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Statement · Houston, TX

Texas Southern University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $16,437 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $27,052.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $38,924 ten years after entering, the 13th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 22% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
9,571

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $27,052 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $16,437 and $22,698 a year depending on income at Texas Southern University.

Statement of cost · Texas Southern University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$27,052
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$16,437
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$16,590
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$9,173

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $16,437; $30–48k: $21,115; $48–75k: $21,280; $75–110k: $22,698; over $110k: $21,610. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$16,437
$30k–$48k$21,115
$48k–$75k$21,280
$75k–$110k$22,698
Over $110k$21,610

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $38,924; the median graduate who borrowed owes $29,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$32,986
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$36,745
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
13th percentile among public 4-years
$38,924
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
99th percentile among public 4-years
$29,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$16,250

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $32,986; 8 yrs after entry: $36,745; 10 yrs after entry: $38,924. Median graduate debt: $29,000. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $29,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$32,986
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$36,745
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$38,924
Median graduate debt$29,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Texas Southern University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
LawFirst Professional Degree149$83,014not reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree90$44,374$34,302
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree68$52,298$36,250
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree66$50,758$36,720
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree61$48,744$48,500
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree60$139,367not reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree55$53,881$39,265
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree52$80,773not reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree45$44,671$32,750
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree41$56,348$30,000
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree41$61,546not reported
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree37$32,814$34,750
Show all 22 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree33$62,503$37,125
Social WorkBachelor's Degree32$52,740$38,162
MarketingBachelor's Degree31$50,742$32,500
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree30$54,608$33,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree27$39,954$29,625
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree26not reportednot reported
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree25$57,667not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree25$58,991$31,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree19$60,470$32,987
Communication and Media StudiesMaster's Degree14not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Texas Southern University: 6,844 undergraduates; 72% of students receive Pell grants; 97% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

97%

91st percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

6,844

61st percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

72%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

98th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

22%

finish within 150% of normal time

9th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

39%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$22,141

19th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k55%
  • $30k–$48k21%
  • $48k–$75k12%
  • $75k–$110k6%
  • Over $110k5%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k55%
$30k–$48k21%
$48k–$75k12%
$75k–$110k6%
Over $110k5%

Similar schools

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.