Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Albany State costs about $8.2K less per year on average than Texas Southern ($13,647 vs. $21,847, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

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

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Texas Southern has 5 pts more first-gen students than Albany State (39% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Albany State is more diverse (index 0.29 vs. 0.25)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Texas Southern has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Albany State (72% vs. 69%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Texas Southern graduates 2 pts more of its students than Albany State (36% vs. 34%)

    Graduation rate

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Texas Southern admits 97%; Albany State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Texas Southern97%
Albany StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Texas SouthernOpen
  • Albany StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
Texas Southern
800–1000
Albany StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Texas SouthernGPA and rank required
  • Albany StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Texas Southern is a bit larger than Albany State (6,844 vs. 5,956 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Texas Southern6.8K
Albany State6K
Pell Grant share
Texas Southern72%
Albany State69%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Texas Southern, and Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Albany State.

Students per faculty member
Texas Southern19 to 1
Albany State21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Texas SouthernPsychology, General8%
  • Albany StateHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General16%

What each costs

Albany State costs about $8.2K 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
Albany State$13.6K
Aid generosity
Texas Southern30%
Albany State36%

What each pays off

Albany State's former students earn more, a median $40.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 36% at Texas Southern to 34% at Albany State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Texas Southern$38.9K
Albany State$40.7K
Graduation rate
Texas Southern36%
Albany State34%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Texas Southern, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Texas SouthernSteady−7%
  • Albany StateNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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