Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Texas Tech's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas.
The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas average (16,031 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Texas Tech University40,75732,5808,177
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 Texas Tech University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 19,861 male and 20,896 female students attending Texas Tech. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.95 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 Texas Tech.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Texas Tech
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total32,58029,5343,046
Men16,26614,7301,536
Women16,31414,8041,510
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Texas Tech
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,1775,4302,747
Men3,5952,614981
Women4,5822,8161,766

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 20,368 White students (49.97%) and 11,320 Hispanic students (27.77%) at Texas Tech University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Texas Tech University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Texas Tech University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1215863
Asian1,123604519
Black or African American2,0061,134872
Hispanic9,8754,6005,275
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander261412
White16,8298,4838,346
Two or More Races1,456684772
Race/Ethnicity Unknown463235228
Total 32,58016,26616,314
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Texas Tech University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native18513
Asian258106152
Black or African American374139235
Hispanic1,445542903
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander523
White3,5391,4142,125
Two or More Races23694142
Race/Ethnicity Unknown723834
Total 8,1773,5954,582

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 32,947 students whose age under twenty five and 4,419 students whose age is over thirty years old at Texas Tech University.
Especially, 344 students are younger than eighteen and 31 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Texas Tech University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Texas Tech University
TotalMenWomen
Total32,580 16,26616,314
Under 18344 141203
18-1912,952 5,9796,973
20-2112,026 6,1195,907
22-244,877 2,9251,952
25-291,189 660529
30-34436 180256
35-39300 106194
40-49312 101211
50-64129 4782
65 and over15 87
Total 32,580 16,26616,314
Population by Student Age at Texas Tech University
TotalMenWomen
Total8,177 3,5954,582
18-192 02
20-21308 116192
22-242,438 1,0551,383
25-292,202 1,0231,179
30-341,189 568621
35-39723 337386
40-49919 352567
50-64380 136244
65 and over16 88
Total 8,177 3,5954,582

Online Student Population

At Texas Tech University, 27,055 students (66.38% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 5,648 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, 4,845 students live in Texas where Texas Tech University is located in and 709 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total40,75732,5808,177
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes5,6483,0102,638
Enrolled Some in Online Classes21,40720,2271,180
Not Enrolled in Online Classes13,7029,3434,359
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)5,6483,0102,638
Texas Residents4,8452,8282,017
Other State in U.S.709174535
Outside of U.S.94886
Unknown000