State of Student Aid in Texas - 2022 Section 3: Profile of Texas College Students Texas Undergraduates More Likely to Attend Two-Year Institutions Than U.S. Undergraduates Nearly Half of Undergraduates in Texas Enroll in School Part Time Most First-Year Undergraduates in Texas Attend Two-Year Institutions Older Students [...]
State of Student Aid in Texas - 2022 Section 2: Texas College Readiness Texas College Prep Test Scores Keep Pace with, But Fail to Exceed, National Average Texas High School Students Less Prepared for College Academics Texas Tops the Most Populous States in High School Graduation Rates [...]
State of Student Aid in Texas - 2022 Section 1: Texas Demographics Texas’ Future Depends on Addressing Educational Equity Texas Poverty Rate Increases, is Higher Than National Average Texas Poverty Rates Vary Widely by Region Income Needed For Self Sufficiency Varies Considerably by Family Composition [...]
State of Student Aid in Texas - 2021 Section 13: Texas Higher Education and Student Debt Policy << BACK TO MAIN PAGE Progress on 60x30TX Goals In 2016, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) launched a new, 15-year strategic plan for Texas higher education: [...]
State of Student Aid in Texas - 2021 Section 12: Repayment and Default << BACK TO MAIN PAGE Default Rates Decrease for Texas and the Nation Federal cohort default rates (CDRs) have gradually declined during the last eight years for both Texas and the nation. [...]
State of Student Aid in Texas - 2022 Section 11: Consumer Debt Total U.S. Consumer Debt Reaches $15.6 Trillion, Student Loan Debt $1.6 Trillion Unlike the Nation, Texas Student Debt per Capita has not Surpassed Auto Debt Texas Student Loan Balance Per Capita Lower Than National Average [...]
State of Student Aid in Texas - 2021 Section 10: Evidence-Based Programs and Interventions << BACK TO MAIN PAGE Interventions to Provide Support and Skills Training Improves Employment Outcomes for Students in Some Two-Year Programs Given cost pressures at colleges, identifying interventions that can have [...]
State of Student Aid in Texas - 2021 Section 9: Student Financial Wellness << BACK TO MAIN PAGE Recent Studies of Food Security Amongst College Students Find Similar, High Levels of Food Insecurity A growing body of research has explored the degree to which postsecondary [...]
State of Student Aid in Texas - 2021 Section 8: Texas College Attainment << BACK TO MAIN PAGE College Graduates Earn Far More Than High School Graduates and Experience Less Unemployment The U.S. Census Bureau reports that higher levels of education are typically associated with [...]
State of Student Aid in Texas - 2022 Section 7: Need and Work Unmet Need for Low-Income Students in Texas Over $10,000 Unmet Need Among Community College Students Often Exceeds Expected Family Contribution Texas Students With Unmet Need Were Less Likely to Graduate Than Those With No Unmet [...]