Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at WTAMU is largely skewed towards women students, with 58.9% of undergraduate students being women and 41.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 7,083, with 4,173 women and 2,910 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at WTAMU is largely skewed towards women students, with 59.7% of undergraduate students being women and 40.3% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 2,519, with 1,503 women and 1,016 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 41.1% 2,910 students
- women 58.9% 4,173 students
Graduate Students
- men 40.3% 1,016 students
- women 59.7% 1,503 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 53.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 3,752 students.
Following closely behind are Hispanic students, constituting 33.4% of the student body, with 2,352 students. African American students represent 4.3% of the population, with 300 students, while Mixed race students account for 2.7%, with 188 students. Asian students account for 1.7% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 117 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 9 students.
International students make up 1.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 78 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.5% of the population, totaling 249 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within WTAMU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 53.3% 3,752 students
- Hispanic 33.4% 2,352 students
- African American 4.3% 300 students
- Unknown race 3.5% 249 students
- Mixed race 2.7% 188 students
- Asian 1.7% 117 students
- International students 1.1% 78 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 9 students
Graduate Students
- White 58.8% 1,473 students
- Hispanic 19.4% 486 students
- African American 7.3% 184 students
- Asian 6.2% 155 students
- International students 4.2% 106 students
- Mixed race 2.3% 58 students
- Unknown race 1.4% 36 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 6 students
Transfer Students
- White 51.5% 466 students
- Hispanic 31.0% 280 students
- Unknown race 6.4% 58 students
- African American 6.1% 55 students
- Mixed race 2.2% 20 students
- Asian 1.5% 14 students
- International students 1.2% 11 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 30% 2,109 students
- 18-19 29% 1,993 students
- 22-24 19% 1,318 students
- 25-29 9% 601 students
- 30-34 5% 347 students
- 40-49 4% 254 students
- 35-39 3% 222 students
- 50-64 1% 79 students
- 25-29 23% 589 students
- 40-49 19% 479 students
- 30-34 18% 453 students
- 22-24 15% 390 students
- 35-39 15% 390 students
- 50-64 7% 177 students
- 20-21 1% 34 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at West Texas A & M University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1,138 | 88.70% | |
| Colorado | 45 | 3.51% | |
| New Mexico | 37 | 2.88% | |
| Oklahoma | 15 | 1.17% | |
| California | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 2 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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