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Texas Southern University

Houston, TX · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · TSU

Public institution in Houston, TX · 6,619 undergraduates · 93% acceptance rate · $38,924 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$19,7341,052nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,173502nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$21,773952nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$24,899682nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$29,0001,791st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,9241,652nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,9861,637th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
19.9%1,910th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
57.0%1,660th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
93.3%1,341st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
9131,005th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
17932nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
6,619393rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
71.3%113th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 19 mi (IAH)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 49 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$57,318$37,208
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$53,358—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$50,105$50,856
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$48,600$49,576
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,500—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$44,170$31,305
Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$42,682$44,942
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$41,007$35,060
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$39,369—
MarketingBusinessbachelors$37,568$36,848
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$36,560$38,289
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$34,908$26,896

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,834,679 (M $2,220,304 · W $1,614,375)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Texas Southern University’s 6,619 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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