Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, Texas · Website
$42,937
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,937
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Huston-Tillotson University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Austin, Texas with 1,005 undergraduates and 35 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,719 a year (tuition and fees $26,709). It admits 39% of applicants and 34% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $42,937 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $30,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,719
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$26,709
US median $11,837
Admission rate
39%
US median 78%
Completion rate
34%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$30,750
About $326 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$42,937
Rank 2,235 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,719
- Tuition and fees
- $26,709
- Cost of attendance
- $25,384
- Students with a need-based grant
- 61%
- Students with federal loans
- 69%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,219
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,361
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,487
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,757
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,418
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $14,346 in 2015-16 to $26,709 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1,014
- SAT reading, middle
- 455
- SAT math, middle
- 455
- ACT, middle
- 17
- Undergraduates
- 1,005
- Graduate students
- 35
- Part-time students
- 20%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 34%
- Retention rate
- 58%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 23
- Endowment
- $13.6M
- Other
- Historically Black college, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,235 of 5,094 US colleges and 111 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,719 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $26,709 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 39% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 34% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 58% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $30,750 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,342 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $42,937 | $38,474 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 29% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 64% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
23 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $31,375 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Social Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | $33,984 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,812 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Huston-Tillotson University cost?
$19,719 a year is the average net price at Huston-Tillotson University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $26,709, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,384. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,219 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Huston-Tillotson University?
39% of applicants are admitted to Huston-Tillotson University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,014 and the middle ACT score is 17. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Huston-Tillotson University graduates earn?
$42,937 a year is the median pay of former Huston-Tillotson University students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,342 after 6 years). That ranks 2,235 of 5,094 US colleges and 111 of 324 in Texas.
How much student debt do Huston-Tillotson University graduates have?
$30,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Huston-Tillotson University graduates, about $326 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 69% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Huston-Tillotson University?
34% of first-time, full-time students at Huston-Tillotson University finish within 6 years. 58% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Huston-Tillotson University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (62 bachelor's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (39 associate's graduates), Psychology, General (29 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 23 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.