Public · Community college

Blinn College District

Brenham, Texas · Distant town

34%
Transfer rate
$10,844
Avg net price
11%
Grad / completion
$46,318
Median earnings

Blinn College District is a public associate-granting institution in Brenham, Texas (distant town setting), enrolling 15,535 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicLarge · 15,535 undergradsDistant townNJCAA Division I

About Brenham, Texas

Brenham is a city in east-central Texas, United States, and the county seat of Washington County. The Brenham area was part of the Old Three Hundred, the first authorized colonization of Texas by Anglo-Americans led by Stephen F. Austin. In the 1820s and 1830s, several small communities developed in the area. Brenham is the home of and headquarters for Blue Bell Creameries. Blue Bell is the fourth-best selling ice cream brand in the United States, and is sold in 16 states. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
68 miles to Houston, TX
To the ocean
86 miles
Nearest airport
30 miles to Easterwood Field (CLL)

How Blinn College District compares

Graduation rate11%

Higher than 1% · #247 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention45%

Higher than 8%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,318

Higher than 86% · #17 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$10,844

Cheaper than 67% · #69 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$11,500

Lower than 33%

Student–faculty ratio28 : 1

Lower than 7%

Undergraduate enrollment15,535

Larger than 98%

Percentiles compare Blinn College District with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

15,535undergrads
  • Women7,81450%
  • Men7,72150%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White57%
  • Black7.6%
  • Hispanic24%
  • Asian4.0%
  • Other or multiracial7.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
15,535
Student–faculty ratio
28 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
21%
First-generation students
40%
Students over 25
7%
Median family income
$34,663
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$63,666
Endowment
$35,983,928

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,890
Out-of-state tuition
$11,370
Room & board
$11,848
Books & supplies
$1,288
Total cost of attendance
$15,252
Average net price
$10,844

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
11%
First-year retention
45%
Transferred to another college
34%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,017
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,318
Median debt at graduation
$11,500
Students with federal loans
18%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
42%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
11%
Low-income (Pell)
7%
First-generation
7%

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
2,033
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
13%
Housing charge (year)
$7,000
Meal plan (year)
$3,800
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
469 (376 men · 93 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 (8)

Football139
Other Sports102
Baseball69
Soccer63
Basketball35
Golf26
Volleyball18
Softball17

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 5 campuses (18,095 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.

1.7reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.7
Burglary
0.7
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

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
$10,883
$30–48k
$7,857
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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.

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.

11%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,984
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 11% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,984. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

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 3,533 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)
$46,318
Typical debt at graduation
$11,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
25%
Out-earn a HS grad
57%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 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
$40,914
Men
$53,140

Men out-earn women by $12,226 (30%) 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
95°F
Winter low
40°F
Annual rain
48″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.75.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brenham, TX US station (0.7 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.