Student Population at TSU

Total Enrollment

8,632

Undergraduate

6,830

Graduate

1,802

Online Enrollment

678

Men Students

2,979

Women Students

5,653

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 8,632 students have enrolled at Texas Southern University - 6,830 undergraduate and 1,802 graduate.

By gender, 2,979 male and 5,653 female students are attending Texas Southern University. By attendance status, there are 7,034 full-time students and 1,598 part-time students.

The number of students at Texas Southern University is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as The University of Texas at El Paso and Prairie View A & M University, its population is small (average population is 14,365).

Texas Southern University offers online degree/certificate programs and 678 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Texas Southern University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,979 male and 5,653 female students attending TSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.53 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at TSU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at TSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	6,830	5,684	1,146
Men	2,383	1,967	416
Women	4,447	3,717	730

Population by Gender/Attending Status at TSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,802	1,350	452
Men	596	448	148
Women	1,206	902	304

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 6,943 Black or African American students (80.43%) and 819 Hispanic students (9.49%) at Texas Southern University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Texas Southern University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Texas Southern University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	2	7
Asian	58	25	33
Black or African American	5,771	1,954	3,817
Hispanic	551	225	326
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	1	6
White	48	30	18
Two or More Races	235	67	168
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	38	12	26
Total	6,830	2,383	4,447

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Texas Southern University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	1	4
Asian	99	40	59
Black or African American	1,172	337	835
Hispanic	268	105	163
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	95	49	46
Two or More Races	67	21	46
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	6	2	4
Total	1,802	596	1,206

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,441 students whose age under twenty five and 1,132 students whose age is over thirty years old at Texas Southern University.

Especially, 137 students are younger than eighteen and 17 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Texas Southern University.

Population by Student Age at Texas Southern University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	6,830	2,383	4,447
Under 18	137	26	111
18-19	3,067	1,025	2,042
20-21	1,412	468	944
22-24	1,241	498	743
25-29	507	204	303
30-34	212	87	125
35-39	103	24	79
40-49	96	33	63
50-64	52	17	35
65 and over	3	1	2
Total	6,830	2,383	4,447

Population by Student Age at Texas Southern University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,802	596	1,206
20-21	53	6	47
22-24	531	155	376
25-29	552	205	347
30-34	262	94	168
35-39	141	50	91
40-49	154	48	106
50-64	95	31	64
65 and over	14	7	7
Total	1,802	596	1,206

Online Student Population

At Texas Southern University, 5,924 students (68.63% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 678 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 593 students live in Texas where Texas Southern University is located in and 70 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	8,632	6,830	1,802
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	678	421	257
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	5,246	4,864	382
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,708	1,545	1,163

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	678	421	257
Texas Residents	593	386	207
Other State in U.S.	70	30	40
Outside of U.S.	15	5	10
Unknown	0	0	0