How many students at TSU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 8,704 students have enrolled in Texas Southern University with 6,844 undergraduate and 1,860 graduate students.
By gender, 3,088 male and 5,616 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,875 students on average - public Research University (high research activity)).
753 students are enrolled exclusively, and 4,349 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Texas Southern University has a total of 8,704 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 6,844 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,860 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 3,088 male and 5,616 female students (the male-female ratio is 35:65) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 8,704 | 6,844 | 1,860 |
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| Men | 3,088 | 2,416 | 672 |
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| Women | 5,616 | 4,428 | 1,188 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 148 White, 7,165 Black, and 107 Asian students out of a total of 8,704 are attending at Texas Southern University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Texas Southern University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 31.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 19 | 7 | 12 |
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| Asian | 107 | 54 | 53 |
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| Black | 7,165 | 2,440 | 4,725 |
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| Hispanic | 789 | 337 | 452 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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| White | 148 | 69 | 79 |
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| Two or more races | 287 | 95 | 192 |
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| Race Unknown | 17 | 7 | 10 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 14 | 6 | 8 |
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| Asian | 38 | 23 | 15 |
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| Black | 5,877 | 2,025 | 3,852 |
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| Hispanic | 548 | 229 | 319 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 48 | 25 | 23 |
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| Two or more races | 242 | 75 | 167 |
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| Race Unknown | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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| Asian | 69 | 31 | 38 |
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| Black | 1,288 | 415 | 873 |
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| Hispanic | 241 | 108 | 133 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 100 | 44 | 56 |
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| Two or more races | 45 | 20 | 25 |
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| Race Unknown | 9 | 4 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, TSU has 109 students under 18 years old and 16 students over 65 years old. There are 6,277 students under 25 years old, and 2,192 students over 25 years old out of 8,469 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 109 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. TSU has 5,688 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 931 students aged 25 and over.
It has 589 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,261 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 109 | 75 | 34 |
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| 18-19 | 2,911 | 1,974 | 937 |
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| 20-21 | 1,542 | 1,021 | 521 |
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| 22-24 | 1,715 | 1,117 | 598 |
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| 25-29 | 1,038 | 659 | 379 |
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| 30-34 | 461 | 297 | 164 |
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| 35-39 | 274 | 172 | 102 |
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| 40-49 | 251 | 155 | 96 |
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| 50-64 | 152 | 104 | 48 |
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| Over 65 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 109 | 75 | 34 |
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| 18-19 | 2,909 | 1,973 | 936 |
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| 20-21 | 1,499 | 990 | 509 |
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| 22-24 | 1,171 | 741 | 430 |
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| 25-29 | 477 | 304 | 173 |
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| 30-34 | 195 | 117 | 78 |
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| 35-39 | 111 | 81 | 30 |
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| 40-49 | 89 | 55 | 34 |
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| 50-64 | 53 | 36 | 17 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 43 | 31 | 12 |
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| 22-24 | 544 | 376 | 168 |
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| 25-29 | 561 | 355 | 206 |
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| 30-34 | 266 | 180 | 86 |
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| 35-39 | 163 | 91 | 72 |
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| 40-49 | 162 | 100 | 62 |
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| 50-64 | 99 | 68 | 31 |
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| Over 65 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Texas Southern University, 753 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,349 students are enrolled in some online courses.
663 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 90 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 8,704 | 753 | 4,349 |
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| Undergraduate | 6,844 | 438 | 3,912 |
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| Graduate | 1,860 | 315 | 437 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Texas Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 663 | 82 | 8 |
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| Undergraduate | 390 | 46 | 2 |
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| Graduate | 273 | 36 | 6 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,844 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 448 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.55%.367 students have transferred in as full-time status and 81 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 5,589 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 367 |
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| Regular Part-time | 807 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 81 |
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TSU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 8,704 students are enrolled at TSU.
6,844 undergraduate and 1,860 graduate students are enrolled at TSU.
3,088 male (35.48%) and 5,616 female (64.52%) students are attending TSU.
168 international students (1.93%) are enrolled at TSU, including 66 undergraduate and 102 graduate students.
TSU has a student population that is predominantly Black: 148 White (1.70%), 7,165 Black (82.32%), and 107 Asian (1.23%) students are enrolled.
109 students are under 18 and 16 students are over 65 years old.
753 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 4,349 students take some online courses.