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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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213 matching colleges · Showing 25–48
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Texas 213 matching
View state rankingWeak 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
Weak ROI
Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
Net price / year$14,260Payback44.8 years
Weak ROI
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
Net price / year$9,366Payback29 years
Slow ROI
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
Net price / year$15,225Payback17.4 years
Solid ROI
The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, TX
Net price / year$13,323Payback6.1 years
Weak ROI
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX
Net price / year$4,600PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
Net price / year$40,892Payback5.5 years
Weak ROI
West Texas A & M University
Canyon, TX
Net price / year$19,487Payback32.7 years
Weak ROI
Texas Southern University
Houston, TX
Net price / year$16,590PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Texas A & M International University
Laredo, TX
Net price / year$3,637Payback559.5 years
Solid ROI
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$11,196Payback7.5 years
Weak ROI
Central Texas College
Killeen, TX
Net price / year$10,265PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX
Net price / year$15,563Payback5.8 years