The Texas State University System Online Education Annual Report, November 2022

The Texas State University System is a leader in online education. Any doubt about that can be set aside by simply looking at the numbers. As of the Fall semester of 2022, approximately one-third of students across TSUS institutions are studying exclusively online. Through the TSUS shared services initiative, our institutions are fostering collaboration to seize the moment.

Over the past year, two additional System institutions—Lamar State College Orange and Lamar State College Port Arthur—have been brought into the shared ecosystem already being used by Sam Houston State University, Sul Ross State University, and Lamar Institute of Technology.

A panoramic and retrospective view of the past six years in online higher education leaves no doubt of the complex challenges wrought on institutions large and small. From facing natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey, to a global pandemic, to declining enrollments in higher education, the TSUS online enterprise has been proactive in our preparations for academic continuity and in opening new markets for enrollments.