College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX · Public · Small city · COM
Public institution in Texas City, TX · 3,342 undergraduates · $39,639 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Cost of attendance
- Top 1%Average net price
- Top 1%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 1%Out-of-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $1,97511th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,77319th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $3,87316th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $8,0144th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $5,96024th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,6391,620th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,1641,465th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 28.2%1,793rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,342647th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.6%1,322nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 46 mi (IAH)
On 5 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to College of the Mainland’s 3,342 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TX
- Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TX · 3,129 undergrads
- University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, TX · 2,959 undergrads
- University of North Texas at DallasDallas, TX · 2,914 undergrads
- Grayson CollegeDenison, TX · 2,890 undergrads
- The College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestHouston, TX · 3,794 undergrads
- Brazosport CollegeLake Jackson, TX · 2,827 undergrads
Elsewhere
- St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, NY · 3,343 undergrads
- University of La VerneLa Verne, CA · 3,341 undergrads
- Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, WA · 3,354 undergrads
- Harding UniversitySearcy, AR · 3,323 undergrads
- Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL · 3,322 undergrads
- Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, OK · 3,322 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecom.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 226408)
- Compare colleges in TXRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in TexasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Abilene Christian UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: College of the Mainland vs Abilene Christian UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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