Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX · Public · Midsize city · Cy-Fair · CyFair · Houston North · Kingwood · LSCS · Montgomery · N Harris Montgomery · NHMCCD · North Harris · North Harris Montgomery · Tomball · University Park
Public institution in The Woodlands, TX · 47,486 undergraduates · $42,466 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Undergraduates
- Top 3%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 3%Median graduate debt
- Top 7%Cost of attendance
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
- $9,322286th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,09054th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,700187th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $14,637142nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $8,60065th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,4661,489th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,8891,645th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 18.5%1,920th 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
- 47,48610th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 22.0:11,972nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 23.1%1,541st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 16 mi (IAH)
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Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lone Star College System’s 47,486 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TX
- The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · 42,100 undergrads
- Dallas CollegeDallas, TX · 41,815 undergrads
- University of HoustonHouston, TX · 37,175 undergrads
- Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX · 59,099 undergrads
- Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX · 34,547 undergrads
- University of North TexasDenton, TX · 33,680 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, MD · 48,238 undergrads
- Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA · 50,059 undergrads
- Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH · 44,617 undergrads
- Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, ID · 42,090 undergrads
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · 41,862 undergrads
- University of ArizonaTucson, AZ · 40,769 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelonestar.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 227182)
- 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 The University of Texas at AustinSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Lone Star College System vs The University of Texas at AustinHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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