Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, TX · Private · Large city · HTU
Private institution in Austin, TX · 982 undergraduates · $42,937 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%Pell Grant share
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
- $19,8471,059th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,703935th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $14,703537th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,336708th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $30,7501,832nd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,9371,475th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,3421,333rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 36.1%1,621st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 50.5%1,730th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 17934th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9821,370th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,471st smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 62.4%188th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (AUS)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 19 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: Multiple Protestant Denominationsource
- Founded in 1875source
- School colors: #762B27 and #FFCB05source
- Athletic nickname: "Rams"source
- Campus size: about 24 acressource
- Formerly known as "Tillotson Collegiate and Normal Institute" (1875–1952)source
- Formerly known as "Samuel Huston College" (1876–1952)source
- Formerly known as "Huston–Tillotson College" (1952–2005)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 6 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $100,000 (M $50,000 · W $50,000)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitehtu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 225575)
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