unitid 409315 · McAllen, TX · public 4-year · city (midsize)
South Texas College
- enrollment 2023
- 37,297
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
15,856
83rd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
39%
undergrads on Pell grants
69th pctl among public 4-years
completion
27%
finish within 150% time
14th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$9,561
1st pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$1,751
after aid, aided students
1st pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$36,788
after entry, Title IV students
7th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
not reported
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 $1,395 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
- 0-30k73%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k8%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $17,577
- First-generation students
- 61%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,920
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
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. | 1,389 | $33,579 | $7,500 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 375 | $42,369 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 312 | $36,079 | $6,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 282 | $45,869 | $5,449 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 273 | $34,698 | $5,421 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 250 | $33,678 | $5,500 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 200 | $40,070 | $6,507 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 190 | $84,408 | $10,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 171 | $19,160 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 127 | $31,308 | $7,743 |
| Biology, General. | 116 | $34,637 | $6,602 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 89 | $28,124 | — |
— 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.