Huston-Tillotson University
Private College in Austin, TX. Six-year graduation rate 34%. Median 10-year earnings $42,937.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $42,937 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Only 34% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates leave owing a median of $30,750 — a substantial load to service on these earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.72 — elevated (above 0.60)
- ! Graduation rate 34% — below national average
Admissions
Selectivity is real here: only 39% of applicants are offered a place. 3,190 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. 23% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction. The score bands below rest on the 5% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 430–590 | 15 (5%) |
| SAT Math | 370–570 | |
| ACT Composite | 16–28 | 16 (6%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 34% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. Just 58% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. At 14:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 980 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $20,355 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $19,219 at $0–30k against $24,418 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 85% of students get grant aid averaging $6,878, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. 69% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 177 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 | $19,219 |
| $30–48k | $19,361 |
| $48–75k | $20,487 |
| $75–110k | $22,757 |
| $110k+ | $24,418 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 678 of these 980 students, totalling $2,830,751 — an average of $4,175 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)