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# Texas Southmost College

Public two-year college in Brownsville serving 8,193 students with tuition under $1,200 in-state.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 25.899628, -97.492241

### Summary

Public two-year college in Brownsville serving 8,193 students with tuition under $1,200 in-state.

### Description

Texas Southmost College is a public two-year institution in Brownsville, Texas, serving the Rio Grande Valley region. The college offers general education and transfer pathways through a curriculum grounded in liberal arts and sciences, attracting students from the local area and beyond.

Annual in-state tuition is $1,200, with out-of-state tuition at $3,000—among the lowest costs in American higher education. The college enrolls 8,193 students and maintains an endowment of $167 million, providing substantial financial resources for student support and institutional stability.

TSC functions primarily as a transfer pathway to four-year institutions, making it well-suited for students seeking affordable foundational coursework before completing a bachelor's degree. The college is recognized as an Opportunity College with higher access and earnings outcomes. For more information, visit www.tsc.edu/.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 227,377
- **State**: TX
- **City**: Brownsville
- **Address**: 80 Fort Brown
- **Zip Code**: 78520
- **Sector Group**: Public 2-Year
- **Official Website**: www.tsc.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: City
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $1,200
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $3,000
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $1,200
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $3,000
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 8,193
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $167,151,074
- **Carnegie Classification**: Mixed Associate Medium
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Opportunity Colleges and Universities – Higher Access, Higher Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities