Texas Southern University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 5,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Honors College

Name Thomas F. Freeman Honors College
Students 400 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,403
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 79%
From Region 5%
Athletes 435 (7.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 86%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
White 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs 180 17% 2% 1% 90% 4% 1% $51,107 1 -0.86 39 94%
Human Services 49 — 12% 2% 2% 90% 0% 0% $54,802 58 +0.18 49 — — — — —
Public Administration 8 — 25% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $44,994 1 -2.00 22 100% — — — —
Social Work 31 — 10% 0% 0% 94% 6% 0% $57,544 77 +0.51 56 95% — — — —
Criminal Justice 86 — 16% 1% 0% 90% 6% 1% $46,761 1 -1.81 27 93% — — — —
Emergency Management 6 — 83% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $58,125 8 -1.26 57 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 129 39% 2% 1% 91% 5% 0% $57,683 5 -0.11 56 94%
Kinesiology 40 — 32% 2% 2% 88% 8% 0% $57,241 34 -0.53 55 93% — — — —
Sport Management 35 — 63% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0% $57,241 37 -0.43 55 93% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 8 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,466 81 +0.62 58 100% — — — —
Education 46 — 33% 2% 0% 89% 9% 0% $58,269 74 +0.38 57 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences 251 25% 1% 0% 87% 5% 0% $56,656 4 +0.06 53 94%
English 10 — 20% 0% 0% 80% 0% 0% $56,079 72 +0.45 52 — — — — —
Ethnic Studies 6 — 17% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,986 20 -0.74 36 — — — — —
General Studies 72 — 39% 0% 0% 89% 7% 0% $59,407 70 +0.20 60 92% — — — —
History 4 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,235 54 -0.07 52 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 0% 0% 0% 75% 12% 0% $62,398 81 +0.49 66 94% — — — —
Political Science 31 — 10% 0% 0% 90% 3% 0% $55,301 7 -1.24 50 90% — — — —
Psychology 96 — 15% 2% 0% 88% 2% 0% $57,959 69 +0.44 57 96% — — — —
Sociology 5 — 40% 20% 0% 80% 0% 0% $53,272 40 -0.33 45 — — — — —
Music 8 — 88% 0% 0% 50% 25% 0% $49,449 61 +0.29 34 100% — — — —
Studio Art 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $39,044 13 -0.83 11 — — — — —
Theatre 9 — 56% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $37,788 17 -0.71 9 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 97 23% 1% 2% 79% 7% 2% $56,148 4 -0.69 52 95%
Dietetics 3 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,241 30 -0.36 62 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 8 — 12% 0% 0% 75% 0% 12% $80,751 70 +0.27 87 100% — — — —
Environmental Health 4 — 100% 25% 0% 0% 0% 25% $55,908 12 -0.86 52 94% — — — —
Health and Wellness 28 — 32% 0% 0% 68% 21% 0% $52,542 8 -1.09 43 94% — — — —
Respiratory Care 6 — 17% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $86,210 77 +1.00 90 94% — — — —
Health Information Management — — — — — — — — $50,159 3 -0.83 36 95% — — — —
Healthcare Administration 48 — 12% 0% 4% 90% 2% 0% $50,159 3 -0.83 36 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science, Engineering, and Technology 173 39% 4% 1% 80% 5% 3% $62,351 16 -1.46 66 94%
Civil Engineering 19 — 74% 11% 0% 58% 21% 0% $79,715 2 -1.80 86 95% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 8 — 88% 12% 0% 75% 12% 0% $89,486 1 -1.30 92 — — — — —
Computer Science 26 — 69% 0% 4% 81% 0% 15% $66,694 1 -1.70 73 84% — — — —
Transdisciplinary Information Technology Systems and Services 7 — 57% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $65,416 3 -1.60 71 — — — — —
Chemistry 9 — 11% 0% 0% 89% 0% 0% $50,511 1 -2.04 37 96% — — — —
Mathematics 7 — 71% 0% 14% 86% 0% 0% $56,965 5 -1.07 54 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $61,948 3 -1.56 65 — — — — —
Biology 63 — 13% 2% 0% 89% 5% 2% $55,359 8 -1.29 50 97% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 20 — 0% 10% 0% 75% 5% 0% $55,359 6 -1.28 50 97% — — — —
Environmental Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,124 38 -0.32 52 — — — — —
Applied Engineering Technology 3 — 100% 0% 0% 33% 0% 33% $61,430 12 -0.84 64 — — — — —
Civil Engineering Technology — — — — — — — — $76,641 4 -2.11 84 — — — — —
Computer Engineering Technology 4 — 50% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $68,165 6 -1.71 75 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $68,909 6 -1.65 76 — — — — —
Industrial Technology 3 — 67% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $67,792 6 -1.74 75 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Transportation 19 79% 0% 0% 89% 5% 0% $48,696 1 -2.46 32 97%
Transportation Management 7 — 57% 0% 0% 86% 14% 0% $53,827 2 -1.24 46 93% — — — —
Aviation Management 12 — 92% 0% 0% 92% 0% 0% $45,704 0 -3.18 24 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Jesse H. Jones School of Business 215 40% 2% 1% 86% 4% 2% $59,126 7 -1.39 59 94%
Office Administration Technology 25 — 48% 4% 0% 92% 0% 0% $63,238 2 -1.70 67 — — — — —
Accounting 22 — 27% 5% 0% 73% 9% 9% $58,172 1 -1.87 57 96% — — — —
Banking and Finance 29 — 41% 3% 3% 69% 7% 7% $60,095 1 -1.35 61 89% — — — —
Business Administration 70 — 43% 3% 0% 87% 6% 0% $53,827 2 -1.24 46 93% — — — —
Management Information Systems 17 — 47% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0% $67,219 4 -1.44 74 93% — — — —
Marketing 52 — 35% 0% 4% 92% 2% 0% $61,501 8 -1.25 64 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Communication 97 52% 0% 0% 92% 2% 0% $47,540 1 -1.41 29 91%
Communication 20 — 50% 0% 0% 90% 5% 0% $50,154 11 -1.09 36 83% — — — —
Communication Studies 7 — 43% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,154 11 -1.09 36 83% — — — —
Journalism 24 — 25% 0% 0% 83% 0% 0% $49,814 5 -1.40 35 97% — — — —
Mass Communication 15 — 80% 0% 0% 93% 0% 0% $50,154 11 -1.09 36 83% — — — —
Radio and Television 31 — 61% 0% 0% 97% 3% 0% $42,238 1 -1.83 16 96% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,637
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,844
Est. In-State Cost $12,466
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,551
ROI Percentile 52th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 66%
4-Year Graduation Rate 7%
6-Year Graduation Rate 22%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 28.0% 325 25% 1% 0% 90% 2% 0% $53,701 28 -0.37 46 94% —
Business & Economics 24.4% 283 39% 1% 2% 86% 4% 2% $56,902 2 -1.14 54 94% —
Professional 9.7% 113 32% 4% 0% 87% 4% 1% $48,960 1 -1.92 33 94% —
Humanities 8.6% 100 31% 0% 0% 88% 6% 0% $58,621 70 +0.18 58 92% —
Health Sciences 7.4% 86 33% 2% 1% 77% 10% 2% $59,857 4 -0.55 61 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.1% 83 10% 4% 0% 86% 5% 1% $55,359 7 -1.28 50 97% —
Computer Science 5.0% 58 59% 2% 2% 88% 0% 7% $65,050 1 -1.69 70 84% —
Education 4.0% 46 33% 2% 0% 89% 9% 0% $58,269 77 +0.38 57 — —
Engineering 2.3% 27 78% 11% 0% 63% 19% 0% $82,610 1 -1.65 88 95% —
Arts 1.6% 19 63% 0% 0% 74% 16% 0% $42,830 14 -0.30 17 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 17 41% 0% 6% 88% 0% 0% $53,841 1 -1.61 46 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 4 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,212 44 -0.35 59 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $12.8M #145 62% $0 3 #204 19 —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.9M #296 98% $0 — — — 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.6M #277 32% $0 4 #289 — —
Computer Science $0.2M #359 90% $0 — — — 1
Engineering $0.1M #377 98% $0 — — — —
Education $0.1M #382 100% $0 20 #203 — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 2 #219 16 1
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Total $16.6M #269 64% $0 29 #333 35 3

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Track & Field (combined) 76 $252K $252K $0
Baseball 40 $470K $470K $0
Basketball 16 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Golf 6 $112K $112K $0
Total 257 $5.2M $5.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 76 $568K $568K $0
Soccer 32 $583K $583K $0
Softball 25 $499K $499K $0
Volleyball 17 $511K $511K $0
Basketball 14 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Bowling 7 $268K $268K $0
Golf 7 $208K $208K $0
Total 178 $3.8M $3.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 152 $821K $821K $0
Football 120 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Baseball 40 $470K $470K $0
Soccer 32 $583K $583K $0
Basketball 30 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Softball 25 $499K $499K $0
Volleyball 17 $511K $511K $0
Golf 13 $320K $320K $0
Bowling 7 $268K $268K $0
Total 435 $12.5M $12.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 63%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 63% 63% 63%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 51%
SAT Range 800 – 1000
SAT Math Range 380 – 480
SAT RW Range 420 – 520