Founded in 1849, Austin College. is a Private college. Located in Texas, which is a city setting in Texas, the campus itself is Urban. The campus is home to 1,262 full time undergraduate students, and 16 full time graduate students.
The Austin College Academic calendar runs on a Four-one-four plan basis. In the school year the student to faculty ratio was 13:1. There are 101 full time instructional teachers. Degrees awarded at Austin College include: Bachelor's Degree, Masters Degree, Post-master's certificate, Doctor's degree.
Quick Facts
Acceptance Rate
53%
Application Deadline
Application Fee
0
SAT Range
1090-1320
ACT Range
23-29
Admissions at are considered Selective, with ,12% of all applicants being admitted.
In the school year, of the students who applied to the school, only 10 of those who were admitted eventually ended up enrolling.
96% of incoming freshmen are in the top half of their high school class. 70% were in the top quarter, and 36% were in the top tenth. You can apply online.
STUDENT LIFE Reviews
We asked, and students answered these important questions about student life at Austin College.
5%
“We”re apathetic”
29%
“We know about current events and vote”
62%
“We participate and encourage others to get involved”
5%
“There”s nothing we won”t protest”
0%
“We save it for the classroom”
14%
“Sometimes, but not often”
71%
“There”s usually intelligent conversation to be found”
14%
“All the time, including weekends”
0%
“I”m always terrified”
10%
“I only go out in groups”
33%
“I usually let someone know where I”m going”
57%
“I feel extremely safe”
33%
“We don”t play sports”
0%
“We play recreationally”
38%
“We bought the gear”
29%
“We live for the big game”
5%
“It”s not really our thing”
5%
“Occasinally we gallery crawl”
76%
“There are a variety of opportunities”
14%
“We”re a very artistic group”
10%
“Haven”t met them”
0%
“Available in class”
29%
“They keep regular office hours”
62%
“They”re always available”
0%
“No greek life, but other groups to join”
33%
“There is some involvement, but not a lot”
67%
“Plenty of people join a sorority or fraternity”
0%
“It”s everything. If you”re not greek, you”re a geek”
5%
“We”re not into drinking at all”
48%
“Maybe a little, but it”s not a big thing”
24%
“We only party on weekends”
24%
“There”s some drinking happening every night”
10%
“Never, we”re here to learn”
67%
“There might be people who do”
19%
“People are known to partake on weekends”
5%
“There”s a huge drug scene”
5%
“We”re apathetic”
29%
“We know about current events and vote”
62%
“We participate and encourage others to get involved”
5%
“There”s nothing we won”t protest”
0%
“We save it for the classroom”
14%
“Sometimes, but not often”
71%
“There”s usually intelligent conversation to be found”
14%
“All the time, including weekends”
0%
“I”m always terrified”
10%
“I only go out in groups”
33%
“I usually let someone know where I”m going”
57%
“I feel extremely safe”
33%
“We don”t play sports”
0%
“We play recreationally”
38%
“We bought the gear”
29%
“We live for the big game”
5%
“It”s not really our thing”
5%
“Occasinally we gallery crawl”
76%
“There are a variety of opportunities”
14%
“We”re a very artistic group”
10%
“Haven”t met them”
0%
“Available in class”
29%
“They keep regular office hours”
62%
“They”re always available”
0%
“No greek life, but other groups to join”
33%
“There is some involvement, but not a lot”
67%
“Plenty of people join a sorority or fraternity”
0%
“It”s everything. If you”re not greek, you”re a geek”
40 Students rated on-campus housing 3.6 stars. 13 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate off-campus housing?
32 Students rated off-campus housing 3.5 stars. 0 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate campus food?
42 Students rated campus food 2.7 stars. 2 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate campus facilities?
40 Students rated campus facilities 4.1 stars. 30 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate class size?
41 Students rated class size 4.5 stars. 71 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate school activities?
41 Students rated school activities 4.1 stars. 29 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate local services?
42 Students rated local services 3.6 stars. 10 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate academics?
41 Students rated academics 4.5 stars. 56 % gave the school a 5.0.
Austin College REVIEWS
What's your overall opinion of Austin College?
26 Students rated Austin College
Solomon
I think Austin college is a great school. The academic challenge is perfect and it keeps me striving to be better every single day. The availability of the professors is the greatest advantage Austin college has over larger universities. They are always eager to help myself and my peers in any way that they can. I would recommend this school for anybody who is thinking about going to college.
MacKenzie
It's a great educational school and ranked really well. The academics are very challenging and therefore you are getting a better education. NCAA sports are available and played as well as recreational sports. Greek Life is big on campus as is art and community events for students. There is always something to do. Most students live on campus as we have a variety of options from dorms to apartments to cottages.
Kai
Austin College is a very prestigious Academic school that offers an endless variety of majors and Minors. The professors are always extremely helpful and nice and push for success. Many Alumni from Austin College have been a huge help in finding jobs and professional careers. There is a great culture and family experience from Austin College. The people are always nice and the support is there from all angles, It may not be in the nicest location or have the prettiest view, but it's a great school and a lot of fun.
Celeste
The opportunities at Austin College are amazing as I continue to learn more. There is no other college I can imagine myself at. I feel challenged and supported by staff and faculty to do my best. The small environment encourages students to work closely with faculty and prepares us to be leaders.
Karrington
Austin College is honestly very put together academically and really gives students the opportunity to explore their fields and make a difference on campus. Facility involvement and accessibility to staff is something I commend and appreciate that Austin College upholds. However, I do think that they could provide and connect with students more on things like financial advising and guidance on what priorities students need to fulfill (or feel that they need to fulfill) which will help us as future alumni. Besides that, the college does well with giving us the authority to really make the campus our own through allowing extracurricular activities, choices for events, and work study opportunities to be led and modified by students. Since it is a small college, the community is decently sized which has not been a complaint from any student I've spoken too. It's nice to have small classrooms and get to know people you've seen on a daily basis.
Jonathan
Austin College fosters a great sense of community in its students and offers ample opportunity for us to get the full liberal arts experience. By allowing students to wait until the Spring of their sophomore year to declare their major, Austin College gives plenty of leeway for the many of us who came into school undecided on our future. The professors here are top-notch and are always available to help. The facilities could certainly be better, especially those that pertain to athletics, but overall I would recommend Austin College!
Alejandra
Austin College is a great small private college that offers a variety of majors and lot of student organizations as well as local Greek life. Some student clubs include Austin College Democrats, Austin College Republicans, Los Amigos, Habitat for Humanity and many more.The classes are small with a comfortable environment to participate and ask questions in. The campus is overall small which is why many students just walk to class. The students there are very friendly and nice as well as the professors.
CHARLI
Austin College is a place that I am excited to join, I have met several students that attend there presently. Everyone makes me feel like I am at home. The atmosphere at Austin College will make it an easier transition after high school. As I become an Austin College Roo, I am sure that my education there will surpass all expectations as the professors are better than the rest.
Kallie
A unique and inspiring college. It provides one on one help with encouragement to be true to oneself. Each staff member and teacher is invested in students lives and maintains an open-door policy. Classes are small, in depth, and have a great positive environment - pushing each student to do their best.
Abigail
I absolutely love Austin College. The environment and how everyone treats eachother is incredible. The academics that Austin College provides is amazing. Everyone is challenged everyday in an outside of the classroom. I highly recommend Austin College to anyone and everyone.
elani
Austin college seems very save and fun. Everyone is friendly and knows each other from some class or another. Their sports are very intense and great to watch. Plus their food is something you never wanna miss out on.
Shan
As a student who has had a vision of attending Austin College since the 7th grade, and was recently granted admission, I can say without a doubt that Austin College truly has traditions, an environment and a culture that is unlike any other. Not only do the staff students and members of the community make you feel welcome, but it is a vastly diverse campus which allows anyone no matter the background of the individual.
Leslie
I felt very comfortable from the time that I first set foot on campus! The campus is smaller with thoughtful, involved, caring, hard-working professors who care very skilled. There are many intellectual students on campus and lots of activities to participate in. The food was above average and plentiful. Everyone seems to support the athletic teams. The dorms are just adequate, but the college is located in a decent sized town with things to do and a nearby lake with parks.
Erin
I am currently a junior here at Austin College and I have witnessed an increase in academic rigor here. This is something that is very important to me and I cannot commend the school enough for this academic advancement. However, the class sizes are increasing even though the amount of housing is not increasing.
Alex
It seems like a cozy campus with a lot of opportunities. The rooms are a bit squished but everything else seems fine. The community around seems a bit rural but doesn't seem like a bad neighborhood. The time I first visited didn't have much ethnic diversity, but I hope to find new friends and family.
The fall 2020 acceptance rate for Austin College is 53%. That means, out of _____ applications received in 2020, _____ students were offered admission.
What should every freshman at your school know before they start?
Visit every college you apply to and make sure it fits your student's personality.
Describe how your school looks to someone who's never seen it.
You can expect high expectations, teachers knows your name even if you never had a class with him or her, and knowing literally everyone in your department, and be facebook friends with half of the whole student body, including your professors.
The best thing I have experienced so far is te Greek life at Austin College. All the soroities and fraternities are local chapter and not what you would expect. I came into college thinking that all the fraternities were going to be drunk idiots, on the contrary they were some of the smartest and most welcoming people at AC. Pledging a fraternity has opened me up to new experiences and nwe oppoourtunities I would have never had otherwise. 70 percent of the donors to AC were Greek, that statement alone speaks volumes.
What do you consider the worst thing about your school? Why?
The food at Austin College can be really bad. It isn't the worst I ever had, but it certainly wouldn't be given five stars for taste, smell, and appearance.
What do you brag about most when you tell your friends about your school?
When someone asks me about Austin College, I take pride in telling them that I am a part of one of the most elite schools in the U.S. I simply tell them that Austin College is a school that changes lives... a school that requires the most dedicated level of academics. Above all, however, I tell anyone who asks that I can go anywhere through Austin College. Many colleges boast their ability to make your dreams come with a degree. but I am only a freshman, and I could be in Kenya practicing medicine as we speak.
Hard working, yet not arrogant person. If you are arrogant, you'll be shut down. If you are hard worker, you'll love this school. Get ready to recognize almost everyone in your graduating class. If you have willingness to open up to new experience, come; the school will show you a whole new world that you have never imagined.
Austin College is best known for its rigorous academics. The size of the school enables the student to teacher ratio to be small allowing you to have more one on one time with your professors and classmates. Here you aren't just another number to the student body. The relationships formed with professors help to guide you throughout the four years here, as well as after graduating. Faculty and Staff genuinely wish to see students succeded with their careers and life goals. This also contribute to AC's friendly atmosphere that is evident as soon as you arrive on campus.
All students must apply yearly for financial aid. This process starts with the FAFSA.
Though financial aid deadlines vary by school, it is a good idea to apply as soon as possible. For the upcoming school year, you can apply as early as October 1 for the FAFSA. Additional school aid will be dependent on the FAFSA results.
100% of students attending Austin College receive some sort of financial aid.
30% were awarded federal grants.84%received federal loans. Many students do also need to apply for additional private student loans.
