Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares South Texas's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas.
South Texas has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 11,387 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas average (16,031 students).
TotalUndergraduate
South Texas College27,43127,431
Similarly Ranked Schools11,38711,386
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 South Texas College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 12,013 male and 15,418 female students attending South Texas. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.78 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 South Texas.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at South Texas
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total27,4319,62317,808
Men12,0134,2227,791
Women15,4185,40110,017

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 26,280 Hispanic students (95.80%) and 518 White students (1.89%) at South Texas College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at South Texas College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at South Texas College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native24186
Asian1697792
Black or African American1145460
Hispanic26,28011,44414,836
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander422
White518259259
Two or More Races361422
Race/Ethnicity Unknown269138131
Total 27,43112,01315,418

Online Student Population

At South Texas College, 11,577 students (42.20% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 6,291 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, 6,250 students live in Texas where South Texas College is located in and 29 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total27,431
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes6,291
Enrolled Some in Online Classes5,286
Not Enrolled in Online Classes15,854
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)6,291
Texas Residents6,250
Other State in U.S.29
Outside of U.S.1
Unknown11