Texas · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

Huston-Tillotson University

Austin, Texas. 982 undergraduate students. 23 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Huston-Tillotson University

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+82%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Huston-Tillotson University rose 82% between 2021 and 2024 ($14.7k → $26.7k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+35%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Huston-Tillotson University rose 35% between 2021 and 2024 (20.0% → 27.1%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+82%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Huston-Tillotson University rose 82% between 2021 and 2024 ($14.7k → $26.7k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-11%

Median federal debt at exit

Median federal debt at exit at Huston-Tillotson University fell 11% between 2017 and 2020 ($34.5k → $30.8k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Texas

Each tile compares this institution to the Texas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$42,937+12% · 6→10y
Texas median $39,639
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$38,342
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
36.1%+181% · '97→'24
Texas median 51.8%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$15,999+115% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
982+47% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
50.5%+0% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
-27% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$14,703+258% · '00→'24
out-of-state $14,703
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

5.0%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $15,999 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $42,937 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 199620241,005
1,11213119962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202433.9%
36%12%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$30,750
$34,500$5,50019972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 19972024+181%

Huston-Tillotson University · completion · 150% rose

12.1% → 33.9%

COMPLETION · 100% · 19972024+910%

Huston-Tillotson University · completion · 100% rose

2.7% → 27.1%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+47%

Huston-Tillotson University · undergrad enrollment rose

683 → 1,005

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+258%

Huston-Tillotson University · in-state tuition rose

$7,468 → $26,709

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+258%

Huston-Tillotson University · out-of-state tuition rose

$7,468 → $26,709

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+115%

Huston-Tillotson University · median debt rose

$14,271 → $30,750

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+42%

Huston-Tillotson University · earnings_median_10yr rose

$30,200 → $42,937

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+52%

Huston-Tillotson University · earnings_median_8yr rose

$26,700 → $40,664

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+55%

Huston-Tillotson University · earnings_median_6yr rose

$24,700 → $38,342

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Huston-Tillotson University

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

EARNINGS SUPPRESSED

Federal privacy rules suppressed earnings for Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree at Huston-Tillotson University(cohort below 30 students). The calculator can’t produce a number we’d stand behind, so we don’t.

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Huston-Tillotson University graduates earn $X” — not “Huston-Tillotson University makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Huston-Tillotson University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →