Total Student Population

At Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, a total of 503 students are enrolled including 124 first-time students. By gender, there are 254 male and 248 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 Medicine503254248
All Medical Schools633284347
Public638286350
Private625282343
Texas Medical Schools646311334
Public620299320
Private933447486

First-year Students by Gender

Total 4,527 applicants applied to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. By gender, 45.4% of applicants were male and 54.3% were female. As for residency, 82.5% of applicants were Texas residents and 17.5% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 45.4% are male students and 47.6% female students. By legal residence, 94.4% of first-year students are Texas residents and 5.6% 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%