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Texas College scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$18,008per year · 2026-2027 (page year not labeled for fall/spring table; summer table says 2025-2026 — see Section C) · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

Texas College may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.

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Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. Presidential Scholarship ProgramUp to full tuitionNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Presidential Scholarship Program

    Up to full tuition

    Variable or qualified amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.8 or higher
    SAT
    1060
    ACT
    23 or above
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Presidential Scholarship Program

    Who qualifies

    High school graduate; Top ten percent of high school class; must be accepted for admission and submit a scholarship application

    How to keep it

    Must enroll in at least fifteen (15) semester hours and pass twelve (12) semester hours per semester; Maintain 3.7 or higher G.P.A. and remain in good standing with the College

    Worth knowing

    Four-year scholarship for incoming freshmen only. Amount is stated as 'Up to the cost of tuition' — tuition only, NOT fees, room, or board. Limited number of scholarships available; separate scholarship application required, so not automatic on stats.

  2. Dean's Scholarship Program$4,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Dean's Scholarship Program

    $4,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.5 or higher
    SAT
    990
    ACT
    21 or above
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Dean's Scholarship Program

    Who qualifies

    High school graduate; must be accepted for admission and submit a scholarship application

    How to keep it

    Must enroll in at least fifteen (15) semester hours and pass twelve (12) semester hours per semester; Maintain 3.5 or higher G.P.A. and remain in good standing with the College

    Worth knowing

    Offered to incoming freshmen for up to eight (8) semesters or four (4) years. $4,000 per academic year. Separate scholarship application required.

  3. Honors Scholarship Program$3,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Honors Scholarship Program

    $3,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.0 or higher
    SAT
    860
    ACT
    18 or above
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Honors Scholarship Program

    Who qualifies

    High school graduate; must be accepted for admission and submit a scholarship application

    How to keep it

    Must enroll in at least fifteen (15) semester hours and pass twelve (12) semester hours per semester; Maintain 3.0 or higher G.P.A. and remain in good standing with the College

    Worth knowing

    Offered to incoming freshmen for up to eight (8) semesters or four (4) years. $3,000 per academic year. Separate scholarship application required.

  4. Transfer Scholarship Award$2,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Transfer Scholarship Award

    $2,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    2.7 in transfer
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Transfer Scholarship Award

    Who qualifies

    Enroll in and maintain 15 or more hours; Apply for federal aid; Apply with a Texas College Scholarship Application; Have an unmet financial need

    How to keep it

    Must enroll in and maintain 15 or more hours; Must maintain a 2.7 G.P.A. and remain in good standing with the College

    Worth knowing

    Distinct transfer-merit track. $2,000 per academic year, four-year scholarship for transfer students. Includes a NEED gate ('unmet financial need'), so it is not purely merit.

  5. Achievement Scholarship Award$2,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Achievement Scholarship Award

    $2,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    2.7 or higher
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Achievement Scholarship Award

    Who qualifies

    Returning students; Have completed 31 or more credit hours; Apply for federal financial aid; Apply for UNCF on-line scholarships; Apply with a Texas College Scholarship Application; Have an unmet financial need

    How to keep it

    Must enroll in and maintain 15 or more hours; Must maintain a 2.7 G.P.A. and remain in good standing with the College

    Worth knowing

    For returning (current) students, not freshmen. Requires unmet financial need AND registering for UNCF online scholarships — unusual extra step.

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The fine print

Renewal rulePresidential Scholarship Program: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

Must enroll in at least fifteen (15) semester hours and pass twelve (12) semester hours per semester; Maintain 3.7 or higher G.P.A. and remain in good standing with the College A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

What makes Texas College different

DRAFT: Texas College (a small private HBCU in Tyler, TX) publishes a clear three-tier freshman scholarship ladder (Presidential / Dean's / Honors) with stated GPA and ACT/SAT cutoffs — but every award requires a separate scholarship application and the top award covers only tuition, not room and board.

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Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

Selection beyond grades and scores

Start with the selection process.

These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.

  1. Read the selection rules

    Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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What families often miss

  1. The page states the amount is 'Up to the cost of tuition' — tuition only. It does not cover the $900/semester student fees, room ($2,100/semester), or board ($1,900/semester) shown on the Tuition & Fees page, and even the tuition portion is 'up to,' not guaranteed in full.

  2. The scholarships page says 'A limited number Texas College funded and endowed scholarships are available. To be considered, students must be accepted for admission and submit a scholarship application for the appropriate scholarship and semester.' Meeting the stats only makes you eligible to apply; awards are limited in number.

  3. Each tier has its own renewal GPA (Presidential 3.7, Dean's 3.5, Honors 3.0, Achievement/Transfer 2.7) and all require enrolling in at least 15 semester hours. Dropping to 12 enrolled hours can cost the award even with a strong GPA.

  4. Both list 'Have an unmet financial need' and federal-aid application as eligibility requirements; the Achievement award additionally requires registering for UNCF online scholarships. A 2.7+ student with no unmet need may be ineligible.

  5. None of the pages opened state how outside/private scholarships interact with institutional awards or whether a cost cap applies. Families should ask the aid office directly before counting on stacking.

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Who this school may work for

DRAFT: Students with a 3.0+ GPA and an 18+ ACT / 860+ SAT who are willing to file a separate scholarship application; the strongest profiles (3.8 GPA, top 10% of class, 23 ACT / 1060 SAT) can compete for up-to-full-tuition Presidential money.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $18,008 for 2026-2027 (page year not labeled for fall/spring table; summer table says 2025-2026 — see Section C). Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Texas College, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Texas College, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$9,639
$30,001–$48,000$11,342
$48,001–$75,000$12,410
$75,001–$110,000$13,598
$110,001+$16,106
All income levels (average)$10,958

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$10,008
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$10,958

That works out to roughly a 46% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $20,339 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
14%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
34%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$31,000 (~$329/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$33,752
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
80%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
50%
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Other Texas College scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityStudents at UNCF member institutions; UNCF administers more than 300 scholarships, fellowships, and institutional grants

Featured outside-provider link on the Texas College scholarships page (www.uncf.org). Not a Texas College institutional award.

Source

Amount$2,000 (private four-year college students)EligibilityGraduate of a high school in one of 19 listed Texas cities (Abilene, Amarillo, Arlington, Austin, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Fort [sic], Garland, Houston, Irving, Laredo, Lubbock, Mesquite, Pasadena, Plano, San Antonio, Waco)

Outside provider (www.txadc.org) featured on the school's scholarships page; $2,000 tier applies to private four-year college students such as Texas College attendees.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityStudents in the East Texas area (32 listed counties)

Outside provider (www.etcf.org) featured on the school's scholarships page.

Source

Texas College merit aid FAQ

  • What is the scholarship application deadline?

    No deadline date is published on the scholarships page. It says students 'must be accepted for admission and submit a scholarship application for the appropriate scholarship and semester,' with downloadable applications for new freshmen and for current/transfer students. Ask the aid office for the current-cycle deadline.

  • Do I need the FAFSA for a Texas College merit scholarship?

    The page says 'It is recommended that all scholarship applicants complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).' For the Achievement and Transfer awards, applying for federal aid is a listed eligibility requirement. Texas College's school code is 003638.

  • How are academic scholarships awarded?

    Per the page: 'Awarding of academic scholarships is based primarily on predictors of academic success, such as high school class rank, standardized test scores and prior grades. Additional consideration will be given to leadership qualities socioeconomic background and status as a first generation college student.'

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How Texas College compares

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Texas College is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Texas College’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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