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University or college · Private nonprofit

Austin College

Sherman, TX

Austin College is a private nonprofit college in Sherman, TX, with about 1,136 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,136
1,128 undergrad · 8 grad
Admission rate
48%
lower than at 85% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$21,107
higher than at 55% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
67%
higher than at 73% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$61,296
higher than at 85% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Austin College

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $61,607, but the average family on federal aid pays $21,107 after grants, about 66% less. What it costs ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Austin College’s biggest bachelor’s programs, finance and financial management services graduates earn a median $81,613 four years out. Psychology graduates earn $43,522. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $61,607 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $48,680Room & board $13,951Books & supplies $1,150

After grants, the average family on aid pays $21,107.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$18,823

About $75,292 over 4 years · 69% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Austin College?

48%

of applicants admitted

About 10 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
550–660
SAT math
550–650
ACT
23–29

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1212.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
67%
within 6 years · Pell students 60%
Come back for year two
79%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$61,296
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$24,500
about $260 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

6.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$260 a month against about $3,770 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

73%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 90% 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
$61k
Middle income$30–75k
$60k
Higher incomeover $75k
$64k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Biology 15%Social sciences 13%Business 13%Psychology 11%Computer science 7%Physical sciences 7%Everything else 34%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

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

Business/Commerce, General33 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$55k4 yrs out
Biology, General31 graduates a year · typical debt $24,277
$50k4 yrs out
Psychology, General30 graduates a year · typical debt $24,900
$44k4 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services29 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$82k4 yrs out
Public Health26 graduates a year · typical debt $20,500
—not reported
History26 graduates a year · typical debt $25,331
$60k4 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other17 graduates a year · typical debt $25,142
$59k4 yrs out
Political Science and Government15 graduates a year · typical debt $20,947
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,165 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 47%Hispanic 29%Black 8%Asian 9%Two or more 5%International 1%

Women and men

Women 51%Men 49%
11 : 1
students per teacher
31%
get Pell grants (lower income)
50%
take federal loans
1%
undergrads 25 or older
0%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Sherman

6% of Sherman’s 52,417 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Sherman pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Austin College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Grayson CollegeCommunity college · Public · Denison
4.6 mi2,771 students
Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Durant · mostly online
27.9 mi2,150 students

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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.