10-yr median earnings
$61,296
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Sherman, Texas
Austin College
Austin College is a private nonprofit institution in Sherman, Texas. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $61,296
- 10-yr median earnings
- 47.6%
- Acceptance rate
- $21,107
- Avg net price / yr
- 68.1%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Austin College pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 15%
- former-student earnings, US
- 47.6%
- acceptance rate
- 68.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +35%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Austin College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
59/100
Austin College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A-
$61,296
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$21,107
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B-
68.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$24,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A-
78.9%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C
79.4%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$21,107
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
68.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 68.1%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Austin College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Austin College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Austin College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$61,296 Top 15% higher than 85% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Austin College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $61,296 | #741 of 5103 | 85th |
| Average net price | $21,107 | #3310 of 5020 | 34th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 68.1% | #1570 of 4858 | 68th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,165 | #2026 of 5462 | 63rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,165
Undergraduate enrollment
47.6%
Acceptance rate
1,212
SAT average
68.1%
150%-time completion
$61,296
10-yr median earnings
79.4%
First-year retention
How Austin College ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Austin College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $61,296 | #30 of 324 | 91st |
| Average net price | $21,107 | #222 of 340 | 35th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 68.1% | #106 of 324 | 67th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,165 | #131 of 366 | 64th |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
| 30 | Austin CollegeThis school | $61,296 | $21,107 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 47.6% |
| SAT Average | 1,212 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 550 – 650 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 550 – 660 |
| ACT Average | 26 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 23 – 29 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Austin College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$16,528 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$15,687 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$18,823 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$28,470 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Austin College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $48,680 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $48,680 |
| Average Net Price | $21,107 |
30.9%
Pell Grant Rate
50.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$24,500
Median Debt
$260/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Austin College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $20,895 to $24,019 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -2.4%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$20,895
Highest year
$24,019
Most recent (2023)
$23,451
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $24,0192023 · $23,451
Over the same years, enrollment went -6.7% (1,206 → 1,125 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
50.5%
Female
23.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
79.4%
Retention Rate
$45,242
Median Earnings (6yr)
72.3%
Earning Over $25K
78.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 68.1% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 79.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $45,242 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $61,296 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 72.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 78.9% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $24,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $260/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 14 | 285 | $60,356 | $81,613 | $24,012 |
| Master's | 1 | 14 | $58,570 | $58,570 | - |
Top programs at Austin College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Finance and Financial Mana…
Finance and Financial Management Services
$81,613 median earnings
- Computer Science
Computer Science
$76,196 median earnings
- Economics
Economics
$67,071 median earnings
- History
History
$59,833 median earnings
- Multi/Interdisciplinary St…
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
$58,913 median earnings
- Teacher Education and Prof…
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
$58,570 median earnings
- English Language and Liter…
English Language and Literature, General
$56,362 median earnings
- Romance Languages, Literat…
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
$55,168 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's | 26 | $81,613 | $26,000 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | 9 | $76,196 | - |
| Economics | Bachelor's | 25 | $67,071 | - |
| History | Bachelor's | 20 | $59,833 | $25,331 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's | 14 | $58,913 | $25,142 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's | 14 | $58,570 | - |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | 7 | $56,362 | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's | 13 | $55,168 | - |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's | 44 | $55,011 | $25,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 33 | $49,875 | $24,277 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 39 | $43,522 | $24,900 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | 19 | - | - |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's | 3 | - | - |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | 10 | - | $20,947 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's | 23 | - | $20,500 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Austin College? ▼
Austin College is a private nonprofit institution in Sherman, Texas. The acceptance rate is 47.6%. The average SAT score is 1,212. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,165 students.
How much do Austin College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Austin College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $61,296 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $45,242.
How much does Austin College cost? ▼
The average net price at Austin College is $21,107. In-state tuition is $48,680 and out-of-state tuition is $48,680. Median student debt at graduation is $24,500.
What is the graduation rate at Austin College? ▼
Austin College has a 68.1% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 79.4%.
Is Austin College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Austin College is $24,500, while former students earn a median of $61,296 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 40% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 78.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $260.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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