Austin Community
College District
Public Community College in Austin, TX. Six-year graduation rate 20%. Median 10-year earnings $43,177.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $43,177 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Only 20% finish within six years, so roughly four in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates leave owing a median of $10,499 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.24 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 20% — below national average
Academics
Only 20% finish within six years, so roughly four in five students leave without the credential. 30% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. At 19:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. This is a public four-year university, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. With 35,600 undergraduates, this is a large institution — expect the administrative scale and the range of offerings that come with it.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 25,969 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $5,466 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The income table below is the number that matters — $3,789 at $0–30k versus $14,889 at $110k+. Only 36% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 18% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 2,338 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $3,789 |
| $30–48k | $4,388 |
| $48–75k | $7,759 |
| $75–110k | $11,356 |
| $110k+ | $14,889 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 4,634 of these 25,969 students, totalling $28,044,348 — an average of $6,052 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Travis County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)