Texas Southern University
Houston, Texas · Also known as Texas Southern · Website
$38,924
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,924
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Texas Southern University is a public 4-year college in Houston, Texas with 6,844 undergraduates and 1,860 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,590 a year (tuition and fees $9,173 in-state, $21,473 out-of-state). It admits 97% of applicants and 22% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $38,924 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $29,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,590
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,173
Out-of-state $21,473
Admission rate
97%
US median 78%
Completion rate
22%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$29,000
About $307 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,924
Rank 2,866 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $16,590
- Tuition in-state
- $9,173
- Tuition out-of-state
- $21,473
- Cost of attendance
- $27,052
- Students with a need-based grant
- 72%
- Students with federal loans
- 67%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,437
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,115
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,280
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,698
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,610
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,726 in 2015-16 to $9,173 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 914
- SAT reading, middle
- 465
- SAT math, middle
- 445
- ACT, middle
- 17
- Undergraduates
- 6,844
- Graduate students
- 1,860
- Part-time students
- 13%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 22%
- Retention rate
- 66%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 79
- Endowment
- $102.1M
- Other
- Historically Black college
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,866 of 5,094 US colleges and 149 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,590 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,173 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 97% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 22% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 66% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $29,000 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,986 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,924 | $38,474 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 27% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 54% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
79 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawProfessional | Professional | 149 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,773 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $27,875 | $31,779 | $55,321 | $57,214 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $31,085 | $29,763 | $45,961 | $55,378 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $28,000 | $40,304 | $53,203 | $68,257 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $31,152 | $34,661 | $44,953 | $53,072 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 60 | $74,412 | $112,450 | $141,000 | $138,348 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $34,000 | $26,291 | $47,185 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 52 | $55,500 | $68,784 | $76,981 | $103,485 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $31,000 | $34,332 | $48,426 | $58,716 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $24,500 | $32,409 | $56,482 | $54,562 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 41 | $52,147 | $52,223 | $64,662 | $81,408 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $29,738 | Withheld | $51,195 | $50,497 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $29,480 | $57,511 | $62,728 | $55,693 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $29,500 | $42,333 | $49,871 | $51,790 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $28,750 | $26,973 | $41,768 | $69,303 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $30,750 | $26,806 | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $29,000 | $20,655 | $44,612 | $61,296 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | $71,595 | $86,517 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,111 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $24,693 | $36,961 | $59,386 | $76,194 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,711 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $31,000 | $18,301 | $45,152 | $56,278 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | $44,995 | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,033 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $26,751 | $53,873 | $70,201 | $83,343 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Texas Southern University cost?
$16,590 a year is the average net price at Texas Southern University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,173 for in-state students and $21,473 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $27,052. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,437 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Texas Southern University?
97% of applicants are admitted to Texas Southern University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 914 and the middle ACT score is 17. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Texas Southern University graduates earn?
$38,924 a year is the median pay of former Texas Southern University students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,986 after 6 years). That ranks 2,866 of 5,094 US colleges and 149 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Professional) at $112,450.
How much student debt do Texas Southern University graduates have?
$29,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Texas Southern University graduates, about $307 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 67% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Texas Southern University?
22% of first-time, full-time students at Texas Southern University finish within 6 years. 66% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Texas Southern University?
Law (149 professional graduates), Biology, General (90 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (68 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 79 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.