| Total | 73,077 | 30,529 | 42,548 |
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.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 73,077 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 23,040 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 18,639 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 31,398 |
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 23,040 |
| Texas Residents | 22,934 |
| Other State in U.S. | 86 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
| Unknown | 20 |
