Public · Community college

Ranger College

Ranger, Texas · Remote rural

28%
Transfer rate
$6,182
Avg net price
19%
Grad / completion
$35,552
Median earnings

Ranger College is a public associate-granting institution in Ranger, Texas (remote rural setting), enrolling 971 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 971 undergradsRemote ruralNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Ranger, Texas

Ranger is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. The Texas Pacific Coal Company of Thurber drilled a gas well north of Ranger in August 1917, after town civic leaders offered acreage in return for four test wells. Then on October 11, 1917, the McClesky well, one mile southwest of Ranger, produced oil at 1200 BOPD. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
285 miles
Nearest airport
43 miles to Mineral Wells (MWL)

How Ranger College compares

Graduation rate19%

Higher than 3% · #242 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention46%

Higher than 8%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,552

Higher than 51% · #90 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$6,182

Cheaper than 86% · #36 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment971

Larger than 72%

Percentiles compare Ranger College 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

971undergrads
  • Women57559%
  • Men39641%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White49%
  • Black6.9%
  • Hispanic33%
  • Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
971
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
17%
First-generation students
46%
Students over 25
6%
Median family income
$26,073
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$36,243

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$2,766
Out-of-state tuition
$9,066
Room & board
$5,082
Books & supplies
$1,800
Total cost of attendance
$15,017
Average net price
$6,182

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
19%
First-year retention
46%
Transferred to another college
28%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,914
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$35,552
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
7%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
30%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
19%
Low-income (Pell)
27%
First-generation
27%

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
368
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
38%
Housing charge (year)
$1,500
Meal plan (year)
$3,464
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
333 (209 men · 124 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 (9)

Baseball70
Soccer62
Basketball59
Rodeo49
Softball22
Track and Field (Outdoor)22
Cross Country19
Volleyball17
Golf13

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)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,522 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
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
$5,459
$30–48k
$5,645
$48–75k
$7,622
$75–110k
$9,535
$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.

34%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,796
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 34% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,796. 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 255 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)
$35,552
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
51%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 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
$32,783
Men
$42,848

Men out-earn women by $10,065 (31%) 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
30°F
Annual rain
29.2″
Annual snow
1.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Eastland, TX US station (8.7 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.