Private nonprofit · College

Texas College

Tyler, Texas · Midsize city

Admit rate
$10,958
Avg net price
14%
Graduation rate
$33,752
Median earnings

Texas College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Tyler, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 614 undergraduates. It is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). It has a Christian Methodist Episcopal religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 614 undergradsMidsize cityNAIA Division I · Sooner Athletic Conference

About Tyler, Texas

Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, United States. Legal recognition of Tyler was initiated by an act of the state legislature on April 11, 1846. The Texas government created Smith County and authorized a county seat. In addition to the city's role in the rose-growing industry, Tyler is the headquarters for Brookshire Grocery Company, which operates Brookshire's, Fresh, Super 1 Foods, and Spring Market supermarkets in the Ark-La-Tex and parts of Dallas–Fort Worth. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
91 miles to Dallas, TX
To the ocean
182 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Tyler Pounds (TYR)

How Texas College compares

Graduation rate14%

Higher than 4% · #85 of 87 in Texas

First-year retention34%

Higher than 2%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$33,752

Higher than 5% · #90 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$10,958

Cheaper than 88% · #14 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$31,000

Lower than 3%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment614

Larger than 25%

Percentiles compare Texas 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

Undergraduates by gender

614undergrads
  • Women20133%
  • Men41367%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White3.6%
  • Black82%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Other or multiracial3.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
614
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
84%
First-generation students
45%
Students over 25
18%
Median family income
$18,562
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$47,259
Endowment
$9,563,620

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$10,008
Room & board
$8,000
Books & supplies
$2,100
Total cost of attendance
$20,339
Average net price
$10,958

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)
14%
Graduated on time (4 years)
7%
First-year retention
34%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$27,901
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$33,752
Median debt at graduation
$31,000
Students with federal loans
64%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
14%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
7%
First-generation
17%

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
435
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
71%
Housing charge (year)
$4,200
Meal plan (year)
$3,800
Application fee
$20
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Football conference
Sooner Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
216 (157 men · 59 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 (7)

Football77
Soccer42
Baseball32
Basketball29
Volleyball15
Softball13
Track and Field (Outdoor)8

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
3.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
5

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (614 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.

2.3reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year1.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.7
Aggravated assault
0.7

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
$9,639
$30–48k
$11,342
$48–75k
$12,410
$75–110k
$13,598
$110k+
$16,106

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
$59,198

$12,410/year × about 4.8 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.

5%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,000
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 5% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,000. 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 134 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)
$33,752
Typical debt at graduation
$31,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
92%
Out-earn a HS grad
34%

Typical debt would take roughly 9.2 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
$34,383
Men
$33,075

Women out-earn men by $1,308 (4%) 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
94°F
Winter low
38°F
Annual rain
47.7″
Annual snow
0.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tyler, TX US station (4.8 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.