Austin College
Sherman, Texas
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,165 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 48%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $20,077per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 66%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,06410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under Austin College's Compass curriculum, undergraduate students are required to complete three January Term (JanTerm) intensive courses and one Applied Learning Experience such as research, an internship, or community-based learning.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 48%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1100–1310Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 23–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $20,077full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $65,405sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $50,014Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 66%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 79%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,06410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,165Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 37%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 23%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX — admits 96%
- Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, TX — admits 73%
- St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX — admits 98%
- Concordia University Texas Austin, TX — admits 91%
Also worth a look
- McMurry University Abilene, TX — admits 57%
- The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID — admits 49%
- East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TX — admits 58%
- Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC — admits 45%
- Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI — admits 52%
- Russell Sage College Troy, NY — admits 53%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Austin College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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