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Students

Who's on campus

A large campus of 21,005 undergrads, where 62% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

+7% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.22

Diversity index vs. every college0.22
0.22
← 0.00higher than 8% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients62%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students41%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college62%
62%
← 0%higher than 90% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

21,005undergrads
Compared to every college21K
21K
← 19larger than 95% of 1,89337.8K →

6% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 42% take some

Where first-years come from

4,022 first-time students

1.7% came from other states and 5.4% from abroad; 93% are from Texas. Fewer from other states than at 88% of colleges.

  • In-state (Texas)93%
  • Other states1.7%
  • Abroad5.4%

Top home states

  1. Texas(home state)93% 3,737
  2. New Mexico0.6% 24
  3. Florida0.2% 7
  4. Arizona0.1% 6
  5. Colorado0.1% 6

From 18 states (counting DC).

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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

1,591

new transfer students, 28% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 55% of colleges.

1,049 full-time, 542 part-time.

Going on to another college

19%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,251 students).

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

Who they are

27% of undergrads study part-time.

Men45%
National median: 44%About typical

55% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students27%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older18%
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 998 students.

Housing

Beds

998

About 5 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

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I FBS · Conference USA

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

How the Conference USA compares

ROTC

Army, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

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
  • 4% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Faith communities · 1

Greek life

Councils and chapters

  • 2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Sigma

    Epsilon-Xi

    Lambda Chi Alpha

    Zeta-Epsilon (Texas El Paso)

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

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

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

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)