Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, Texas
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,005 undergrads
- HBCU
- Admit rate
- 39%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $32,089per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 35%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $46,64510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Huston-Tillotson University is the first institution of higher education in Austin, Texas, tracing its roots back to 1875 as a historically Black liberal arts university.
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 39%About 4 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%)
- 800–1160Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 16–28Composite, 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
- $32,089full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $37,764sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $26,709Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 35%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 58%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $46,64510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,005Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 69%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 43%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Schreiner University Kerrville, TX — admits 88%
- McMurry University Abilene, TX — admits 57%
- Howard Payne University Brownwood, TX — admits 67%
- Concordia University Texas Austin, TX — admits 91%
Also worth a look
- Southwestern University Georgetown, TX — admits 43%
- Scripps College Claremont, CA — admits 38%
- LeTourneau University Longview, TX — admits 38%
- Bennington College Bennington, VT — admits 45%
- Fisk University Nashville, TN — admits 37%
- Whitman College Walla Walla, WA — admits 38%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Huston-Tillotson University, 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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