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 |
Agnes Scott College | 71% | 62.2% | 1,079 | $24,224 | Baccalaureate |
Allegheny College | 73% | 54.6% | 1,171 | $21,900 | Baccalaureate |
Aquinas College | 65% | 89.9% | 1,157 | $18,902 | Baccalaureate |
Ave Maria University | 47% | 41.4% | 1,423 | $23,655 | Baccalaureate |
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 38% | 69.7% | 799 | $18,778 | Baccalaureate |
Bridgewater College | 53% | 91.7% | 1,448 | $20,173 | Baccalaureate |
Central College | 66% | 86.2% | 1,084 | $22,353 | Baccalaureate |
Centre College | 81% | 54.4% | 1,404 | $21,497 | Baccalaureate |
Claremont McKenna College | 91% | 9.6% | 1,393 | $27,384 | Baccalaureate |
Coe College | 66% | 64.0% | 1,195 | $19,155 | Baccalaureate |
Cornell College | 62% | 79.9% | 1,094 | $25,079 | Baccalaureate |
Dillard University | 43% | 41.9% | 1,080 | $18,553 | Baccalaureate |
Georgetown College | 49% | 91.1% | 1,345 | $13,485 | Baccalaureate |
Goucher College | 57% | 77.7% | 1,459 | $23,774 | Baccalaureate |
Guilford College | 46% | 80.0% | 1,180 | $21,200 | Baccalaureate |
Hanover College | 67% | 83.7% | 1,243 | $21,826 | Baccalaureate |
Hartwick College | 53% | 69.6% | 1,097 | $29,800 | Baccalaureate |
Hendrix College | 72% | 55.6% | 1,110 | $23,409 | Baccalaureate |
Juniata College | 74% | 78.9% | 1,321 | $27,663 | Baccalaureate |
Kalamazoo College | 76% | 75.3% | 1,166 | $18,873 | Baccalaureate |
Lane College | 18% | 48.5% | 738 | $14,494 | Baccalaureate |
Lycoming College | 60% | 74.1% | 1,012 | $19,258 | Baccalaureate |
Oakwood University | 45% | 45.2% | 1,226 | $23,384 | Baccalaureate |
Pitzer College | 83% | 25.2% | 1,242 | $31,663 | Baccalaureate |
Presbyterian College | 49% | 68.4% | 1,095 | $20,899 | Baccalaureate |
Randolph-Macon College | 70% | 86.6% | 1,687 | $27,759 | Baccalaureate |
Scripps College | 83% | 38.3% | 1,137 | $38,802 | Baccalaureate |
Washington & Jefferson College | 70% | 80.6% | 1,309 | $25,544 | Baccalaureate |
Westminster College | 65% | 92.6% | 1,191 | $20,800 | Baccalaureate |
Westmont College | 70% | 77.0% | 1,310 | $32,926 | Baccalaureate |
Whittier College | 60% | 80.8% | 795 | $29,871 | Baccalaureate |
Wittenberg University | 53% | 72.3% | 1,285 | $19,470 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 65% | 73.2% | 1,191 | $22,353 |
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
Common Data Set (5)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
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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