Public · Clarendon, Texas

Clarendon College

Clarendon College is a public institution in Clarendon, 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.

$8,390
Avg net price / yr
$38,696
10-yr median earnings
51.3%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Clarendon College posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

43rd pct.
former-student earnings, US
51.3%
150%-time completion
+25%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Remote Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Clarendon 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 ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional"), 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
54/100
Clarendon 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 D
$38,696
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$8,390
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
51.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B-
$11,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
48.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Clarendon College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$38,696

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$8,390

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

51.3%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 51.3%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Clarendon College vs peers

Clarendon College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 6 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Clarendon College positioned by earnings vs … Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $29K $41K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $2K $10K Avg Net Price ($) Clarendon College (you are here): $39K earn · $8K net · 51% grad You are here - Clarendon College Galveston College: $37K earn · $8K net · 33% grad Galveston College Lamar State College-Port Arthur: $37K earn · $3K net · 38% grad Lamar State Colleg… Texarkana College: $35K earn · $9K net · 41% grad Texarkana College Howard College: $38K earn · $6K net · 35% grad Howard College Cisco College: $39K earn · $10K net · 30% grad Cisco College Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

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 Clarendon 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.

Clarendon College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$38,696 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

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 Clarendon College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $38,696 #2906 of 5103 43rd
Average net price $8,390 #849 of 5020 83rd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 51.3% #2868 of 4858 41st
Undergraduate enrollment 1,520 #1742 of 5462 68th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

1,520
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
51.3%
150%-time completion
$38,696
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Clarendon College ranks in Texas

State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Clarendon College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $38,696 #156 of 324 52nd
Average net price $8,390 #62 of 340 82nd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 51.3% #190 of 324 41st
Undergraduate enrollment 1,520 #111 of 366 70th

Highest former-student earnings in Texas

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Clarendon College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Clarendon College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $3,720
Out-of-State Tuition $5,400
Average Net Price $8,390
21.1%
Pell Grant Rate
11.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$11,000
Median Debt
$117/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at Clarendon College swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $5,293 to $10,805 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -1.8%, 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
$5,293
Highest year
$10,805
Most recent (2023)
$8,373
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $8,5272014: $5,2932015: $7,4842016: $8,3992017: $7,8412018: $7,9462019: $7,9082020: $9,0302021: $10,8052022: $8,2412023: $8,373
2013 · $8,5272023 · $8,373

Over the same years, enrollment went +13.7% (1,214 → 1,380 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

57.6%
Female
43.8%
First Generation

Outcomes

$30,902
Median Earnings (6yr)
50.0%
Earning Over $25K
48.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 51.3%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $30,902
Median earnings 10 years after entry $38,696
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 50.0%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 48.2%
Median federal student debt At completion $11,000
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $117/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Associate's 3 174 $61,539 $83,330 $12,294
Certificate 2 80 $21,940 $23,191 $9,514

Top programs at Clarendon College by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

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.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 44 $83,330 $17,588
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 122 $39,747 $7,000
Precision Metal Working Certificate 13 $23,191 -
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 67 $20,689 $9,514
Agricultural Business and Management Associate's 8 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Clarendon College?
Clarendon College is a public institution in Clarendon, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,520 students.
How much do Clarendon College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Clarendon College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $38,696 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $30,902.
How much does Clarendon College cost?
The average net price at Clarendon College is $8,390. In-state tuition is $3,720 and out-of-state tuition is $5,400. Median student debt at graduation is $11,000.
What is the graduation rate at Clarendon College?
Clarendon College has a 51.3% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Clarendon College worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Clarendon College is $11,000, while former students earn a median of $38,696 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 28% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 48.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $117.

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.

Where to go next from Clarendon College

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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Public-institution profiles compile Scorecard Title-IV earnings, IPEDS enrollment/admissions, and Treasury linkage fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.