unitid 227182 · The Woodlands, TX · public 4-year · city (midsize)
Lone Star College System
- enrollment 2023
- 103,845
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
45,188
99th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
23%
undergrads on Pell grants
25th pctl among public 4-years
completion
21%
finish within 150% time
8th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$15,521
18th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$11,252
after aid, aided students
39th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$42,466
after entry, Title IV students
24th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$8,600
7th 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 $10,657 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
- 0-30k49%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110k7%
- 110k+5%
- Median family income
- $22,787
- First-generation students
- 51%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,330
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.9× 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. | 5,788 | $45,987 | $9,689 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 495 | $56,073 | $7,954 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 413 | $43,575 | $10,015 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 334 | $86,053 | $15,000 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 280 | $31,599 | $4,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 257 | $54,605 | $8,479 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 215 | $46,775 | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 203 | $54,727 | $5,500 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 200 | $37,673 | $4,912 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 180 | $44,318 | $17,170 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 178 | $44,374 | $10,542 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 157 | $50,620 | $12,500 |
— 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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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.