Austin College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Austin College is a private liberal arts college in Sherman, TX (city setting), with 1,128 undergraduates (52% women), affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). It admitted 47% of 5,474 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1170–1340 on the SAT and 26–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $62,620 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $24,777 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 69% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in biological sciences, business, psychology. The campus reported 1.64 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Austin College ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $46,063
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Austin College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Austin College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 40 | — | 4 | $195k | $4,882 | — | |
| Baseball | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 61 | — | 1 | $241k | $3,958 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $194k | $11,407 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $225k | $12,509 | — | |
| Football | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 100 | — | 1 | $704k | $7,035 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 42 | — | 1 | $233k | $5,538 | — | |
| Softball | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $168k | $7,619 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $69k | $4,571 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $56k | $4,675 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 6 | — | 1 | $54k | $8,931 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $63k | $8,986 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $155k | $8,592 | — | |
| Men's Water Polo | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 21 | — | 1 | $178k | $8,462 | — | |
| Women's Water Polo | Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 24 | — | 3 | $159k | $6,638 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.