Huston-Tillotson University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Huston-Tillotson University

Huston-Tillotson University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Austin, Texas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,005 students of which 1,303 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Huston-Tillotson University is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 39.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,014 and an ACT midpoint of 17. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,719, with published in-state tuition of $26,709 and a Pell grant recipient share of 61.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $30,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 34.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 58.2%. Graduates earn a median of $42,937 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,342 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 74100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 50.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.