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Texas Southern University Reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(239 total reviews)

Lesia L. Crumpton-Young

62% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Texas Southern University has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 239 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Texas Southern University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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239 reviews
3.0
14 Feb 2026
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Pros

Family oriented environment where most of the staff are alumni and/or close-knit

Cons

Processes are antiquated but this is due to the historic underfunding of HBCUs. Unprofessionalism runs rampant and there is not much being done about it. A lot of the individuals in leadership are poorly qualified and have only moved up because they have been with the institution for a long time. gossip and drama run rampant throughout the entire institution and there's poor accountability amongst leadership. No one actually works hard or has much diligence. It's much less of a university and more like a social club. The system is broken and it damages the reputation of the institution because students who are underserved and don't have much guidance come there looking for an opportunity to gain credentials but the university produces poor outcomes as result of high turnover in administration and

2.0
16 Oct 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The administration of 2021-2022 was horrible to work under.

Cons

The Deans of the college I worked under was phenomenal.

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