College Scorecard
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $15,338. College Scorecard.
Higher than 29% of Texas colleges we cover and 15% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 7% of Texas colleges we cover and 8% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
Galveston College acceptance rate & admissions
Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
Galveston College 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)
Galveston College majors, earnings & careers
Galveston College offers 2 bachelor's majors across 1 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Health & Medicine · 2
Highest-earning majors at Galveston College
Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.
Quick list of all 2 majors
- Health Administration—
- 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. 47 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 Galveston College 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galveston College | — | $8,412 | 33% | $37,233 | This school |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana | 64% | $12,997 | 30% | $45,515 | |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | — | — | — | $92,348 | |
| College of the Mainland | — | $1,342 | 31% | $39,639 | |
| Grayson College | — | $5,880 | 40% | $40,873 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
Galveston College would cost you $4,585 less per year than Texas A&M University-Texarkana, on average.
- Lower sticker price at Galveston College, mostly from lower tuition & fees (−$5,623).
- Texas A&M University-Texarkana gives aided families $3,855 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, Texas resident | Galveston College | Texas A&M University-Texarkana | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & fees | $2,726 | $8,349 | −$5,623 |
| Books & supplies | $2,046 | $1,800 | +$246 |
| Housing & meals | $8,512 | $12,082 | −$3,570 |
| Personal & travel | $5,058 | $4,846 | +$212 |
| Living-at-home adjustment | −$3,004 | −$3,299 | +$295 |
| Sticker price | $15,338 | $23,778 | −$8,440 |
| Average grants | −$6,926 | −$10,781 | +$3,855 |
| You pay | $8,412 | $12,997 | −$4,585 |
“+” means Galveston College 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 Galveston College
How much does Galveston College cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $15,338 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $8,412 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $7,225 and families earning $110k+ pay $14,542.
How much do Galveston College graduates earn?
Former Galveston College students earn a median $37,233 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the Galveston College graduation rate?
33% 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: “Galveston College: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/galveston-college (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).