Brazosport College

Brazosport College is a public college in Lake Jackson, Texas. It graduates 56% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $45,910 ten years after starting college, more than 34% of the Texas colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
Not reported

College Scorecard

What your family pays
$4,732 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $12,167. College Scorecard.

Graduation rate
56%

Higher than 76% of Texas colleges we cover and 55% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$45,910

Higher than 34% of Texas colleges we cover and 29% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

BC acceptance rate & admissions

Pell Grant recipients17%
First-generation students54%
Women / men55% / 45%

Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

BC tuition, cost & net price

What families actually pay per year, by income

Average net price after grants and scholarships for Texas residents who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (in-state, federal aid recipients)

Sticker price (before aid)

Tuition & fees, in-state$2,388
Tuition & fees, out-of-state$4,711
Housing & meals, on campus—
Books & supplies$1,200
Total cost of attendance, in-state$12,167

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$4,250
Loan default rate11.1%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

State aid: Texas residents with financial need may receive a TEXAS Grant at Texas public universities; amounts are set each year and vary by college. Not included in the prices above. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (College for All Texans)

BC majors, earnings & careers

Brazosport College offers 2 bachelor's majors across 2 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Business & Finance · 1
  • Health & Medicine · 1

Highest-earning majors at BC

Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.

Quick list of all 2 majors
  • Business Administration—
  • Health Administration—

— means too few graduates to report earnings.

College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Business Administration → Management analyst

$101,120
Houston
$101,400
Texas
$101,860
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Living in Houston

Cost of living
1% below the U.S. average

Overall prices in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$1,212/mo

2 bedrooms $1,319. Housing costs 5% above the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
64° / 92°

January and July average highs. 52 inches of rain a year, almost no snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively Moderate

Highest: hurricane (relatively high); tornado (relatively high); river flooding (relatively high).

FEMA National Risk Index, Brazoria County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)4,100
First-year students from Texas99%
Next most common home statesLouisiana, Indiana, Maryland
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-2410% bachelor's · 48% associate · 42% certificates
Campus typePrimarily nonresidential
Student bodyHispanic 47% · White 35% · Black 7% · Two or more 2%International 2%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Brazoria County at a glance

Population391,255
Median household income$97,993
Adults with a bachelor's degree33%
Median age37

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare BC with similar schools

Similar public colleges in Texas by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Brazosport College—$4,73256%$45,910This school
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center———$92,348
Grayson College—$5,88040%$40,873
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio———$82,206
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston———$92,961

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Common questions about BC

How much does Brazosport College cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $12,167 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $4,732 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $4,072 and families earning $110k+ pay $10,286.

How much do BC graduates earn?

Former Brazosport College students earn a median $45,910 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the BC graduation rate?

56% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years.

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Brazosport College: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/brazosport-college (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).