Texas Southern University academics
Houston, Texas · Public · 6,844 undergrads · HBCU
Texas Southern University has 6,844 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 49 fields of study. The most degrees go to Law.
The short answers
6,844
undergraduates.
1,850
graduate students.
49
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
908
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
39%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
6,844
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
1,850
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
8,469
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
59%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
39%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
22.4 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$31,008
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
BlackCollege Scorecard
86%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
7.3%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
3.4%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
1.2%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
0.8%
AsianCollege Scorecard
0.8%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
0.5%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
908
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
265
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
237
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Law
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
81
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Doctorate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers