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Sam Houston State Student Population

Total Enrollment 21,480
Undergraduate 18,235
Graduate 3,245
Men 7,664
Women 13,816

Sam Houston State Student Population

There are 21,480 students including 18,235 undergraduate and 3,245 graduate students at Sam Houston State University for the academic year 2022-2023. By attending status, there are 15,528 full-time and 5,952 part-time students with gender distribution of 7,664 male and 13,816 female students. Sam Houston State University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 5,098 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Sam Houston State University has a total enrollment of 21,480 with a gender distribution of 35.68% male (7,664 students) and 64.32% female (13,816 students). There are 6,660 male and 11,575 female students in undergraduate school and 1,004 male and 2,241 female students are attending graduate school at Sam Houston State University.
Student Population By Gender
Sam Houston State University
TotalMenWomen
Total21,4807,66413,816
Undergraduate18,2356,66011,575
Graduate3,2451,0042,241
Full-time15,5285,6269,902
Part-time5,9522,0383,914
[Chart] Sam Houston State University 2023 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Sam Houston State University has 15,528 full-time and 5,952 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 14,573 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 3,662 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 955 students are full-time and 2,290 are part-time students.
Student Population By Attendance Status
Sam Houston State University
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total21,48015,5285,952
Undergraduate18,23514,5733,662
Graduate3,2459552,290
Men7,6645,6262,038
Women13,8169,9023,914
[Chart] Sam Houston State University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Sam Houston State University, 5,098 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,260 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 21,480 students. In undergraduate schools, 12,282 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 2,076 students are attending some online courses.
2023 Distance Learning Enrollment
Sam Houston State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total21,48018,2353,245
Online Exclusively5,0983,4801,618
In Some Online Classes9,2608,802458
Not In Online Classes7,1225,9531,169
[Chart] Sam Houston State University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Sam Houston State University. There are 130 American Indian/Native American, 10,180 White, 3,383 Black/African American, 592 Asian, 5,776 Hispanic, 24 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 437 students with other races.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Sam Houston State University
TotalMenWomen
Total21,4807,66413,816
American Indian/Native American1304981
Asian592244348
Black/African American3,3831,1592,224
Hispanic5,7761,8803,896
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander241212
White10,1803,7466,434
Two More726279447
Race Un-Known384158226
[Chart] Sam Houston State UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Sam Houston State University.
Age Distribution
Sam Houston State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total21,48018,2353,245
Under 181631630
Age 18-195,5555,5541
Age 20-215,7405,68060
Age 22-244,8373,988849
Age 25-292,2711,462809
Age 30-341,014576438
Age 35-39681341340
Age 40-49841331510
Age 50-64366135231
Over 641257
Age Un-Known000
[Chart] Sam Houston State University 2023 Age Distribution of Enrollment