Texas Southern University is a public four-year institution based in Houston, Texas. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 8,704, made up of 6,844 undergraduates and 1,860 graduate students. It is a historically Black college or university. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.
Texas Southern University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 70 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Law, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 1,751 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.
Key figures
8,704
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
1,751
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
70
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 70
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
66%
First-year retention, part-time students
43%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,161
Master's degrees
346
Doctoral degrees (research)
30
Professional doctorates
214
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
8,704
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,844
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,860
Full-time, fall 2024
85%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
9,783
Undergraduates, 2024-25
7,693
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,090
Full-time, 2024-25
81%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
64%
Men
36%
White
2%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
82%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
48%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference
President
Vice Admiral James W. Crawford, III
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization