South Plains College Student Population and Demographics

South Plains Student Population

South Plains College has a total enrollment of 9,098 (all undergraduate students) for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 3,720 full-time and 5,378 part-time students with gender distribution of 3,592 male and 5,506 female students.

South Plains College is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 3,019 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

South Plains College has a total enrollment of 9,098 with a gender distribution of 39.48% male (3,592 students) and 60.52% female (5,506 students).

Student Population By Gender
South Plains College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,098	3,592	5,506
Full-time	3,720	1,590	2,130
Part-time	5,378	2,002	3,376

[Chart] South Plains College 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

South Plains College has 3,720 full-time and 5,378 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 3,720 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 5,378 students are attending with part-time status.

Student Population By Attendance Status
South Plains College
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	9,098	3,720	5,378
Men	3,592	1,590	2,002
Women	5,506	2,130	3,376

[Chart] South Plains College Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At South Plains College, 3,019 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,268 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 9,098 students.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
South Plains College
	Total	Undergraduate
Total	9,098	9,098
Online Exclusively	3,019	3,019
In Some Online Classes	2,268	2,268
Not In Online Classes	3,811	3,811

[Chart] South Plains College Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at South Plains College. There are 141 American Indian/Native American, 3,353 White, 564 Black/African American, 170 Asian, 4,844 Hispanic, 10 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 1 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
South Plains College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,098	3,592	5,506
American Indian/Native American	141	57	84
Asian	170	86	84
Black/African American	564	197	367
Hispanic	4,844	1,785	3,059
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	3	7
White	3,353	1,452	1,901
Race Un-Known	2	1	1

[Chart] South Plains CollegeRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at South Plains College.

Student Age Distribution
South Plains College
	Undergraduate
Total	9,098
Under 18	1,419
Age 18-19	2,411
Age 20-21	2,009
Age 22-24	1,313
Age 25-29	819
Age 30-34	418
Age 35-39	289
Age 40-49	302
Age 50-64	107
Over 64	11
Age Un-Known	0

[Chart] South Plains College 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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