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

$27,904 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
63% Acceptance Rate

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

How Do I Get Into TSU?

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

Admission Requirements for TSU

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Required
High School Transcript Recommended
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into TSU?

63% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
43% Submit SAT Scores
TSU has an acceptance rate of 63%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 65%.

Average Test Scores

About 43% 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 19. Math scores were between 15 and 17. Composite scores were between 15 and 19.

ACT English Scores for Texas Southern University  ( 13 to 19 )
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ACT Math Scores for Texas Southern University  ( 15 to 17 )
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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
56% Take Out Loans
2.1% Loan Default Rate
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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At TSU, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $5,944 a year. That adds up to $23,776 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at TSU is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Texas Southern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,877 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
97% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,726 undergraduate students at TSU, with 4,877 being full-time and 849 being part-time.

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There are also 1,798 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,877 full-time undergraduates at TSU, 36% are male and 64% 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 50
Black or African American 4,104
Hispanic or Latino 393
White 37
International Students 116
Other Races/Ethnicities 177

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.

Online Learning at Texas Southern University

259 Took All Classes Online
2,413 Took At Least One Class Online
47.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 2,413 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at TSU has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of TSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Texas Southern University was 47.0%. This is the #583 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at TSU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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