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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
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3,376 matching colleges · Showing 3,001–3,024
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
Texas 213 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
Texarkana College
Texarkana, TX
Net price / year$8,812PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Nelson University
Waxahachie, TX
Net price / year$21,662PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
LeTourneau University
Longview, TX
Net price / year$28,185Payback12.9 years
Slow ROI
Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX
Net price / year$29,224Payback13.7 years
Solid ROI
University of Dallas
Irving, TX
Net price / year$22,610Payback9.1 years
Weak ROI
Sul Ross State University
Alpine, TX
Net price / year$13,286PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX
Net price / year$1,655PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Panola College
Carthage, TX
Net price / year$5,216PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TX
Net price / year$23,911Payback21.6 years
Weak ROI
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas
Austin, TX
Net price / year$26,117Payback36.5 years
Slow ROI
Texas Lutheran University
Seguin, TX
Net price / year$24,654Payback17.9 years
Slow ROI
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, TX
Net price / year$19,555Payback12.2 years
Slow ROI
Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock, TX
Net price / year$24,456Payback18 years
Slow ROI
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online
Addison, TX
Net price / year$23,698Payback12.9 years
Solid ROI
Concordia University Texas
Austin, TX
Net price / year$23,131Payback7.4 years
Weak ROI
McMurry University
Abilene, TX
Net price / year$19,581Payback186.9 years
Solid ROI
Austin College
Sherman, TX
Net price / year$21,107Payback6.5 years
Strong ROI
Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus
Round Rock, TX
Net price / year$30,187Payback4.6 years
Strong ROI
Galen Health Institutes-Dallas
Richardson, TX
Net price / year$30,998Payback4.7 years
Weak ROI
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$29,458PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Net price / year$27,606PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Pima Medical Institute-Houston
Houston, TX
Net price / year$21,396PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$16,442Payback208.8 years
Weak ROI
Schreiner University
Kerrville, TX
Net price / year$21,507Payback22.2 years