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Blinn College District

Brenham, Texas·Public, 2-year·Southwest·blinn.edu
6-yr Graduation
11%
Total enrollment
18,095
peer median 17,333
Avg net price
$17,225
+$12k vs Community College
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About

Blinn College District is a public junior college located in Texas, founded in 1883. It serves over 18,000 students across six campuses, offering academic transfer, workforce training, and continuing education programs, with a notable emphasis on transferring students to four-year universities.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
11%
Full-time retention
45%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
11%
Non-Pell
12%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 87 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 76 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
87
Passing
11
12.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

87programs
  • Passing11 · 12.6%
  • No Data76 · 87.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
11
No data
76

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.

11
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+34.6%
$44,822 vs $33,298
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+36.5%
$45,446 vs $33,298
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+42.1%
$47,315 vs $33,298
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+44.7%
$48,170 vs $33,298
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+49.6%
$49,804 vs $33,298
Biology General
Associate Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+53.0%
$50,945 vs $33,298
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+61.7%
$53,840 vs $33,298
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+67.6%
$55,794 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
30%
$14,204 debt · $48,170 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$15,000 debt · $55,794 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
26%
$12,000 debt · $45,446 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
24%
$12,000 debt · $49,804 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$10,500 debt · $50,291 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$16,490 debt · $80,819 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
17%
$9,199 debt · $53,840 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1950Next review Dec 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 24

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,891
$30–48k$16,445
$48–75k$17,910
$75–110k$19,002
$110k+$19,123

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$17,225
+$11,756vs Community College median $5,470
Federal loans
19.3%
In-state tuition
$4,580
Out-of-state
$11,030

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 4,519 students received $21.7M in Pell grants, alongside $20.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,519
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$21.7M
$21,695,866 total
Direct Loans
$20.1M
5,428 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

5k
20
4k
21
4k
22
4k
23
5k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$7.6M
2,484 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$8.9M
2,668 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.5M
276 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 3,752 borrowers who entered repayment, 131 (3.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.4%
+1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,752
Defaulted
131
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.0%
2017
13.7%
2018
12.0%
2019
3.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Blinn College District

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs73
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,680 total completions
01Liberal Arts
80748.0%
02Business
20512.2%
03Agriculture
18811.2%
04Health Professions
18411.0%
05Parks/Recreation
845.0%
06Visual/Performing Arts
583.5%
07Psychology
462.7%
08Security/Protective
462.7%
09Social Sciences
311.8%
10Computer Sciences
311.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
18,095
12-mo unduplicated
25,269
Undergraduate
25,269
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
48%12,154
Women
52%13,115

Race / ethnicity composition

White
57.1%
Hispanic
24.4%
Black
7.9%
Two or more
3.9%
Asian
3.5%
Unknown
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Non-resident
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
472
376 M · 96 W
Women athletes
20.3%
Athletic aid
$2.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.1M
$829K
Recruiting expense
$25K
$21K
Head-coach salaries
$78K
$87K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Football
139 M ·
$1.0M
Baseball
69 M ·
$620K
Soccer
34 M · 29 W
$912K
Basketball
17 M · 18 W
$906K
Golf
20 M · 6 W
$402K
Softball
· 20 W
$519K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.11
2 offenses · 17,909 students

3-year trend

0.222 yrs ago0.111 yr ago0.11Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
13
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1
Burglary
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
4
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs160
Liquor048

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
28.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
373

Blinn College District vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Blinn College District selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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
SubjectBlinn College District
11%18,095$17,225Community College
Bergen Community College
11,720$9,376Community College
Cerritos College
21,859$693Community College
Chaffey College
22,460$5,743Community College
Citrus College
10,429$3,800Community College
College of the Sequoias
14,494$29Community College
Community College of Philadelphia
12,926$13,306Community College
Community College of Rhode Island
12,275$5,240Community College
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
20,123$4,907Community College
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
14,494$5,699Community College
Diablo Valley College
17,228$6,142Community College
El Camino Community College District
21,664$5,170Community College
El Paso Community College
25,567$4,154Community College
Fullerton College
19,521$8,090Community College
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
90.8%17,437$10,102Community College
Glendale Community College
12,075$7,461Community College
Grossmont College
14,440$2,755Community College
Long Beach City College
24,985$5,001Community College
Merced College
12,472$4,260Community College
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
13,523$8,165Community College
Moorpark College
14,583$742Community College
Nassau Community College
12,301$5,736Community College
Orange Coast College
17,096$4,754Community College
Pasadena City College
24,597$3,123Community College
Riverside City College
21,730$4,026Community College
Santa Barbara City College
12,334$10,029Community College
Southwestern College
20,986$10,893Community College
Suffolk County Community College
19,973$4,882Community College
Tarrant County College District
43,928$6,073Community College
Wake Technical Community College
24,609$6,935Community College
Peer group median11%90.8%17,333$5,470

Blinn College District Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Email
george.guajardo [at] blinn.edu
Phone
979-830-4743
Address
902 College Avenue, Brenham, TX 77833

The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness provides information needed for effective decision-making, reinforces a culture of assessment and continuous improvement, and engages the College in the processes necessary for institutional and programmatic accreditation.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • George Guajardo
    Institutional Research and Effectiveness Director

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (5)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

Frequently asked questions about Blinn College District

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Blinn College District.

What is the graduation rate at Blinn College District?

Blinn College District reports a 6-year graduation rate of 11% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Blinn College District?

Blinn College District reports a total enrollment of 18,095 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Blinn College District?

The average net price at Blinn College District is $17,225 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Blinn College District located?

Blinn College District is located in Brenham, Texas 77833-4098.

Who runs Institutional Research at Blinn College District?

Blinn College District's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness.

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