| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | ||||||
| Headcount | % | Headcount | % | Headcount | % | Headcount | % | Headcount | % | |
| Ethnic Origin: | ||||||||||
| White | 849 | 11.5 | 803 | 11.4 | 789 | 10.6 | 779 | 9.9 | 734 | 8.8 |
| Black | 12 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.2 |
| Hispanic | 6,302 | 85.7 | 6,009 | 85.2 | 6,441 | 86.3 | 6,864 | 87.2 | 7,414 | 88.5 |
| Asian | 27 | 0.4 | 37 | 0.5 | 36 | 0.5 | 34 | 0.4 | 39 | 0.5 |
| American Indian | 13 | 0.2 | 13 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Non-Resident Alien | 154 | 2.1 | 186 | 2.6 | 185 | 2.5 | 182 | 2.3 | 164 | 2.0 |
| Totals: | 7,357 | 100.1 | 7,055 | 100.0 | 7,462 | 100.1 | 7,875 | 100.0 | 8,374 | 100.1 |
| Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male | 2,962 | 40.3 | 2,881 | 40.8 | 3,013 | 40.4 | 3,102 | 39.4 | 3,266 | 39.0 |
| Female | 4,395 | 59.7 | 4,174 | 59.2 | 4,449 | 59.6 | 4,773 | 60.6 | 5,108 | 61.0 |
| Totals: | 7,357 | 100.0 | 7,055 | 100.0 | 7,462 | 100.0 | 7,875 | 100.0 | 8,374 | 100.0 |
| Source of information: | Fall 1992 - 1995: | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
| Fall 1996: | UT System OIR compilation of preliminary CBM-001 reports to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
| Notes: | Percentage totals may not sum to 100.0% due to rounding. |
| Data include combined enrollments for the UT Brownsville / Texas Southmost College partnership which was established Fall 1992. |