Texas College
Private College in Tyler, TX. Six-year graduation rate 14%. Median 10-year earnings $33,752.
Ten-year median earnings of $33,752 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate is 14% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Debt is the pressure point: a median of $31,000 at graduation.
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 0.92 — elevated (above 0.60)
- ! Graduation rate 14% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 14% graduate within six years. Just 34% 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. The student-faculty ratio is 17:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 674 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $10,958 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $9,639 at $0–30k, $16,106 at $110k+. About 84% get grants averaging $10,018, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 64% 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 · 246 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 | $9,639 |
| $30–48k | $11,342 |
| $48–75k | $12,410 |
| $75–110k | $13,598 |
| $110k+ | $16,106 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 434 of these 674 students, totalling $2,679,785 — an average of $6,175 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Smith 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)