Austin College Business Programs

Austin College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Sherman, Texas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Austin College?

Contact details for Austin College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	900 N Grand Ave, Sherman, TX 75090-4400
Phone:	903-813-2000
Website:	www.austincollege.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sherman-TX/Austin-College/19839579944
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/austincollege

How Do I Get Into Austin College?

You can apply to Austin College online at: www.austincollege.edu/admission/apply

Admission Requirements for Austin College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Austin College?

Austin College has a fairly low acceptance rate of 49%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 49%, and the acceptance rate for women is 50%.

Average Test Scores

About 56% of students accepted to Austin College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 660. Math scores were between 550 and 650.

Austin College received ACT scores from 39% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 29. Math scores were between 20 and 26. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford Austin College?

The overall average net price of Austin College is $27,216. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Austin College, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $9,305 a year. That adds up to $37,220 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Austin College is 6.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Austin College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,285 undergraduate students at Austin College, with 1,281 being full-time and 4 being part-time.

There are also 17 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,281 full-time undergraduates at Austin College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Austin College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	162
Black or African American	111
Hispanic or Latino	312
White	624
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Austin College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 13 countries are represented at Austin College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Austin College

Austin College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	33	33
Finance	19	19
General Economics	16	16
International Economics	4	4
International Business/Trade/Commerce	1	1
Interior Design Management	0	0
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0
TOTAL	73	73

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.