Total Student Population

At Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, a total of 498 students are enrolled including 124 first-time students. By gender, there are 243 male and 254 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 Medicine498243254
All Medical Schools623283340
Public624282342
Private622285336
Texas Medical Schools602290311
Public579279299
Private880429451

First-year Students by Gender

Total 4,551 applicants applied to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. By gender, 46.5% of applicants were male and 53.2% were female. As for residency, 82.0% of applicants were Texas residents and 18.0% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 46.5% are male students and 46.0% 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%