TX · 411 COVERED COLLEGES

College ROI in Texas

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

81 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Chamberlain University-TexasHouston · Private for-profit+63%2West Coast University-TexasRichardson · Private for-profit+62%3Rice UniversityHouston · Private nonprofit+58%4Southern Methodist UniversityDallas · Private nonprofit+20%5The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington · Public+20%6The University of Texas at AustinAustin · Public+15%7Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station · Public+4%8The University of Texas at DallasRichardson · Public+3%9Trinity UniversitySan Antonio · Private nonprofit−3%10Galen College of Nursing-San AntonioSan Antonio · Private for-profit−10%

TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen · Public42.9×2South Texas CollegeMcAllen · Public22.1×3Texas A&M International UniversityLaredo · Public14.1×4The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg · Public11.0×5University of North Texas at DallasDallas · Public8.8×6Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria · Public7.4×7Lamar UniversityBeaumont · Public6.3×8Rice UniversityHouston · Private nonprofit6.1×9The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso · Public6.1×10Wiley UniversityMarshall · Private nonprofit5.8×

ALL COLLEGES IN TX

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411 matching colleges · page 5 of 17

CollegeEarningsNet price10-year ROINet payoff

Parker UniversityDallas · Private nonprofit$49,538$29,135−85%−$251,160 Vernon CollegeVernon · Public$48,014$6,404−85%−$175,476 Houston City CollegeHouston · Public$47,815$5,737−86%−$174,798 McLennan Community CollegeWaco · Public$47,643$5,051−87%−$173,774 Blinn College DistrictBrenham · Public$47,870$10,844−87%−$194,676 Arlington Baptist UniversityArlington · Private nonprofit$48,562$24,906−87%−$244,004 Lamar State College-OrangeOrange · Public$47,340$1,655−87%−$163,220 Lincoln College of Technology-Grand PrairieGrand Prairie · Private for-profit$48,821$33,250−88%−$274,790 San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio · Public$47,334$4,585−88%−$175,000 St Philip's CollegeSan Antonio · Public$47,227$4,273−89%−$174,822 Paul Quinn CollegeDallas · Private nonprofit$47,551$12,709−89%−$205,326 Frank Phillips CollegeBorger · Public$47,186$7,953−90%−$189,952 Kilgore CollegeKilgore · Public$47,073$5,364−90%−$180,726 Dallas Institute of Funeral ServiceDallas · Private nonprofit$47,525$22,825−91%−$246,050 American InterContinental University-HoustonHouston · Private for-profit$47,187$20,249−92%−$239,126 Texas State Technical CollegeWaco · Public$46,908$13,508−92%−$214,952 Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi · Public$46,476$3,399−92%−$178,836 School of Automotive Machinists & TechnologyHouston · Private for-profit$47,174$28,242−93%−$271,228 Howard Payne UniversityBrownwood · Private nonprofit$46,238$23,627−95%−$262,128 Odessa CollegeOdessa · Public$45,849$6,368−96%−$196,982 Ocean CorporationHouston · Private for-profit$46,253$32,280−96%−$296,590 Tyler Junior CollegeTyler · Public$45,715$10,206−97%−$213,674 Navarro CollegeCorsicana · Public$45,603$14,820−97%−$233,250 Commonwealth Institute of Funeral ServiceHouston · Private nonprofit$45,671$44,047−98%−$349,478 Angelina CollegeLufkin · Public$45,311$7,773−99%−$207,982

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution located in Texas, including historical records marked as not currently operating. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.