Texas Southern University
Texas Southern University admitted 97% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 800–1000 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $16,494 a year. Within six years, 24% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 97%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 800–1000
- ACT middle 50%
- 15–19
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $26,907 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $16,494 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $16,282 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $9,173 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $21,473 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 24%
- Students who return for a second year
- 66%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $46,064 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,864
Students
- Undergraduates
- 6,844
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 78%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 19%
- Communication and journalism
- 8%
- Health professions
- 8%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- West Virginia State University WV · 96% admitted
- University of the Virgin Islands VI · 99% admitted
- Mercy College of Ohio OH · 93% admitted
- Virginia Union University VA · 98% admitted
- Alabama State University AL · 98% admitted
- Columbus State University GA · 99% admitted
More colleges in Texas
- Texas A&M University-College Station TX · 57% admitted
- The University of Texas at Austin TX · 27% admitted
- University of Houston TX · 74% admitted
- Texas State University TX · 89% admitted
- University of North Texas TX · 72% admitted
- Texas Tech University TX · 73% admitted
- The University of Texas at Arlington TX · 80% admitted
- The University of Texas at San Antonio TX · 87% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.