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Austin College is a private liberal arts college located in Sherman, Texas. Austin College is selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Austin College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $57,355 10 years after enrolling, 12th in Texas, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Austin College bachelor students earn 8% less than the national average. Austin College is ranked 21st in Texas.
Austin College’s median net annual cost of $20,980 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Austin College sorted by number of graduates - Business and Commerce, Biology, Finance, Economics, History, Romance Language & Linguistics - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$20,980
Average years to graduate
4.2
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
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Economic score: 4.72
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Austin College - Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 71% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Austin College is 19% higher than the state average, and 3% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Austin College, Pell Grant recipients represent 33% of the measured graduating class, 2% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Austin College graduates within 4.2 years.
Austin College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Austin College’s economic mobility score of 23.93 is calculated by adjusting the 2.33 economic score of lower-income students by the 33% pell grant recipients within the student body. Austin College’s EMS of 23.93 ranks in the top 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Austin College pays $20,980 a year, $37,012 less than the $57,992 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $20,980
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Austin College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $20,980 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 56% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,820. This is 2% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,245
Pell grants
$4,908
State grants
$3,300
Institutional grants
$28,725
Austin College's selective admissions are indicated by their 43% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,130 applicants, of which 1,764 were admitted and 284 enrolled. Austin College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
51%
59%
First time
91%
59%
In-state
92%
68%
1st generation
23%
35%
White
49%
52%
Black
9%
14%
Hispanic
24%
15%
Asian
13%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
5%
12%