Private nonprofit · College

Austin College

Sherman, Texas · Small city

47.6%
Admit rate
$21,107
Avg net price
67%
Graduation rate
$61,296
Median earnings

Austin College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Sherman, Texas (small city setting), enrolling 1,165 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). It has a Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,165 undergradsSmall citySelective · 48% admitNCAA Division III with football · American Southwest Conference

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Austin College's admitted students.

Admit rate
47.6%
SAT (mid 50%)
1100–1310
Avg GPA (est.)
3.53

Enter a test score to see where you land against Austin College's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Austin College's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Sherman, Texas

Sherman is a city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas, United States and is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK combined statistical area. Sherman was named after General Sidney Sherman (July 23, 1805 – August 1, 1873), a hero of the Texas Revolution. The community was designated as the county seat by the act of the Texas Legislature, which created Grayson County on March 17, 1846. In 2022, Texas Instruments broke ground to build an Integrated Circuit fab campus in Sherman. In late 2025, Texas Instruments began operations at a new $30 billion, 3,000-job, 300-millimeter semiconductor wafer fabrication plant near Sherman's southern city limits. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
61 miles to Dallas, TX
To the ocean
284 miles
Nearest airport
57 miles to Dallas Love Field (DAL) · major hub

How Austin College compares

Selectivity47.6%

More selective than 85% · #14 most selective of 77 in Texas

SAT average1212

Higher than 61%

Graduation rate67%

Higher than 73% · #17 of 87 in Texas

First-year retention79%

Higher than 60%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$61,296

Higher than 70% · #23 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$21,107

Cheaper than 45% · #55 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$24,500

Lower than 41%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 68%

Undergraduate enrollment1,165

Larger than 42%

Percentiles compare Austin College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,217students
  • Undergraduate1,16596%
  • Graduate524%

Undergraduates by gender

1,165undergrads
  • Women58951%
  • Men57649%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White47%
  • Black8.0%
  • Hispanic29%
  • Asian9.1%
  • Other or multiracial7.4%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,165
Graduate enrollment
52
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
31%
First-generation students
23%
Students over 25
1%
Median family income
$54,764
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$77,652
Endowment
$191,743,430

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
47.6%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1100–1310
SAT average
1212
SAT reading
550–660
SAT math
550–650
ACT composite
23–29
Average GPA (estimated)
3.53

Cost

In-state tuition
$48,680
Room & board
$13,951
Books & supplies
$1,150
Total cost of attendance
$61,607
Average net price
$21,107

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
67%
Graduated on time (4 years)
63%
First-year retention
79%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,242
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$61,296
Median debt at graduation
$24,500
Students with federal loans
50%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
71%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
63%
Low-income (Pell)
59%
First-generation
57%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,198
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$5,900
Meal plan (year)
$7,015
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
Football conference
American Southwest Conference
Varsity athletes
426 (264 men · 162 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Football100
Soccer82
Baseball61
Water Polo45
Basketball35
Swimming27
Other Sports23
Softball22
Volleyball18
Tennis13

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
6
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,217 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.0reported offenses a year
2.0 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
1.0
Fondling
1.0
Burglary
1.0

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$16,528
$30–48k
$15,687
$48–75k
$18,823
$75–110k
$21,608
$110k+
$28,470

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$76,943

$18,823/year × about 4.1 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$31,241
average award, among those who get one

Austin College discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $31,241. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 330 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$61,296
Typical debt at graduation
$24,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
40%
Out-earn a HS grad
69%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$58,930
Men
$65,452

Men out-earn women by $6,522 (11%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
93°F
Winter low
34°F
Annual rain
44.3″
Annual snow
1.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sherman, TX US station (4.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.