unitid 224961 · Galveston, TX · public 4-year · city (small)
Galveston College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,724
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,528
19th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
41%
undergrads on Pell grants
74th pctl among public 4-years
completion
33%
finish within 150% time
24th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$15,338
18th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$8,412
after aid, aided students
23rd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$37,233
after entry, Title IV students
8th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$10,311
12th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,225 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k58%
- 30-48k26%
- 48-75k9%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $19,105
- First-generation students
- 48%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,726
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 128 | $26,502 | $12,515 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 123 | $76,986 | $15,500 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 62 | $75,406 | $11,000 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 53 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 42 | $89,089 | $19,333 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 27 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 26 | — | — |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. | 26 | — | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 24 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 24 | — | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 19 | — | — |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 17 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.