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College Scorecard · 2026 release
Federal figures. Our calculations.
213 matching colleges · Showing 49–72
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
Texas 213 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
South Plains College
Levelland, TX
Net price / year$6,791PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
North Central Texas College
Gainesville, TX
Net price / year$6,587PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Laredo College
Laredo, TX
Net price / year$5,798PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
McLennan Community College
Waco, TX
Net price / year$5,051PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Trinity Valley Community College
Athens, TX
Net price / year$4,092PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Angelo State University
San Angelo, TX
Net price / year$15,091Payback34.4 years
Weak ROI
Midland College
Midland, TX
Net price / year$4,512PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Lee College
Baytown, TX
Net price / year$6,879PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Weatherford College
Weatherford, TX
Net price / year$9,967PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Rice University
Houston, TX
Net price / year$13,370Payback1.3 years
Slow ROI
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, TX
Net price / year$12,090Payback15.7 years
Weak ROI
Odessa College
Odessa, TX
Net price / year$6,368PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Wharton County Junior College
Wharton, TX
Net price / year$4,666PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest
Houston, TX
Net price / year$27,830PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$22,775Payback10.9 years
Solid ROI
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX
Net price / year$11,656Payback6.3 years
Solid ROI
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Odessa, TX
Net price / year$12,723Payback6.6 years
Weak ROI
Navarro College
Corsicana, TX
Net price / year$14,820PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Texas Southmost College
Brownsville, TX
Net price / year$3,085PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX
Net price / year$1,342PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX
Net price / year$8,525PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Southwest Texas College
Uvalde, TX
Net price / year$7,372PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
University of St Thomas
Houston, TX
Net price / year$19,359Payback7.1 years
Weak ROI
Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX
Net price / year$5,364PaybackNot available