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Student Population

Student Population at UTHSC

Total Enrollment

5,354

Undergraduate

554

Graduate

4,800

Online Enrollment

217

Men Students

1,598

Women Students

3,756

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,354 students have enrolled at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - 554 undergraduate and 4,800 graduate.

By gender, 1,598 male and 3,756 female students are attending The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. By attendance status, there are 3,494 full-time students and 1,860 part-time students.

The number of students at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Baylor College of Medicine and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, its population is very large (average population is 3,196).

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston offers online degree/certificate programs and 217 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,598 male and 3,756 female students attending UTHSC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.43 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 UTHSC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTHSC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	554	473	81
Men	75	67	8
Women	479	406	73

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTHSC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,800	3,021	1,779
Men	1,523	1,097	426
Women	3,277	1,924	1,353

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,637 White students (30.58%) and 1,070 Asian students (19.99%) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	161	30	131
Black or African American	76	12	64
Hispanic	164	19	145
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	111	9	102
Two or More Races	14	2	12
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	22	2	20
Total	554	75	479

Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	3	3
Asian	909	292	617
Black or African American	508	90	418
Hispanic	840	262	578
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,526	496	1,030
Two or More Races	101	32	69
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	220	73	147
Total	4,800	1,523	3,277

Online Student Population

At The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 664 students (12.40% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 217 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, 165 students live in Texas where The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is located in and 47 students have enrolled from other states.