Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares TSU's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas.
TSU has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 17,693 students). The enrollment is close to the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas average (16,031 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Tarleton State University17,43315,2542,179
Similarly Ranked Schools17,69312,9754,718
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas16,03113,7933,432
The below chart compares the student population between Tarleton State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 6,669 male and 10,764 female students attending TSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.62 to 1 and the ratio is than 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 TSU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at TSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total15,25411,0794,175
Men5,9404,2561,684
Women9,3146,8232,491
Population by Gender/Attending Status at TSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,1799341,245
Men729280449
Women1,450654796

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 11,030 White students (63.27%) and 3,644 Hispanic students (20.90%) at Tarleton State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Tarleton State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Tarleton State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native20175126
Asian23295137
Black or African American999397602
Hispanic3,1851,1492,036
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander19611185
White9,7903,8835,907
Two or More Races423150273
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1465096
Total 15,2545,9409,314
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Tarleton State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native25916
Asian361224
Black or African American28579206
Hispanic459138321
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,240430810
Two or More Races622834
Race/Ethnicity Unknown27720
Total 2,1797291,450

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 13,812 students whose age under twenty five and 2,316 students whose age is over thirty years old at Tarleton State University.
Especially, 2,415 students are younger than eighteen and 20 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Tarleton State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Tarleton State University
TotalMenWomen
Total15,254 5,9409,314
Under 182,415 9081,507
18-194,844 1,7753,069
20-213,863 1,5052,358
22-242,077 9231,154
25-29800 339461
30-34426 159267
35-39308 115193
40-49370 154216
50-64141 5883
65 and over10 46
Total 15,254 5,9409,314
Population by Student Age at Tarleton State University
TotalMenWomen
Total2,179 7291,450
20-2158 652
22-24555 160395
25-29505 168337
30-34285 100185
35-39255 90165
40-49340 130210
50-64171 70101
65 and over10 55
Total 2,179 7291,450

Online Student Population

At Tarleton State University, 13,327 students (76.45% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 6,403 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, 6,254 students live in Texas where Tarleton State University is located in and 141 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total17,43315,2542,179
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes6,4034,9701,433
Enrolled Some in Online Classes6,9246,573351
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,1063,711395
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)6,4034,9701,433
Texas Residents6,2544,8721,382
Other State in U.S.1419645
Outside of U.S.606
Unknown220