Texas Southern University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Texas Southern University, also referred to as TSU, was founded on March 3, 1947, as Texas State University for Negroes. Later on, it was named Houston College for Negroes and was part of the Houston Independent School District. Presently, the university is one of the largest historically black universities in the United States. TSU covers approximately 150 acres in Houston, Texas. The academic units of TSU are organized into the following schools and colleges:

• Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs
• College of Continuing Education
• College of Education
• College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences
• College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
• College of Science and Technology
• Graduate School
• Jesse H. Jones School of Business
• Tavis Smiley School of Communication
• Thurgood Marshall School of Law

TSU has an active Greek life. Some of the fraternities and sororities of the university are Zeta Phi Beta, Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Eta Rho, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Gamma Phi Delta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Gamma Sigma Sigma, and Kappa Kappa Psi. There are also several student organizations at TSU including the Association of Black Journalists, Bilingual Education Association, Economics Students Association, International Students Organization, Tigers for Christ, and many more.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in law, family and social work, medicine, and science.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Texas Southern participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 95% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Texas Southern is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 9,102 in 2009-2010 (4,342 full-time equivalent).

About 45% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 55% of the class.

Undergrads are 79% of enrolled students and graduate students are 21%.

Students under 25 years old represent 61% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Texas Southern provides on-campus housing for 1,526 of its 4,342 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southwestern Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 144 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 115 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Texas Southern offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is STEM Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (5 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (254 awarded)

• Accounting
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (21 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (83 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Health Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (29 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
• Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (107 awarded)

• Child Development
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Public Administration
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (201 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (147 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (10 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (69 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (73 awarded)

• Environmental Health
• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (60 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MEDICINE (117 awarded)

• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (29 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education

SCIENCE (113 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Toxicology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (61 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (50 awarded)

• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (4 awarded)

• Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations