Key differences on Students & campus

1
U. Texas at El Paso has 3.1× as many undergrads as Texas Southern
Undergrads
2
Texas Southern has 11 pts more Pell recipients than U. Texas at El Paso (72% vs. 62%)
Pell Grant recipients
3
Texas Southern is more diverse (index 0.25 vs. 0.22)
Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads

Texas Southern6.8K

U. Texas at El Paso21KLargest

Pell Grant share

Texas Southern72%Highest

U. Texas at El Paso62%

First-gen share

Texas Southern39%

U. Texas at El Paso41%Highest

Diversity index

Texas Southern0.25Most

U. Texas at El Paso0.22

Who they are

Men

Texas Southern35%

U. Texas at El Paso45%

Part-time students

Texas Southern13%

U. Texas at El Paso27%

Students 25 and older

Texas Southern14%

U. Texas at El Paso18%

Race & ethnicity

Texas Southern

U. Texas at El Paso

White
Asian
Hispanic/Latino
Black
Two or more
International
Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state

Texas Southern78%

U. Texas at El Paso93%

First-years from other states

Texas Southern20%

U. Texas at El Paso2%

First-years from abroad

Texas Southern0%

U. Texas at El Paso5%

New transfer students this fall

Texas Southern448

U. Texas at El Paso1,591

Transfers, share of new undergraduates

Texas Southern22%

U. Texas at El Paso28%

Campus

Texas Southern

Large cityNCAA D-I FCS · Southwestern Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

U. Texas at El Paso

Large cityNCAA D-I FBS · Conference USAROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

Policy	Texas Southern	U. Texas at El Paso
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression	Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)	Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why