(AUSTIN) – For the first time, Texas State University System headcount enrollment exceeded 100,000 students this fall, achieving Chancellor Brian McCall’s enrollment goal one year ahead of schedule. Preliminary headcount enrollment across TSUS’s seven member institutions this semester reached 102,190, a seven percent increase compared to last fall. During the same period, semester credit hour enrollment (the number of course hours taken by students) grew from 1.07 million to 1.15 million – also a seven percent increase.
Fall 2025 headcount enrollment surpasses a goal set by Chancellor Brian McCall in 2023 to enroll 100,000 students by the Fall 2026 semester. “These new enrollment numbers affirm we are meeting our mission of providing affordable, high-quality education to all Texans,” said Chancellor McCall. “By producing a more educated workforce, TSUS institutions are doing their part to support the state’s economic well-being and improve our graduates’ quality of life. I congratulate and commend our administrators, faculty, staff, and students who have contributed to the system's continued growth."
The impressive year-to-year enrollment jump is driven by a remarkable 10 percent increase at Texas State University – the largest TSUS member institution – and by large increases at the Lamar State Colleges, located in Southeast Texas. Preliminary enrollment at Texas State jumped 10 percent, from 40,613 students in Fall 2024 to 44,596 students this fall. During the same period, combined enrollment at Lamar Institute of Technology, Lamar State College Orange, and Lamar State College Port Arthur grew from 12,523 to 16,535 – a 32 percent increase.
TSUS’s enrollment growth far exceeds the state’s population growth rate and bucks the national trend of declining enrollment in higher education.
The increases are attributable to new academic and technical programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, significant growth in online and hybrid programs, student-friendly scheduling, improved transfer pathways, increased dual credit courses for high school students, and numerous student support initiatives that enhance persistence and completion.
About the Texas State University System
The Texas State University System is the state’s first university system, with seven institutions serving more than 100,000 students from far West Texas to the Gulf Coast. Established in 1911, the mission of TSUS is to provide high-quality, affordable degree and credential programs to meet the needs of Texas’ diverse and fast-growing economy.