THECB data: Texas public higher education enrollment up 3.3% in fall 2024; graduation rates hold steady

At a Jan. 22 meeting of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Committee on Innovation, Data and Educational Analytics, assistant commissioner Melissa Humphries presented certified fall 2024 enrollment and degree‑award data showing statewide enrollments rose 3.3% from fall 2023 to fall 2024 and that public institutions awarded more than 319,000 degrees and certificates in 2024.

Humphries, the assistant commissioner for data management and research, told committee members that certified numbers largely matched the preliminary figures discussed at the committee’s previous meeting. “Statewide enrollments increased by 3.3% from fall ’23 to fall ’24, which is about 50,500 students,” she said. She said the largest increases were at public two‑year institutions, which saw about a 5% rise.

The committee heard that first‑time freshman enrollment at public institutions has risen…