South Texas College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for South Texas College

South Texas College operates as a public institution located in McAllen, Texas (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 15,856 students of which 35,779 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. South Texas College is categorized as “14” 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. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $1,751, with published in-state tuition of $4,920 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.8%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 27.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 58.5%. Graduates earn a median of $36,788 ten years after enrolling, compared with $28,239 six years post-enrollment, and 44.7% 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.