Southwest Texas Junior College

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#6728 / #1775
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Texas

Southwest Texas Junior College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1775
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$2,646
Graduation rate
31%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
3,306

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About Southwest Texas Junior College

According to Wikipedia, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public community college with four campuses serving 11 counties in southwest Texas: unincorporated Uvalde County , Del Rio , next to Del Rio International Airport, unincorporated Maverick County , and Crystal City, the seat of Zavala County.

Southwest Texas Junior College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
58%31%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Southwest Texas Junior College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$2,646
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$2,030
30K - 48K$2,811
48K - 75K$4,711
75K - 110K$8,558
110K+$11,649

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Southwest Texas Junior College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Southwest Texas Junior College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $40,786 a year, and 85% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Southwest Texas Junior College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
7,6527,652

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Southwest Texas Junior College?

Southwest Texas Junior College is located at 2401 Garner Field Rd, Uvalde, TX 78801-6297.

How Safe is Southwest Texas Junior College?

Relative to its enrollment, Southwest Texas Junior College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Uvalde has a violent crime rate of 0.43% and a property crime rate of 1.85%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Southwest Texas Junior College Known For?

Southwest Texas Junior College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Southwest Texas Junior College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Southwest Texas Junior College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Medical
#3348
World Rank
#3350
Historical Rank
#960
USA Rank

Southwest Texas Junior College ranks #960 in the U.S. and #3348 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Criminal Justice
#1900
World Rank
#1904
Historical Rank
#995
USA Rank

Southwest Texas Junior College ranks #995 in the U.S. and #1900 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Nursing
#3865
World Rank
#3866
Historical Rank
#1530
USA Rank

Southwest Texas Junior College ranks #1530 in the U.S. and #3865 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Education
#6130
World Rank
#6133
Historical Rank
#1559
USA Rank

Southwest Texas Junior College ranks #1559 in the U.S. and #6130 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Business
#7961
World Rank
#7962
Historical Rank
#2222
USA Rank

Southwest Texas Junior College ranks #2222 in the U.S. and #7961 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Computer Science
#8697
World Rank
#8701
Historical Rank
#2246
USA Rank

Southwest Texas Junior College ranks #2246 in the U.S. and #8697 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Engineering
#13687
World Rank
#13693
Historical Rank
#3431
USA Rank

Southwest Texas Junior College ranks #3431 in the U.S. and #13687 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees