College Scorecard
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $8,357. College Scorecard.
Higher than 25% of Texas colleges we cover and 14% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 13% of Texas colleges we cover and 12% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
COM acceptance rate & admissions
Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
COM 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)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
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)
COM majors, earnings & careers
College of the Mainland offers 1 bachelor's majors across 1 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Health & Medicine · 1
Highest-earning majors at COM
Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.
Quick list of all 1 majors
- Nursing—
— 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 →Nursing → Registered nurse
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 5.6% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Living in Houston
Overall prices in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $1,497. Housing costs 5% above the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 63 inches of rain a year, almost no snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
Highest: hurricane (relatively high); tornado (relatively high); river flooding (relatively high); coastal flooding (relatively high).
FEMA National Risk Index, Galveston County
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
Galveston County at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare COM with similar schools
Similar public colleges in Texas by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Mainland | — | $1,342 | 31% | $39,639 | This school |
| Grayson College | — | $5,880 | 40% | $40,873 | |
| Odessa College | — | $6,368 | 37% | $42,026 | |
| Galveston College | — | $8,412 | 33% | $37,233 | |
| Weatherford College | — | $9,967 | 35% | $42,397 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
College of the Mainland would cost you $4,538 less per year than Grayson College, on average.
- Lower sticker price at College of the Mainland.
- Grayson College gives aided families $1,971 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, Texas resident | COM | Grayson College | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sticker price | $8,357 | $14,866 | −$6,509 |
| Average grants | −$7,015 | −$8,986 | +$1,971 |
| You pay | $1,342 | $5,880 | −$4,538 |
“+” means COM costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.
Common questions about COM
How much does College of the Mainland cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $8,357 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $1,342 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $1,352 and families earning $110k+ pay —.
How much do COM graduates earn?
Former College of the Mainland students earn a median $39,639 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the COM graduation rate?
31% 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: “College of the Mainland: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/college-of-the-mainland (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).