Enrollment Trends at TSU

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,717 where 8,704 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 10,237 students in 2018 and was lowest at 7,015 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 8,965 to 8,704 students, a net loss of 261 (2.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Texas Southern University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,724 where 6,844 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Texas Southern University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,994 where 1,860 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Texas Southern University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 1.70% and the percentage of black students is 82.32% at Texas Southern University. 1.23% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 9.06% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 3.47% to 1.70%. Asian enrollment declined from 4.76% to 1.23%. Black student enrollment increased from 76.27% to 82.32%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.18% to 9.06%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3126 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4095 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Texas Southern University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

753 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 157.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Texas Southern University from 2015 to 2025.