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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 9,912 undergrads, where 40% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

+35% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.73

Diversity index vs. every college0.73
0.73
← 0.00higher than 87% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients40%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students42%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college40%
40%
← 0%higher than 66% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

9,912undergrads
Compared to every college9.9K
9.9K
← 19larger than 89% of 1,89337.8K →

35% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 30% take some

Where first-years come from

1,178 first-time students

3.1% came from other states and 0.0% from abroad; 96% are from Texas. Fewer from other states than at 85% of colleges.

  • In-state (Texas)96%
  • Other states3.1%
  • Abroad0.0%
  • Not reported1.4%

Top home states

  1. Texas(home state)96% 1,125
  2. California0.5% 6
  3. Louisiana0.4% 5
  4. Oklahoma0.3% 4
  5. Florida0.2% 2

From 20 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.

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Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

1,296

new transfer students, 52% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 83% of colleges.

947 full-time, 349 part-time.

Going on to another college

25%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 728 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

Many adult students

37% of undergrads study part-time.

Men40%
National median: 44%Below typical

60% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students37%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older32%
National median: 11%Above typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 2,300 students.

Housing

Beds

2,300

About 23 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Up to 19 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I FCS · Southland Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.

How the Southland Conference compares

ROTC

Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Greek life

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Sigma

    Xi-Upsilon

LGBTQ+ life

State law for public colleges

Texas public colleges may not have diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, including offices for programs designed around gender identity or sexual orientation; courses, research, and registered student groups are exempt.

Texas Education Code §51.3525 (Texas SB 17 (2023)), in effect since January 1, 2024.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 0

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since January 1, 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)