by our College Data Analytics TeamTSU earned 11 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 8 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 35 in Highest Paid Graduates for General Family & Consumer Sciences, a top 5% award.
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Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Texas Southern University holds 11 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. See our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 1 |
| Top 10% | 2 |
| Top 15% | 8 |
| Total | 11 |
Texas Southern University is best known for Communication & Journalism: 2 of its 11 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include General Family & Consumer Sciences, Radio, TV & Digital Communication and Public Administration.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location Diversity (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Texas) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Texas) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio, TV & Digital Communication | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Interdisciplinary Studies | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Services | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Public Administration | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Texas Southern University earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #460 of 930 in Basketball (top 50%).
Texas Southern University earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #42 of 103 in Most Popular Online for Public Administration (top 41%).
Texas Southern University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,930 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 40%).
These rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Texas Southern University appears in 200 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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