Texas College
A good fit for families looking for lower cost and students who want small classes and close faculty access. graduation rate is below 25% — most students don't finish here; median debt is moderately high. 84% of students receive Pell Grants — strong access mission.
About This School
Texas College is a private nonprofit institution located in Tyler, Texas with approximately 614 undergraduate students enrolled. The average net price after financial aid is $10,958 per year. The graduation rate is 14%, and the typical graduate earns $28,000 within 10 years of enrollment.
Texas College is a private, historically black Christian Methodist Episcopal college in Tyler, Texas. It is affiliated with the United Negro College Fund. It was founded in 1894 by a group of ministers affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church, a predominantly black denomination, which was at the time known as the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America. They planned to provide for education of African-American students, who were excluded from the segregated university system of Texas. They planned a full literary, scientific, and classical education for theology, normal training of lower-school teachers, music, commercial and industrial training, and agricultural and mechanical sciences.
The numbers tell a mixed story here — an 11% graduation rate and 60% freshman retention suggest most students who enroll don't finish, which is a serious concern worth examining before committing. On the positive side, the net price of $10,650/year is genuinely affordable, and for students who value the school's historic mission as a HBCU with deep roots in the Black Methodist community since 1894, that context matters. Just go in clear-eyed: median earnings of $28,000 a decade out are modest, so have a concrete plan for how your degree connects to a career.
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Percentage of degrees awarded. Source: College Scorecard.
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Net Price by Family Income
Average annual cost after grants/scholarships, by household income. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
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After Graduation
Earnings 6 Years After Enrollment, by Gender
Gap: 6% less for female graduates. National avg ~16%.
What Each Major Actually Earns
Median earnings four years after graduation, by major, next to the national median for that same major at every college. The school-wide average hides this: at most schools the spread between the best- and worst-paying majors is far wider than the gap between schools.
| Major | Grads | Here | National | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 25 | $44,386 | $68,257 | −$23,871 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 17 | $43,156 | $55,378 | −$12,222 |
| Biology, General | 15 | $37,296 | $57,214 | −$19,918 |
U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled four years after completing a bachelor's degreehere. Majors with too few graduates to report are omitted for privacy, so this is not the school's full program list.
Will This School Pay Off?
Worth scrutinizing. Median earnings relative to debt are tight.
Earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. These are means across all graduates, not specific to any major.
Student Body
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (614 undergraduates).
Contact & Location
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Texas College cost?
The average net price at Texas College is about $10,958 per year after grants and scholarships, based on federal data. Your actual cost depends on your family's finances and aid package.
What is the graduation rate at Texas College?
Texas College has a graduation rate of 14%, according to U.S. Department of Education data.
Sources & Methodology
Primary data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Accessed via automated sync. Latest values may come from different reporting years depending on the metric.
School overview from Wikipedia. Used for context only, not as a primary data source for admissions, cost, or outcomes claims.
- Earnings figures are institution-level averages, not major-specific.
- Some metrics are based on Title IV financial aid recipients only.
- Some values may be privacy-suppressed or rolled up by the Department of Education.
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