Texas Southern University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Texas Southern University

Texas Southern University operates as a public institution located in Houston, Texas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 6,844 students of which 7,345 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Texas Southern University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 96.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 914 and an ACT midpoint of 17. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,590, with published in-state tuition of $9,173 and a Pell grant recipient share of 72.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $29,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 20.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 66.2%. Graduates earn a median of $38,924 ten years after enrolling, compared with $32,986 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 528500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 46.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.