Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UTHSC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas.
UTHSC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 3,290 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas average (16,031 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston4,9384654,473
Similarly Ranked Schools3,2909862,698
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 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,519 male and 3,419 female students attending UTHSC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.44 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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTHSC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total46536897
Men745816
Women39131081
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTHSC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,4732,9991,474
Men1,4451,087358
Women3,0281,9121,116

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,398 White students (28.31%) and 1,078 Asian students (21.83%) 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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian1222993
Black or African American64460
Hispanic15620136
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White941678
Two or More Races19316
Race/Ethnicity Unknown615
Total 46574391
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native312
Asian956321635
Black or African American47697379
Hispanic756243513
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,304436868
Two or More Races1092881
Race/Ethnicity Unknown18458126
Total 4,4731,4453,028

Online Student Population

At The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1,951 students (39.51% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 88 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, 86 students live in Texas where The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is located in and 2 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total4,9384654,473
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes88088
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,8632051,658
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,9872602,727
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)88088
Texas Residents86086
Other State in U.S.202
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000