Angelo State Breaks Fall Enrollment Record With Over 12,000 Students

SAN ANGELO, TX - For the third straight year, Angelo State University has set a new record for fall enrollment, topping 12,000 students for the first time.

Angelo State's enrollment now sits at 12,003 students for the fall 2025 semester, up from 11,542 in fall 2024, and features growth in multiple categories, including:

• International Students - 19.4% increase
• Transfer Students - 15% increase
• Graduate Students - 7.8% increase
• Dual Credit Students - 5.2% increase
• Undergraduate Students - 2% increase

The College of Graduate Studies and Research also set a new enrollment record with 1,900 graduate students enrolled this fall, including 166 in ASU's four doctoral programs. Additionally, ASU set a new record for first-year retention rate at 73.5%.

"Once again, Angelo State has defied predictions of a nationwide decline in college enrollment," said ASU President Ronnie Hawkins. "The combination of adding in-demand degree programs that help address industry needs, strong marketing and recruiting efforts, and innovative retention programs is both increasing our enrollment and ensuring our students persist through to graduation. The entire Ram Family is to be commended for helping ASU continue to 'Lead the Charge' in Texas higher education."

The ASU undergraduate degree programs that have seen the largest growth in the last year are:

• Social Work - 27% increase
• Mechanical Engineering - 22% increase
• Teacher Education - 18% increase

The graduate degree programs that have seen the largest growth in the last year are:

• Professional Counseling - 134% increase
• Transformative Leadership (doctorate) - 53% increase
• Intelligence and Analysis - 30% increase

The most popular undergraduate majors at ASU are psychology, nursing, business management, biology, commercial aviation, animal science and exercise science. The most popular graduate programs are professional counseling, school counseling, business administration, global security studies and social work.

ASU was also recently ranked No. 20 nationally for "Happiest Students" by The Princeton Review.