Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Texas Southern has 2.0× as many undergrads as Alabama State

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Alabama State's grants cover 36% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Texas Southern

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Alabama State costs about $4.2K less per year on average than Texas Southern ($17,669 vs. $21,847, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Texas Southern graduates 5 pts more of its students than Alabama State (36% vs. 31%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Texas Southern has 4 pts more first-gen students than Alabama State (39% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Texas Southern grads earn $4.4K more ten years out than Alabama State's ($38,924 vs. $34,502)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Texas Southern admits 97%, Alabama State 98%; Texas Southern's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Texas Southern97%
Alabama State98%
Quad's selectivity
  • Texas SouthernOpen
  • Alabama StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 600–1600
Texas Southern
800–1000
Alabama State
749–967
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Texas SouthernGPA and rank required
  • Alabama StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Texas Southern is twice Alabama State's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Texas Southern6.8K
Alabama State3.5K
Pell Grant share
Texas Southern72%
Alabama State71%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Texas Southern, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Alabama State; Alabama State has 15 students per faculty member to Texas Southern's 19.

Students per faculty member
Texas Southern19 to 1
Alabama State15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Texas SouthernPsychology, General8%
  • Alabama StateBiology/Biological Sciences, General13%

What each costs

Alabama State costs about $4.2K less a year than Texas Southern on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Texas Southern$21.8K
Alabama State$17.7K
Aid generosity
Texas Southern30%
Alabama State36%

What each pays off

Texas Southern's former students earn more, a median $38.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 36% at Texas Southern to 31% at Alabama State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Texas Southern$38.9K
Alabama State$34.5K
Graduation rate
Texas Southern36%
Alabama State31%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Texas SouthernSteady−7%
  • Alabama StateSteady−6%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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