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Texas Southern University Overview

Located in Houston, Texas, Texas Southern University is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Texas Southern University Known For?

908 Undergraduate Awards
$27,904 Avg Cost After Aid
97% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at TSU.
  • In a recent academic period61% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Texas Southern University?

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Contact details for TSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3100 Cleburne St, Houston, TX 77004
Phone: 713-313-7011
Website: www.tsu.edu

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How Do I Get Into TSU?

You can apply to TSU online at: www.applytexas.org/

Admission Requirements for TSU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 1
High School Transcript 5
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into TSU?

97% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women
32% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 97%, TSU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 96%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 32% of students accepted to TSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 510. Math scores were between 400 and 490.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Texas Southern University  ( 420 to 510 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Texas Southern University  ( 400 to 490 )
200
800
TSU received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 13 and 20. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 15 and 19.

ACT English Scores for Texas Southern University  ( 13 to 20 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Texas Southern University  ( 15 to 19 )
1
36

Can I Afford Texas Southern University?

$27,904 Net Price
67% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of TSU is $27,904. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At TSU, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $6,013 a year. That adds up to $24,052 over four years for those students.

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Texas Southern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,204 Full-Time Undergraduates
65% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,298 undergraduate students at TSU, with 4,204 being full-time and 1,094 being part-time.

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There are also 1,717 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,204 full-time undergraduates at TSU, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Texas Southern University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 54
Black or African American 3,483
Hispanic or Latino 344
White 53
International Students 147
Other Races/Ethnicities 123

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Texas Southern University. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 59 countries are represented at TSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and Kuwait.

Texas Southern University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Law 0 0 149 149
Business Administration & Management 66 52 0 118
General Biology 90 7 0 97
Criminal Justice & Corrections 68 17 8 93
General Psychology 55 22 0 77
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 63 63
Liberal Arts General Studies 61 0 0 61
Health & Physical Education 41 19 0 60
Health & Medical Administrative Services 45 4 0 49
Public Administration 5 41 0 46
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 37 0 0 37
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 33 0 0 33
Social Work 32 0 0 32
Marketing 31 0 0 31
Political Science & Government 30 0 0 30
Communication & Media Studies 15 14 0 29
Health Sciences & Services 27 0 0 27
Student Counseling 0 25 1 26
Civil Engineering 26 0 0 26
Accounting 25 0 0 25
Sociology 9 12 0 21
Management Information Systems 13 7 0 20
Journalism 20 0 0 20
Computer Information Systems 20 0 0 20
Finance & Financial Management 19 0 0 19
Electrical Engineering 17 0 0 17
General Family & Consumer Sciences 14 1 0 15
Air Transportation 15 0 0 15
History 10 3 0 13
General English Literature 7 5 0 12
Mathematics 7 5 0 12
Curriculum & Instruction 0 4 7 11
Educational Administration 0 7 4 11
Computer Engineering Technology 10 0 0 10
Urban & Regional Planning 0 4 5 9
Music 8 0 0 8
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 7 0 0 7
Legal Research 0 7 0 7
Chemistry 5 2 0 7
Industrial Production Technology 6 0 0 6
Allied Health Professions 6 0 0 6
Computer Science 0 5 0 5
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 5 0 0 5
Drama & Theater Arts 5 0 0 5
Physics 4 0 0 4
Public Health 3 0 0 3
Fine & Studio Arts 3 0 0 3
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 2 0 2
Civil Engineering Technology 2 0 0 2
Electronics Engineering Technology 2 0 0 2
Homeland Security 2 0 0 2
General Education 1 0 0 1
Human Services 1 0 0 1
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 908 265 237 1,410

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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