Texas Southern University

IPEDS: 229063

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
95
Top 8.7% 7.0 – 100.0
Net cost
Lower is better
0
Top 9.3% 0.0 – 66,625.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
25
Top 41.1% 5.0 – 100.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
78
Top 49.3% 20.0 – 99.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
244
Top 49.8% 17.0 – 1,858.0
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better
17.02
Top 49.8% 10.9 – 28.3
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
20
Top 58.7% 0.0 – 78.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
21,882
Top 68.9% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
19,045
Top 80.6% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
84,013
Top 80.9% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
8,582
Top 81.8% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
1,522
Top 82.7% 320.0 – 13,981.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
674
Top 84.8% 176.0 – 6,529.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
8,704
Top 89.3% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
1,161
Top 91.1% 280.0 – 14,934.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
346
Top 92.9% 59.0 – 7,563.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
66
Top 96% 33.0 – 98.0
In-state acceptance rate
Lower is better
97
Top 96.7% 10.0 – 100.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
97
Top 97.8% 9.0 – 100.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
76
Top 97.8% 57.0 – 95.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
29,000
Top 98.7% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
20
Top 100% 20.0 – 92.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
22
Top 100% 22.0 – 96.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
80
Top 100% 10.0 – 80.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
0
Top 100% 0.0 – 19.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
225
Top 100% 1.0 – 225.0