Texas Southern University

Texas Southern University
Former name
Houston Colored Junior College (1927–1934)
Houston College for Negroes (1934–1947)
Texas State University for Negroes (1947–1951)[1]
MottoExcellence in Achievement
TypePublic historically black university
EstablishedMarch 7, 1927 (1927-03-07)
Endowment$100 million (2024)[2]
PresidentJames W. Crawford III
ProvostLillian B. Poats (interim)
Administrative staff
500
Students8,632 (fall 2022)[3]
Undergraduates6,830 (fall 2022)
Postgraduates1,802 (fall 2022)
Location,
U.S.

29°43′20″N 95°21′40″W / 29.72222°N 95.36111°W / 29.72222; -95.36111
CampusUrban, 150 acres (61 ha)
NewspaperThe TSU Herald[4]
Colors   Maroon & gray[5]
NicknameTigers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FCSSWAC
MascotTiger
Websitetsu.edu

Texas Southern University (Texas Southern or TSU) is a public historically black university in Houston. The university is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[6] It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[7]

Texas Southern University is an important institution in Houston's Third Ward. Alvia Wardlaw of Cite: The Architecture + Design Review of Houston wrote that the university serves as "the cultural and community center of" the Third Ward area where it is located, in addition to being its university.[8] The university also serves as a notable economic resource for Greater Houston, contributing over $500 million to the region's gross sales and being directly and indirectly responsible for over 3,000 jobs.[9]

Texas Southern University intercollegiate sports teams, the Tigers, compete in NCAA Division I and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Texas Southern is home of the Ocean of Soul marching band.

  1. ^ "HISTORY". tsu.edu. Texas Southern University. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Texas Southern University Endowment Soars Above $100 Million with $5 Million Gift". Texas Southern University. July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Microsoft Power BI".
  4. ^ "The TSU Herald - Online". The Tsu Herald. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  5. ^ TSU Graphic Standards (PDF). September 1, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  6. ^ "COC Colleges & Universities" (PDF). Southern Associates of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  7. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  8. ^ Wardlaw, Alvia. "Heart of the Third Ward: Texas Southern University" (Archive). Cite: The Architecture + Design Review of Houston. Rice Design Alliance, Fall 1996. Volume 35. p.20.
  9. ^ Johnson, Tilicia. "TSU Economic Impact Study".

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