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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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213 matching colleges · Showing 121–144
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Texas 213 matching
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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
Weak ROI
Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus
Irving, TX
Net price / year$34,533PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, TX
Net price / year$19,719PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin
Austin, TX
Net price / year$27,575PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Ranger College
Ranger, TX
Net price / year$6,182PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus
McAllen, TX
Net price / year$25,829PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Hallmark University
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$12,513PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$28,106PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$20,077PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Southern Careers Institute-Austin
Austin, TX
Net price / year$25,660PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas
Dallas, TX
Net price / year$27,411PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Howard Payne University
Brownwood, TX
Net price / year$23,627Payback5906.8 years
Weak ROI
Wiley University
Marshall, TX
Net price / year$7,092PaybackNot available