Texas Southern University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Texas Southern University is a public research university in Houston, TX (city setting), with 6,619 undergraduates (66% women). It admitted 93% of 7,867 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 800–1000 on the SAT and 15–19 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $40,369 a year for out-of-state students and $27,769 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,021 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 20% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, communication & journalism. The campus reported 1.38 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Texas Southern University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 20%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,637 in-state · $20,397 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Texas Southern University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Texas Southern University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 32 | 4 over | 2 | $583k | $18,223 | 972 | |
| Baseball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 40 | 6 over | 1 | $471k | $11,764 | 957 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $1.6M | $103,069 | 955 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 14 | room 1 | 1 | $1.1M | $80,698 | 974 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | — | — | 2 | — | — | 964 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | 975 | |
| Football | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 120 | 15 over | 2 | $2.8M | $22,921 | 950 | |
| Men's Golf | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 6 | room 3 | 2 | $113k | $18,767 | 969 | |
| Women's Golf | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 7 | room 2 | 2 | $208k | $29,767 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 25 | at cap | 3 | $500k | $19,993 | 978 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 76 | 31 over | 5 | $253k | $3,326 | 951 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 76 | 31 over | 5 | $569k | $7,480 | 965 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 17 | room 1 | 2 | $512k | $30,096 | 947 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.