Private nonprofit · University
Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, Texas · Large city
- 39.1%
- Admit rate
- $19,719
- Avg net price
- 34%
- Graduation rate
- $42,937
- Median earnings
Huston-Tillotson University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Austin, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 1,005 undergraduates. It is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). It has a Multiple Protestant Denomination religious affiliation.
Will you get in?
See where your numbers land against Huston-Tillotson University's admitted students.
- Admit rate
- 39.1%
- SAT (mid 50%)
- 800–1160
- Avg GPA (est.)
- 3.03
Enter a test score to see where you land against Huston-Tillotson University's admitted students.
A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Huston-Tillotson University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.
About Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. Austin, Travis County and Williamson County have been the site of human habitation since at least 9200 BC. "Keep Austin Weird" has been a local motto for years, featured on bumper stickers and T-shirts. This motto has not only been used in promoting Austin's eccentricity and diversity, but is also meant to bolster support of local independent businesses. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 1 mile to Austin, TX
- To the ocean
- 124 miles
- Nearest airport
- 6 miles to Austin Bergstrom (AUS) · major hub
How Huston-Tillotson University compares
More selective than 90% · #8 most selective of 77 in Texas
Higher than 9%
Higher than 16% · #66 of 87 in Texas
Higher than 12%
Higher than 19% · #78 of 94 in Texas
Cheaper than 51% · #49 cheapest of 88 in Texas
Lower than 4%
Lower than 42%
Larger than 37%
Percentiles compare Huston-Tillotson University 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
- Undergraduate1,00597%
- Graduate353%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women59059%
- Men41541%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White7.2%
- Black61%
- Hispanic11%
- Other or multiracial21%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,005
- Graduate enrollment
- 35
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 61%
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Students over 25
- 27%
- Median family income
- $28,322
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $57,276
- Endowment
- $13,611,956
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 177 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Texas80%
- Other U.S. states20%
Most first-years stay in state — Huston-Tillotson University draws overwhelmingly from Texas.
Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 39.1%
- Test scores
- Considered but not required
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- 800–1160
- SAT average
- 1014
- SAT reading
- 430–590
- SAT math
- 370–570
- ACT composite
- 16–28
- Average GPA (estimated)
- 3.03
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $26,709
- Room & board
- $8,469
- Books & supplies
- $1,200
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,384
- Average net price
- $19,719
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)
- 34%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 27%
- First-year retention
- 58%
- Transferred to another college
- 5%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,342
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,937
- Median debt at graduation
- $30,750
- Students with federal loans
- 69%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 21%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 573
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 57%
- Housing charge (year)
- $4,406
- Meal plan (year)
- $4,043
- Application fee
- $25
- Athletics
- NAIA Division I
- Varsity athletes
- 190 (108 men · 82 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 (6)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- B
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 1.9 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 6
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,059 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.
By offense type, per year
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.
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.
$20,487/year × about 4.3 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.
Modest institutional aid: 52% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,188. 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 188 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)
- $42,937
- Typical debt at graduation
- $30,750
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 72%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 49%
Typical debt would take roughly 7.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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 out-earn men by $870 (2%) 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
- 96°F
- Winter low
- 37°F
- Annual rain
- 36.2″
- Annual snow
- 0.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Austin 6S, TX US station (2.8 mi from campus).
What Huston-Tillotson University graduates study — and earn
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.













