Austin College
Sherman, Texas · Private · 1,165 undergraduates · austincollege.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
48%
of 5,826 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1120 to 1300
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$72,660Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Austin College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
48% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$72,660
a year in 2027-28, from a $72,660 sticker price
What to do with your 1200
Send your score
About 70% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1080, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
Source: Apply to Austin College | Sherman, TX · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Early Action · February 1, 2027Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Mar1Regular Decision · March 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
48%
of applicants were admitted: 2,778 of 5,826 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, 2/1, hear by 12/1, 3/1.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 21% of them sent SAT scores and 12% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1120 to 1300
Reading and Writing 570 to 670
Math 550 to 650
ACT composite 22 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160012%
- 1200 to 139941%
- 1000 to 119941%
- 800 to 9995.5%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.67
- 4.08.6%
- 3.75 to 3.9937%
- 3.50 to 3.7431%
- 3.25 to 3.4918%
- 3.00 to 3.244.3%
- 2.50 to 2.991.4%
- Below 2.500.3%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$72,660
a year
- Tuition$53,360
- Fees$220
- Food and housing$15,540
- Books and supplies$1,200
- Transportation and other$2,340
Austin College published $69,864 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$14,111
- $30,001 to $48,000$13,697
- $48,001 to $75,000$15,484
- $75,001 to $110,000$21,064
- Over $110,000$30,139
Financial aid
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
2 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,340Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 | Art Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 | Art Elective |
| Art History | 4 | 1 | Art History Elective |
| Biology | 4 | 1 | BIOL 102 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 1 | MATH 151 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 1 | MATH 151 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 1 | CHEM 111 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 1 | CHEM 112 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 1 | CHIN 101 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | CHIN 102 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 1 | CHIN 202 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | PSCI 140 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 1 | Computer Science elective |
| Drawing | 4 | 1 | Art elective |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 1 | ENG 114 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 1 | ENVS 135 |
| European History | 4 | 1 | HIST 143 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | FR 201 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 1 | FR 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | GER 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 1 | GER 202 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 1 | SSCI 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 1 | JAPN 101 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | JAPN 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 1 | JAPN 202 |
| Latin | 4 | 1 | LATN 201 |
| Latin | 5 | 1 | LATN 202 and 201 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 1 | ECO 102 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 1 | ECO 101 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 1 | MUS 119 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 1 | PHY 105 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 1 | PHY 106 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 1 | PHY 112 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 1 | PHY 111 |
| Psychology | 4 | 1 | PSY 101 |
| Research | 4 | 1 | GS 103 |
| Seminar | 4 | 1 | GS 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | SPAN 201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 1 | SPAN 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 1 | SPAN 236 |
| Statistics | 4 | 1 | MATH 120 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | PSCI 110 |
| United States History | 4 | 1 | HIST 162 or HIST 163 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 1 | HIST 133 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
66%
Come back for a second year
79%
Typical earnings
$62,064
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Austin College$61,733
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 9 majors here have earnings data.
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