St Philip's College
About
St. Philip's College is a public historically black community college in San Antonio, Texas. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and part of the Alamo Colleges District. The college currently serves more than 21,000 students in over 70 different academic and technical disciplines. It is the westernmost historically black college or university in the United States and is located in the East Side, the historic home of the city's African American community.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 83 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 75 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing8 · 9.6%
- No Data75 · 90.4%
- 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
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 28
- Aug 2025Initial AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
- Aug 2025Initial AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Apr 2025Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic QualityAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: DegreeSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2024Renewal of AccreditationSouthern 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, 5,614 students received $26.6M in Pell grants, alongside $3.8M 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 494 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.6%) defaulted within three years — below 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 St Philip's 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
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 campus3
- Non-campus2
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
St Philip's College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions St Philip's 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSt Philip's College | 28% | — | 17,299 | $4,273 | Community College |
| — | — | 39,727 | $6,390 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 30,728 | $14,506 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 15,085 | $12,726 | Community College | |
| — | — | 39,548 | $8,969 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 17,840 | $4,266 | Community College | |
| — | — | 69,749 | $3,214 | Community College | |
| — | — | 25,567 | $3,206 | Community College | |
| — | — | 10,109 | $12,254 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,553 | $13,339 | Community College | |
| — | — | 595 | $14,438 | — | |
| — | — | 13,914 | $11,650 | Community College | |
| — | — | 53,253 | $5,737 | Community College | |
| — | — | 73,077 | $11,252 | Community College | |
| — | — | 17,077 | $12,132 | Community College | |
| — | — | 58,941 | $5,463 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 56,457 | $9,919 | Community College | |
| — | — | 20,060 | $4,525 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,395 | $4,463 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,148 | $12,180 | Community College | |
| — | — | 10,660 | $12,055 | Community College | |
| — | — | 18,841 | $8,341 | Community College | |
| — | — | 19,901 | $4,585 | Community College | |
| — | — | 31,812 | $12,143 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,065 | $13,336 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,516 | $12,780 | Community College | |
| 20% | — | 27,431 | $1,751 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 43,928 | $4,337 | Community College | |
| — | — | 16,884 | $11,762 | Community College | |
| — | — | 47,425 | $12,037 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 24% | — | 19,371 | $10,586 |
Institutions like St Philip's College
Explore the federal data for institutions in St Philip's College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateTexas
Austin Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment39,727Net price$6,390View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Broward College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment30,728Net price$14,506View data - Community CollegeArizona
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment15,085Net price$12,726View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Collin County Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment39,548Net price$8,969View data - Community CollegeOhio
Cuyahoga Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment17,840Net price$4,266View data - Community CollegeTexas
Dallas College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment69,749Net price$3,214View data - Community CollegeTexas
El Paso Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment25,567Net price$3,206View data - Community CollegeArizona
Estrella Mountain Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,109Net price$12,254View data - Community CollegeArizona
GateWay Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,553Net price$13,339View data - Arizona
GateWay Community College-Central City
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment595Net price$14,438View data - Community CollegeArizona
Glendale Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment13,914Net price$11,650View data - Community CollegeTexas
Houston Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment53,253Net price$5,737View data - Community CollegeTexas
Lone Star College System
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment73,077Net price$11,252View data - Community CollegeArizona
Mesa Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment17,077Net price$12,132View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Miami Dade College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment58,941Net price$5,463View data - Community CollegeVirginia
Northern Virginia Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment56,457Net price$9,919View data - Community CollegeTexas
Northwest Vista College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment20,060Net price$4,525View data - Community CollegeTexas
Palo Alto College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,395Net price$4,463View data - Community CollegeArizona
Paradise Valley Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,148Net price$12,180View data - Community CollegeArizona
Phoenix College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,660Net price$12,055View data - Community CollegeArizona
Rio Salado College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment18,841Net price$8,341View data - Community CollegeTexas
San Antonio College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19,901Net price$4,585View data - Community CollegeTexas
San Jacinto Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31,812Net price$12,143View data - Community CollegeArizona
Scottsdale Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,065Net price$13,336View data - Community CollegeArizona
South Mountain Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,516Net price$12,780View data - BaccalaureateTexas
South Texas College
Grad rate20%Admit rate—Enrollment27,431Net price$1,751View data - Community CollegeTexas
Tarrant County College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment43,928Net price$4,337View data - Community CollegeVirginia
Tidewater Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment16,884Net price$11,762View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Valencia College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment47,425Net price$12,037View data
St Philip's College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness Office is to create a culture of evidence to support NVC’s strategic and operational planning processes and institutional assessment activities. This is accomplished by collecting and maintaining data for analysis and reporting.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Eliza HernandezDirector of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness
Reports & documents (1)
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.
- opportunityFederal Pell GrantU.S. Department of Educationinstitution_site
- opportunityFederal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)U.S. Department of Educationinstitution_site
- opportunityTexas Educational Opportunity Grant (TEOG)State of Texasinstitution_site
- opportunityTexas Public Education Grant – Continuing Education (TPEG-CE)State of Texasinstitution_site
- opportunityTexas Public Education Grant (TPEG)State of Texasinstitution_site
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