South Texas College Academic Overview

Academic Overview

South Texas College is a public, four-years institute located in McAllen, Texas. It is an Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Bachelor's degree.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $5,220 for Texas residents and $7,620 for out-of-state students. The school offers only undergraduate programs and a total of 27,431 students are enrolled.

The salary after graduation from South Texas College varies by major programs where the average earning after 10 years is $36,500. You can check the average salary by the major programs on the area of study page.

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2025 Tuition & Fees

For undergraduate programs, for the academic year 2024-2025, South Texas's tuition & fees is $5,220 for Texas residents and $7,620 for non-residents.

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Data source for 2025 Tuition: NCES, Last Update: March 12, 2024

2025 Tuition & Fees
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State
Undergraduate	$5,220	$7,620

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Key Academic Statistics

The following chart illustrates the 2025 key academic statistics at South Texas.

The average received amount of financial aid is $3,812 and 63% of undergraduate students received grants or scholarship aid. A total of 27,431 students is attending , and the student to faculty ratio is 22 to 1.

Graduation Rate for South Texas College is 27 %

Graduation Rate

27%

Transfer-out Rate for South Texas College is 14 %

Transfer-out Rate

14%

Retention Rate for South Texas College is 58 %

Retention Rate

58%

Student Population for South Texas College is 27,431

Student Population

27,431

Student to Faculty Ratio for South Texas College is 22 to 1

Student to Faculty Ratio

22 to 1

The average received amount of financial aid is $3,812 at South Texas College.

Financial Aid Amount

$3,812

Directory Information

Directory Information
Address	3201 W. Pecan, McAllen, TX 78501
Phone	855-468-6782
WEB	https://www.southtexascollege.edu/
Admission	https://studentservices.southtexascollege.edu/admissions/
Online Application	https://www.southtexascollege.edu/getting-started/index.php
Financial Aid	https://studentservices.southtexascollege.edu/finaid/
Net Price Calculator	https://studentservices.southtexascollege.edu/finaid/websites.html
Disability Service	https://studentservices.southtexascollege.edu/disability/

Offered Degrees

South Texas offers 114 major programs through online and on-site education where 29 programs are available through distance learning. The following table lists the number of programs by offered degree with online class availabilities.

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Offered Major Programs
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class
Associate's	64	20
Bachelor's	4	4
Less Than 1 Year Certificate	27	3
1-2 Years Certificate	19	2

Special Learning Opportunities

South Texas College offers online education (distance learning opportunities) for undergraduate programs.

The school has teacher certification and study abroad - opportunity which a student completes part of the college program studying in another country programs to its students. It also offers weekend/evening classes which is a program that allows students to take a complete course of study and attend classes only on weekends or only in evenings.

Special Learning Opportunities
Online Class	Undergraduate
ROTC	No
Weekend/Evening College	✔
Teacher Certification	✔
Study Abroad	✔
Campus Housing	✗
Board/Meal Plan	✔

Veterans Benefits

South Texas College has programs, benefits and/or services to veterans, military service members, or their families.

Veterans Benefits
Yellow Ribbon Program (officially known as Post-9/11 GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)	✗
Credit for military training	✔
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military service members, and their families	✔
Recognized student veteran organization	✔
Member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges	✔

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