Colleges in Austin, TX
The 23 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Austin that are currently approved for federal student aid, with cost, completion and every field each one taught in 2023-24. A complete list, not a ranking.
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College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
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Award doctorates4In 2023-24, any field
Schools in Austin
Grouped by type. Open "Fields taught" to see each field of study and the highest award the school made in it in 2023-24.
Universities and 4-year colleges (9)
- Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College Berkeley - AustinPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Austin Community College DistrictPublic · 30,189 undergraduatesCost $12,055 a year · net price $2,445 · completion 19%
Fields taught: 33, up to bachelor's
- Austin Presbyterian Theological SeminaryPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Theology and Religious Vocations
Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
- Concordia University TexasPrivate nonprofit · 1,185 undergraduatesCost $38,703 a year · net price $26,128 · completion 43%Doctorates in: Education
Fields taught: 17, up to doctorate
- Episcopal Theological Seminary of the SouthwestPrivate nonprofitCost not reported
Fields taught: 2, up to master's
- Huston-Tillotson UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 1,005 undergraduatesCost $37,764 a year · net price $32,089 · completion 35%
Fields taught: 11, up to master's
- Saint Edward's UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 2,493 undergraduatesCost $67,783 a year · net price $26,034 · completion 57%Doctorates in: Education
Fields taught: 23, up to doctorate
- Texas Health and Science UniversityPrivate for-profitCost not reported
Fields taught: 1, up to master's
- The University of Texas at AustinPublic · 42,855 undergraduatesCost $31,951 a year · net price $18,554 · completion 89%Doctorates in: Architecture and Related Services · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
Fields taught: 27, up to doctorate
Community and 2-year colleges (5)
- Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-AustinPrivate for-profit · 305 undergraduatesCost $25,871 a year · net price $18,256 · completion 75%
Fields taught: 1, up to associate
- Southern Careers Institute-AustinPrivate for-profit · 746 undergraduatesCost $32,649 a year · net price $28,255 · completion 48%
Fields taught: 5, up to associate
- The College of Health Care Professions-AustinPrivate for-profit · 974 undergraduatesCost $36,850 a year · net price $31,285 · completion 56%
Fields taught: 1, up to associate
- The Recording Conservatory of AustinPrivate for-profit · 77 undergraduatesCost $31,507 a year · net price $29,859 · completion 78%
Fields taught: 1, up to associate
- Universal Technical Institute-West TexasPrivate for-profit · 1,335 undergraduatesCost $33,131 a year · net price $27,356 · completion 71%
Fields taught: 2, up to associate
Trade and career schools (under 2 years) (9)
- Ann Webb Skin InstitutePrivate for-profit · 121 undergraduatesCost $28,884 a year · net price $25,243 · completion 84%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Austin Career Institute LLCPrivate for-profit · 102 undergraduatesCost $23,731 a year · net price $20,386 · completion 23%
Fields taught: 3, up to certificate
- Avenue Five InstitutePrivate for-profit · 316 undergraduatesCost $32,888 a year · net price $28,733 · completion 80%
Fields taught: 2, up to certificate
- Avenue Five Institute-South Austin CampusPrivate for-profit · 139 undergraduatesCost $32,888 a year · net price $28,887 · completion 87%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Baldwin Beauty School-North AustinPrivate for-profit · 78 undergraduatesCost $21,717 a year · net price $18,743 · completion 67%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Baldwin Beauty School-South AustinPrivate for-profit · 31 undergraduatesCost $22,508 a year · net price $18,682 · completion 50%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- CyberTex Institute of TechnologyPrivate for-profit · 152 undergraduatesCost $55,689 a year · net price $50,739 · completion 89%
Fields taught: 3, up to certificate
- Nuvani Institute-South CampusPrivate for-profitCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Paul Mitchell the School-AustinPrivate for-profit · 171 undergraduatesCost $26,176 a year · net price $20,570 · completion 69%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
Cost and completion side by side
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance before aid; net price subtracts the average grant and scholarship aid (full-time first-year students with federal aid, 2024-25). Completion = finished within 150% of normal time.
| School | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion | Undergraduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College Berkeley - Austin | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Ann Webb Skin Institute | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $28,884 | $25,243 | 84% | 121 |
| Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin | 2-year · Private for-profit | $25,871 | $18,256 | 75% | 305 |
| Austin Career Institute LLC | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $23,731 | $20,386 | 23% | 102 |
| Austin Community College District | 4-year · Public | $12,055 | $2,445 | 19% | 30,189 |
| Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Avenue Five Institute | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,888 | $28,733 | 80% | 316 |
| Avenue Five Institute-South Austin Campus | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,888 | $28,887 | 87% | 139 |
| Baldwin Beauty School-North Austin | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $21,717 | $18,743 | 67% | 78 |
| Baldwin Beauty School-South Austin | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,508 | $18,682 | 50% | 31 |
| Concordia University Texas | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $38,703 | $26,128 | 43% | 1,185 |
| CyberTex Institute of Technology | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $55,689 | $50,739 | 89% | 152 |
| Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Huston-Tillotson University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $37,764 | $32,089 | 35% | 1,005 |
| Nuvani Institute-South Campus | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Austin | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,176 | $20,570 | 69% | 171 |
| Saint Edward's University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $67,783 | $26,034 | 57% | 2,493 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Austin | 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,649 | $28,255 | 48% | 746 |
| Texas Health and Science University | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — | — |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Austin | 2-year · Private for-profit | $36,850 | $31,285 | 56% | 974 |
| The Recording Conservatory of Austin | 2-year · Private for-profit | $31,507 | $29,859 | 78% | 77 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | 4-year · Public | $31,951 | $18,554 | 89% | 42,855 |
| Universal Technical Institute-West Texas | 2-year · Private for-profit | $33,131 | $27,356 | 71% | 1,335 |
— = not reported for that school. Looking for a program? Programs by career lists every school in the country that awards it.
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Not shown
- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07