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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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3,376 matching colleges · Showing 2,905–2,928
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
Texas 213 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
Austin Community College District
Austin, TX
Net price / year$6,390PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX
Net price / year$4,831Payback15.3 years
Weak ROI
Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX
Net price / year$8,969Payback52.6 years
Weak ROI
El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX
Net price / year$3,206PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX
Net price / year$12,143PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX
Net price / year$18,267Payback3.7 years
Slow ROI
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX
Net price / year$9,403Payback14.7 years
Slow ROI
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX
Net price / year$16,404Payback11.2 years
Weak ROI
San Antonio College
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$4,585PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
South Texas College
McAllen, TX
Net price / year$1,751PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Blinn College District
Brenham, TX
Net price / year$10,844PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Baylor University
Waco, TX
Net price / year$41,104Payback9.4 years
Weak ROI
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$4,525PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$4,273PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX
Net price / year$20,783Payback17.8 years
Solid ROI
University of Houston-Downtown
Houston, TX
Net price / year$10,542Payback8.1 years
Solid ROI
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Net price / year$36,660Payback7.3 years
Weak ROI
East Texas A&M University
Commerce, TX
Net price / year$11,841Payback24.5 years
Weak ROI
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX
Net price / year$3,399PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX
Net price / year$13,508PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Tyler Junior College
Tyler, TX
Net price / year$10,206PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX
Net price / year$13,570PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Palo Alto College
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$4,463PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX
Net price / year$11,963Payback5.8 years