After Texas Southern University: graduation, pay and debt
Houston, Texas · Public · 6,844 undergrads · HBCU
20% of Texas Southern University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $46,064 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $26,864 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$46.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
20%
finish within six years.
5.9%
finish in four years.
66%
of first-years come back for year two.
$26.9k
median federal debt at graduation.
27%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
5.9%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
20%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
66%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
16%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
23%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,755
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
26%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
43%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,446
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
29%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,334
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$46,064
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
47%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$26,864
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$16,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,653
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,900
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
27%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
30%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
39%
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