Austin College
About
Austin College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and located in Sherman, Texas. Chartered in November 1849, Austin College remains the oldest institution of higher education in Texas to be operating under its original charter and name as recognized by the State Historical Survey Committee. About 1,300 students are enrolled at the college.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 49 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 38 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing11 · 22.4%
- No Data38 · 77.6%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Action history · 13
- Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 436 students received $2.7M in Pell grants, alongside $8.7M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 243 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (3.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Austin College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus5
Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Austin College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Austin College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAustin College | 67% | — | 1,217 | $23,451 | Baccalaureate |
| 71% | 62.2% | 1,079 | $24,224 | Baccalaureate | |
| 73% | 54.6% | 1,171 | $21,900 | Baccalaureate | |
| 65% | 89.9% | 1,157 | $18,902 | Baccalaureate | |
| 47% | 41.4% | 1,423 | $23,655 | Baccalaureate | |
| 38% | 69.7% | 799 | $18,778 | Baccalaureate | |
| 53% | 91.7% | 1,448 | $20,173 | Baccalaureate | |
| 66% | 86.2% | 1,084 | $22,353 | Baccalaureate | |
| 81% | 54.4% | 1,404 | $21,497 | Baccalaureate | |
| 91% | 9.6% | 1,393 | $27,384 | Baccalaureate | |
| 66% | 64.0% | 1,195 | $19,155 | Baccalaureate | |
| 62% | 79.9% | 1,094 | $25,079 | Baccalaureate | |
| 43% | 41.9% | 1,080 | $18,553 | Baccalaureate | |
| 49% | 91.1% | 1,345 | $13,485 | Baccalaureate | |
| 57% | 77.7% | 1,459 | $23,774 | Baccalaureate | |
| 46% | 80.0% | 1,180 | $21,200 | Baccalaureate | |
| 67% | 83.7% | 1,243 | $21,826 | Baccalaureate | |
| 53% | 69.6% | 1,097 | $29,800 | Baccalaureate | |
| 72% | 55.6% | 1,110 | $23,409 | Baccalaureate | |
| 74% | 78.9% | 1,321 | $27,663 | Baccalaureate | |
| 76% | 75.3% | 1,166 | $18,873 | Baccalaureate | |
| 18% | 48.5% | 738 | $14,494 | Baccalaureate | |
| 60% | 74.1% | 1,012 | $19,258 | Baccalaureate | |
| 45% | 45.2% | 1,226 | $23,384 | Baccalaureate | |
| 83% | 25.2% | 1,242 | $31,663 | Baccalaureate | |
| 49% | 68.4% | 1,095 | $20,899 | Baccalaureate | |
| 70% | 86.6% | 1,687 | $27,759 | Baccalaureate | |
| 83% | 38.3% | 1,137 | $38,802 | Baccalaureate | |
| 70% | 80.6% | 1,309 | $25,544 | Baccalaureate | |
| 65% | 92.6% | 1,191 | $20,800 | Baccalaureate | |
| 70% | 77.0% | 1,310 | $32,926 | Baccalaureate | |
| 60% | 80.8% | 795 | $29,871 | Baccalaureate | |
| 53% | 72.3% | 1,285 | $19,470 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 65% | 73.2% | 1,191 | $22,353 |
Institutions like Austin College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Austin College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateGeorgia
Agnes Scott College
Grad rate71%Admit rate62.2%Enrollment1,079Net price$24,224View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Allegheny College
Grad rate73%Admit rate54.6%Enrollment1,171Net price$21,900View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Aquinas College
Grad rate65%Admit rate89.9%Enrollment1,157Net price$18,902View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Ave Maria University
Grad rate47%Admit rate41.4%Enrollment1,423Net price$23,655View data - BaccalaureateNew Jersey
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
Grad rate38%Admit rate69.7%Enrollment799Net price$18,778View data - BaccalaureateVirginia
Bridgewater College
Grad rate53%Admit rate91.7%Enrollment1,448Net price$20,173View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Central College
Grad rate66%Admit rate86.2%Enrollment1,084Net price$22,353View data - BaccalaureateKentucky
Centre College
Grad rate81%Admit rate54.4%Enrollment1,404Net price$21,497View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Claremont McKenna College
Grad rate91%Admit rate9.6%Enrollment1,393Net price$27,384View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Coe College
Grad rate66%Admit rate64.0%Enrollment1,195Net price$19,155View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Cornell College
Grad rate62%Admit rate79.9%Enrollment1,094Net price$25,079View data - BaccalaureateLouisiana
Dillard University
Grad rate43%Admit rate41.9%Enrollment1,080Net price$18,553View data - BaccalaureateKentucky
Georgetown College
Grad rate49%Admit rate91.1%Enrollment1,345Net price$13,485View data - BaccalaureateMaryland
Goucher College
Grad rate57%Admit rate77.7%Enrollment1,459Net price$23,774View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Guilford College
Grad rate46%Admit rate80.0%Enrollment1,180Net price$21,200View data - BaccalaureateIndiana
Hanover College
Grad rate67%Admit rate83.7%Enrollment1,243Net price$21,826View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Hartwick College
Grad rate53%Admit rate69.6%Enrollment1,097Net price$29,800View data - BaccalaureateArkansas
Hendrix College
Grad rate72%Admit rate55.6%Enrollment1,110Net price$23,409View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Juniata College
Grad rate74%Admit rate78.9%Enrollment1,321Net price$27,663View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Kalamazoo College
Grad rate76%Admit rate75.3%Enrollment1,166Net price$18,873View data - BaccalaureateTennessee
Lane College
Grad rate18%Admit rate48.5%Enrollment738Net price$14,494View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Lycoming College
Grad rate60%Admit rate74.1%Enrollment1,012Net price$19,258View data - BaccalaureateAlabama
Oakwood University
Grad rate45%Admit rate45.2%Enrollment1,226Net price$23,384View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Pitzer College
Grad rate83%Admit rate25.2%Enrollment1,242Net price$31,663View data - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Presbyterian College
Grad rate49%Admit rate68.4%Enrollment1,095Net price$20,899View data - BaccalaureateVirginia
Randolph-Macon College
Grad rate70%Admit rate86.6%Enrollment1,687Net price$27,759View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Scripps College
Grad rate83%Admit rate38.3%Enrollment1,137Net price$38,802View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Washington & Jefferson College
Grad rate70%Admit rate80.6%Enrollment1,309Net price$25,544View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Westminster College
Grad rate65%Admit rate92.6%Enrollment1,191Net price$20,800View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Westmont College
Grad rate70%Admit rate77.0%Enrollment1,310Net price$32,926View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Whittier College
Grad rate60%Admit rate80.8%Enrollment795Net price$29,871View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Wittenberg University
Grad rate53%Admit rate72.3%Enrollment1,285Net price$19,470View data
Austin College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Institutional Research and Assessment team supports college-wide assessment activities, reporting requirements, and conducts their own research on issues that impact the college's goals.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Dawn RemmersExecutive Director of Institutional Research and College Registrar
- Megan HarrisInstitutional Research and Registrar, Assistant Professor
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Common Data Set
Austin College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C112,684 applied → 6,684 admitted (52.7%) → 1,984 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 52.7% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1230–1410 (median 1340).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 28–33 (median 30).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
Waitlist outcome
C2567 offered a waitlist spot, 354 accepted it, 100 admitted (28.2% of those who stayed on).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Where grant aid comes from
H129% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H517% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $2,640 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 82%; first-year retention 89%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 7 pts below the overall rate (75% vs 82%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I350% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
Undergrad vs graduate
B18,481 undergraduates and 4,816 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D12,586 transfer applicants → 965 admitted (37.3%) → 682 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryGlossary of Terms for Students and ParentsThis glossary from Austin College provides definitions for key academic and administrative terms relevant to students and parents, including various services, financial aid components, academic policies, and special opportunities for students.austincollege.edu
Notable alumni of Austin College (10)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Marshall ApplewhiteSpiritual Leadership
- Thomas H. BallPolitics
- Ron KirkPolitics
- Param JaggiEnvironmental Science
- C. Fred AlfordBusiness
- Lydia BeanPolitics
- Squire BookerBiochemistry
- Tex HillMilitary
- Deborah CrombieLiterature
- Carmen TafollaLiterature
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