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Sul Ross total enrollment is approximately 1,205 students. 1,043 are undergraduates and 162 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Sul Ross undergraduate population is made up of 47.3% women, and 52.7% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Sul Ross Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 650 | 62.6% |
| White | 249 | 24.0% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 9.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 21 | 2.0% |
| Unknown | 15 | 1.4% |
| International | 5 | 0.5% |
| Asian | 3 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 64.8% of full-time grad students are women, and 35.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Sul Ross Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 86 | 53.1% |
| White | 55 | 34.0% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 4.9% |
| International | 8 | 4.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 2 | 1.2% |
| Unknown | 2 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.6% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 736 | 61.3% |
| White | 304 | 25.3% |
| Black or African American | 102 | 8.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 23 | 1.9% |
| Unknown | 17 | 1.4% |
| International | 13 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.2% |
Sul Ross State University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 51.9% |
| Hispanic | 30.4% |
| Unknown | 6.3% |
| Asian | 5.1% |
| International | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 2.5% |
This school is more popular with men than with women.
There are approximately 598 female students and 607 male students at Sul Ross.
Sul Ross State University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 99.3% of Sul Ross students come from within the state, and 0.7% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 6 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 199 | 97.1% |
| Colorado | 2 | 1.0% |
| Oregon | 1 | 0.5% |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 0.5% |
| North Carolina | 1 | 0.5% |
Sul Ross welcomes about 1.1% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the global diversity of the campus.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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