TC vs. South Texas College

Texas College vs. South Texas College comparison

	Texas College	South Texas College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	TC	South Texas College
Location	Tyler, TX	McAllen, TX
Setting	Small City	Midsize City
Enrollment	642	27,894
Type	Private 4 Year	Public 4 Year
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Religious Affiliation	Christian Methodist Episcopal	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	texascollege.edu	southtexascollege.edu
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Costs	TC	South Texas College
Tuition (In State)	$8,208	$2,310
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,208	$7,500
Room & Board	$8,400	$6,745
Avg Net Price	$11,174	$1,692
Avg Grant Aid	$10,263	$7,799
% Receiving Grant Aid	61%	99%

Admission	TC	South Texas College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	2.9	-
Typical High School Grades	B-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline		Jun 18, 2025

Academics	TC	South Texas College
Student to Faculty Ratio	17:1	22:1
Popular Majors	Business (42%) Social Sciences (11%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (9%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (8%) Education (6%)	Health Professions (20%) Education (12%) Computer and Information Sciences (11%) Business (10%) General Studies (6%)
Outcomes	TC	South Texas College
Graduation Rate	6%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$27,800	$34,200
Making Student Loan Payments	14%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$31,000	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$320	N/A

Diversity	TC	South Texas College
% Men	60%	43%
% Women	40%	57%
Racial Diversity	Very Low	Extremely Low
HBCU	Yes	No
% White	2%	3%
% Black	87%	0%
% Hispanic	8%	95%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	0%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	1%	1%

Students	TC	South Texas College
% In-State	80%	100%
% Out-of-State	19%	0%
Campus	TC	South Texas College
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• South Texas College is larger than than TC based on total student enrollment (27,894 students vs. 642 students)

TC vs. South Texas College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, TC or South Texas College?

• Texas College is 214.5% more expensive to attend than South Texas College for in-state tuition ($8,208.00 vs. $2,610.00)
• Out of state tuition is 9.4% higher at TC than South Texas College ($8,208.00 vs. $7,500.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at South Texas College than TC ($1,692 vs. $11,174)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at South Texas College are 24.5% lower than costs at Texas College ($6,745 vs. $8,400)
• More students receive financial grant aid at South Texas College than Texas College (99% vs. 61%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Texas College students is 31.6% larger than aid received South Texas College ($10,263 vs. $7,799)

Which college is harder to get into, TC or South Texas College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between South Texas College or TC .

TC vs. South Texas College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, TC or South Texas College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between South Texas College and TC.

• Graduates from South Texas College earn on average $6,400 more per year than TC graduates after ten years. ($34,200 vs. $27,800)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/