Austin College

Sherman, TX · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
47.7%
2,778 admitted
SAT · 50th
1200
Range 1120–1300
6-yr grad
66.0%
Retention 79.7%
Undergrads
11.4:1 S-F
Admissions
47.7%
2,778 admitted
from 5,826 apps
Applications5,826
Overall admit rate47.7%
Enrolled350 · 12.6% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1200
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1120–1300 · 21.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W570620670
Math550590650
Comp112012001300
ACT
255075
Comp222730
Cost & aid
$51,308
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$51,308
Fees$210
Room & board$9,828
Books$1,150
Academics
11.4 : 1
student-faculty ratio
79.7% retention
Student-faculty11.4 : 1
Retention79.7%
4-year graduation61.3%
6-year graduation66.0%
Enrollment
undergraduates
8.0% out-of-state · 1 intl freshmen
First-year350
Transfer41
Full-time99%
Female53%
Out-of-state8.0%
International (freshmen)1
Rankings
#19
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#1926
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#8426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#41926
NicheBest Colleges in America#54526
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceSouthern Collegiate Athletic Conference3
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingTexas colleges14
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$0
application fee
waivable
Regular decision3/1 → Rolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early action11/1, 2/1 → 12/1, 3/1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 1 SciLab, 2 FL, 2 SS, 0 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.austincollege.edu/admission/…
Admissions emailadmission@austincollege.edu
Admissions phone903-813-3000
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Trinity University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Trinity University TX · Private (nonprofit)25.9%13902K
Southwestern University TX · Private (nonprofit)43.5%12501K
Rhodes College TN · Private (nonprofit)51.5%14201K
Hendrix College AR · Private (nonprofit)55.6%12301K
University of Dallas TX · Private (nonprofit)53.4%12451K
Sewanee — The University of the South TN · Private (nonprofit)12901K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Austin College

8 years of Austin College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.