10-yr median earnings
$46,318
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Brenham, Texas
Blinn College District
Blinn College District is a public institution in Brenham, Texas. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $10,844
- Avg net price / yr
- $46,318
- 10-yr median earnings
- 10.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Blinn College District posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 36%
- former-student earnings, US
- 10.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +22%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Blinn College District 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 ("Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional"), 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
52/100
Blinn College District
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 C+
$46,318
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B
$10,844
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
10.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C+
$11,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C+
65.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
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
$10,844
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
10.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 10.9%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Blinn College District 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 Blinn College District 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.
Blinn College District: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$46,318 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 | Blinn College District | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,318 | #1848 of 5103 | 64th |
| Average net price | $10,844 | #1282 of 5020 | 74th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 10.9% | #4825 of 4858 | 1st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 15,535 | #198 of 5462 | 96th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
15,535
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
10.9%
150%-time completion
$46,318
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Blinn College District ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Blinn College District | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,318 | #91 of 324 | 72nd |
| Average net price | $10,844 | #82 of 340 | 76th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 10.9% | #323 of 324 | 0th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 15,535 | #23 of 366 | 94th |
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 |
| 91 | Blinn College DistrictThis school | $46,318 | $10,844 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $4,890 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $11,370 |
| Average Net Price | $10,844 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $10,883 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $7,857 |
21.1%
Pell Grant Rate
18.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$11,500
Median Debt
$122/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Blinn College District rose +47.1% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $11,709 in 2013 to $17,225 in 2023, a rise of $5,516 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $11,7092023 · $17,225
Over the same years, enrollment went -3.0% (16,664 → 16,156 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
50.3%
Female
39.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
$38,017
Median Earnings (6yr)
61.9%
Earning Over $25K
65.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 10.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $38,017 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $46,318 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 61.9% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 65.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $11,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $122/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 15 | 1,546 | $57,209 | $81,556 | $14,228 |
| Certificate | 4 | 126 | $43,901 | $50,291 | $9,500 |
Top programs at Blinn College District by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Fire Protection
Fire Protection
$81,556 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$80,819 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$70,788 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$55,794 median earnings
- Business/Commerce, General
Business/Commerce, General
$53,840 median earnings
- Biology, General
Biology, General
$50,945 median earnings
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$50,291 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$49,804 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Blinn College District? ▼
Blinn College District is a public institution in Brenham, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 15,535 students.
How much do Blinn College District former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Blinn College District who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $46,318 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $38,017.
How much does Blinn College District cost? ▼
The average net price at Blinn College District is $10,844. In-state tuition is $4,890 and out-of-state tuition is $11,370. Median student debt at graduation is $11,500.
What is the graduation rate at Blinn College District? ▼
Blinn College District has a 10.9% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Blinn College District worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Blinn College District is $11,500, while former students earn a median of $46,318 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 65.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $122.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. 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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