South Texas College Overview
Located in McAllen, Texas, South Texas College is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.
What Is South Texas College Known For?
- The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at South Texas College.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 58% of the faculty were full-time.
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South Texas College Rankings
South Texas College holds the #21 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
South Texas College has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
| Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
|---|---|---|
| #126 | Best Associate Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at South Texas College.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards South Texas College has earned from around the web.
| Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| #21 | Best Precision Production Schools | College Factual |
| #92 | Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools | College Factual |
| #97 | Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools | College Factual |
| #114 | Best Nursing Schools | College Factual |
| #138 | Best Teaching Schools | Teaching Degree Search |
| #168 | Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools | College Factual |
Where Is South Texas College?
Contact details for South Texas College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3201 W Pecan, McAllen, TX 78502-9701 |
| Phone: | 956-872-8311 |
How Do I Get Into South Texas College?
You can apply to South Texas College online at: https://www.southtexascollege.edu/getting-started/index.php
Can I Afford South Texas College?
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At South Texas College, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $2,022 a year. That adds up to $8,088 over four years for those students.
South Texas College Undergraduate Student Diversity
Gender Diversity
Of the 8,806 full-time undergraduates at South Texas College, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of South Texas College students is as follows.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
|---|---|
| Asian | 54 |
| Black or African American | 33 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8,374 |
| White | 221 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 123 |
Geographic Diversity
Texas students aren't the only ones who study at South Texas College. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 20 countries are represented at South Texas College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, South Korea, and Nigeria.
Online Learning at South Texas College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at South Texas College has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 6th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of South Texas College
The following table shows how South Texas College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
| Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | #1 | #4 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | #7 | #4 |
| Computer Information Systems | #13 | #1 |
| Business Administration & Management | #16 | #1 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | #22 | #1 |
| Business, Management & Marketing | #22 | #1 |
| Health Professions | #28 | #1 |
Online Affordability Rankings of South Texas College Rankings
The following table shows how South Texas College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.
| Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | #12 | #24 |
| Business Administration & Management | #28 | #36 |
| Business, Management & Marketing | #33 | #32 |
| Health Professions | #39 | #21 |
Online Growth Rankings of South Texas College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at South Texas College was 148.3%. This is the #340 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at South Texas College regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of South Texas College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at South Texas College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at South Texas College.
| Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | #7 | |
| Philosophy | #7 | |
| History | #10 | |
| Political Science & Government | #10 | |
| History | #10 | |
| Mathematics | #11 | |
| General English Literature | #13 | |
| Computer Science | #14 | |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | #15 | |
| Social Work | #16 | |
| General Social Sciences | #19 | |
| Mathematics & Statistics | #23 | |
| English Language & Literature | #33 | |
| General Psychology | #38 | |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | #50 | |
| Public Administration & Social Service | #50 | |
| Psychology | #61 | |
| Social Sciences | #62 | |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | #65 | |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | #69 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | #86 | |
| Computer & Information Sciences | #99 | |
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | #100 | |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | #100 | |
| Education | #164 | |
| Business Administration & Management | #187 | |
| Health Professions | #199 | |
| Business, Management & Marketing | #271 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
South Texas College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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