Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at South Plains College is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.0% of undergraduate students being women and 40.0% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 8,930, with 5,356 women and 3,574 men.
- men 40.0% 3,574 students
- women 60.0% 5,356 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Hispanic, comprising 50.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 4,481 students.
Following closely behind are White students, constituting 40.3% of the student body, with 3,550 students. African American students represent 6.5% of the population, with 569 students, while Asian students account for 1.7%, with 151 students. Hawaiian students account for 0.2% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 18 students.
International students make up 0.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 42 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.1% of the population, totaling 5 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 South Plains College.
Undergraduate Students
- Hispanic 50.8% 4,481 students
- White 40.3% 3,550 students
- African American 6.5% 569 students
- Asian 1.7% 151 students
- International students 0.5% 42 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 18 students
- Unknown race 0.1% 5 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 57.8% 263 students
- Hispanic 33.8% 154 students
- African American 5.1% 23 students
- Asian 3.1% 14 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 1 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 26% 2,307 students
- 20-21 25% 2,241 students
- 22-24 15% 1,355 students
- 25-29 11% 952 students
- 30-34 6% 532 students
- 40-49 3% 308 students
- 35-39 3% 296 students
- 50-64 1% 92 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at South Plains College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1,403 | 97.50% | |
| New Mexico | 20 | 1.39% | |
| Colorado | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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