Private for-profit · Community college
William Edge Institute
New Braunfels, Texas · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $20,177
- Avg net price
- 98%
- Grad / completion
- $23,040
- Median earnings
William Edge Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in New Braunfels, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 73 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About New Braunfels, Texas
New Braunfels is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas. New Braunfels was established in 1845 by Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels, Commissioner General of the Mainzer Adelsverein, also known as the Noblemen's Society. Prince Carl named the settlement in honor of his home of Solms-Braunfels, Germany. Companies based in New Braunfels include Rush Enterprises and Schlitterbahn. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 30 miles to San Antonio, TX
- To the ocean
- 110 miles
- Nearest airport
- 25 miles to San Antonio (SAT) · major hub
How William Edge Institute compares
Higher than 96% · #11 of 253 in Texas
Higher than 88%
Higher than 12% · #177 of 206 in Texas
Cheaper than 32% · #151 cheapest of 252 in Texas
Lower than 56%
Larger than 20%
Percentiles compare William Edge Institute 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 race / ethnicity
- White44%
- Black4.1%
- Hispanic42%
- Asian6.9%
- Other or multiracial2.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 73
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 20%
- Median family income
- $9,772
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $20,177
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
- 98%
- First-year retention
- 95%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $17,832
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $23,040
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
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%.
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.
Does the school pay you to attend?
William Edge Institute funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $23,040
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 30%
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 97°F
- Winter low
- 40°F
- Annual rain
- 35″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Braunfels Wfo, TX US station (4.3 mi from campus).
What William Edge Institute 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.