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St Philip's College

San Antonio, TXHistorically Black college5,781 online only

St Philip's College is a public community college in San Antonio, TX, with about 8,500 students on campus and 5,781 more studying only online.

Students on campus
8,500
plus 5,781 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$4,273
tuition and fees $3,412; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
28%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$38,224
lower than at 59% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on St Philip's College

St Philip's College is a historically Black college

It was founded to educate Black students, and 10% of undergraduates today are Black. The students ↓

Most students study part-time

85% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓

Students from wealthier families earn much more

Ten years after starting, students from families making over $75,000 earn a median $58,953. Students from families under $30,000 earn $35,970. Outcomes ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $9,500, about $101 a month over ten years. That’s 3.5% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

12,914 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 14%Hispanic 69%Black 10%Asian 2%Two or more 4%

Women and men

Women 59%Men 41%
25 : 1
students per teacher
22%
get Pell grants (lower income)
3%
take federal loans
30%
undergrads 25 or older
85%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into St Philip's College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. St Philip's College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $11,985 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $9,952

Tuition & fees (in state) $3,412Books & supplies $500Other costs $8,073

After grants, the average family on aid pays $4,273.

Tuition and fees are $3,412 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$5,845

About $11,690 over 2 years · 51% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
28%
within 1½ times the normal program length
Come back for year two
—
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$38,224
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$9,500
about $101 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$101 a month against about $2,918 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

38%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 36% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$36k
Middle income$30–75k
$45k
Higher incomeover $75k
$59k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Mechanic & repair 24%Liberal arts 19%Health professions 14%Engineering tech 9%Culinary & personal services 7%Precision production 7%Everything else 18%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities576 graduates a year
$44k4 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians114 graduates a year
$31k1 yr out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions105 graduates a year · typical debt $11,000
$65k4 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians58 graduates a year
$51k1 yr out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services48 graduates a year
$55k4 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management39 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations39 graduates a year
$51k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods31 graduates a year
$52k4 yrs out
The town around it

Living in San Antonio

7% of San Antonio’s 1,548,422 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ San Antonio pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from St Philip's College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.