Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine Student Population

Total Student Population

At Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, a total of 514 students are enrolled including 130 first-time students. By gender, there are 269 male and 244 female students enrolled. Texas Tech Paul Forster School of Medicine is slightly smaller than other medical schools.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine514269244
All Medical Schools632283347
Public645289354
Private612274336
Texas Medical Schools657317339
Public629303325
Private964465497
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine Student Population and Comparison in Average Chart

First-year Students by Gender

Total 4,811 applicants applied to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. By gender, 45.1% of applicants were male and 54.7% were female. As for residency, 83.2% of applicants were Texas residents and 16.8% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 45.1% are male students and 43.8% female students. By legal residence, 90.0% of first-year students are Texas residents and 10.0% students are from out of state.
First-year Students by Gender and Residency
YearTotalBy GenderBy Residency
MaleFemaleTX ResidentsOut-of-State
2021-2022Applicants 5,494 2,5772,912 4,4671,027
Matriculants117 5562 10413
Acceptance Rate2.13% 2.13% 2.13% 2.33% 1.26%
2022-2023Applicants 4,800 2,2462,549 3,883917
Matriculants124 6163 1168
Acceptance Rate2.58% 2.72% 2.47% 2.99% 0.88%
2023-2024Applicants 4,551 2,1162,421 3,732819
Matriculants124 6657 1177
Acceptance Rate2.72% 3.12% 2.36% 3.14% 0.85%
2024-2025Applicants 4,527 2,0552,458 3,735792
Matriculants124 6559 1177
Acceptance Rate2.74% 3.16% 2.40% 3.13% 0.88%
2025-2026Applicants 4,811 2,1702,632 4,003808
Matriculants130 7357 11713
Acceptance Rate2.70% 3.37% 2.16% 2.92% 1.61%