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Texas College is a private regional college located in Tyler, Texas. Texas College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Texas College is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $31,196 10 years after enrolling, 76th in Texas, and in the bottom 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Texas College bachelor students earn 26% less than the national average.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4 years. 22% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Texas College is 30% lower than the state average, and 26% below the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Texas College, Pell Grant recipients represent 52% of the measured graduating class, 17% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Texas College graduates within 4 years.
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.
Texas College’s economic mobility score of 1.15 is calculated by adjusting the 23.04 economic score of lower-income students by the 52% pell grant recipients within the student body. Texas College’s EMS of 1.15 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
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).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Texas College pays $15,170 a year, $7,030 less than the $22,200 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 $15,170
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Texas College, 88% 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 $15,170 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 46% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $2,518. This is 8% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$2,513
Pell grants
$5,387
State grants
$3,520
Institutional grants
$2,032
Full time
100%
83%
Female
33%
59%
First time
59%
59%
In-state
90%
68%
1st generation
45%
35%
White
2%
52%
Black
82%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
N/A
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
4%
12%