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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Frank Phillips College
  • Lamar State College-Orange

What stands out

Lamar State College-Orange has the lower average net price, Frank Phillips College reports the higher graduation rate, Frank Phillips College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Frank Phillips College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Frank Phillips College compared with Lamar State College-Orange
MetricFrank Phillips CollegeBorger, TXPublic · Less than 2-yearHighest graduation rateLowest median debtHighest median earningsLamar State College-OrangeOrange, TXPublic · Less than 2-yearLowest net price
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$7,953$1,655lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$12,877$7,264
In-state tuition$3,712$3,540
Out-of-state tuition$4,882$17,280
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.39%highest34%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$9,500lowest$10,959
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$37,179highest$36,587
Campus
Undergraduates6231,391

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.