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.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,005 undergradsLarge citySelective · 39% admitNAIA Division I

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

Selectivity39.1%

More selective than 90% · #8 most selective of 77 in Texas

SAT average1014

Higher than 9%

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 16% · #66 of 87 in Texas

First-year retention58%

Higher than 12%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$42,937

Higher than 19% · #78 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$19,719

Cheaper than 51% · #49 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$30,750

Lower than 4%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 42%

Undergraduate enrollment1,005

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

1,040students
  • Undergraduate1,00597%
  • Graduate353%

Undergraduates by gender

1,005undergrads
  • 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)

Soccer52
Baseball38
Track and Field (Outdoor)35
Basketball30
Volleyball22
Softball13

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.

2.0reported offenses a year
0 violent a year2.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
2.0

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
$19,219
$30–48k
$19,361
$48–75k
$20,487
$75–110k
$22,757
$110k+
$24,418

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
$88,177

$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.

52%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,188
average award, among those who get one

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.

Weigh it value

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
$43,247
Men
$42,377

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

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Austin 6S, TX US station (2.8 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.