Santa Fe High School

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   After graduation, Class of 2024

   Texas public university 14%Texas public 2-year college 42.1%Texas private college 2.7%Not found in Texas colleges 39.1%ID not trackable 2.1%

   Texas reports enrollment only at Texas public and private colleges. Graduates who went to college in another state appear as "not found," so the true college-going rate is higher than shown. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.

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   How they did in their first year of college

   First-year GPA of graduates at Texas public colleges, by number of students.

   College type	Under 2.0	2.0–2.49	2.5–2.99	3.0–3.49	3.5+	Share 3.0+
   Texas public university	5	7	12	9	13	47.8%
   Texas public 2-year college	52	15	16	32	22	39.4%

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   What those choices lead to

   Texas does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Texas performs.

   College type in Texas	Colleges	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs	Median debt
   Public universities	38	47%	$13,638	$57,404	$18,750
   Public 2-year and community colleges	58	31%	$5,533	$43,299	$9,500
   Private nonprofit colleges	39	50%	$22,962	$58,159	$22,000

   Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Texas colleges.

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   Colleges closest to Santa Fe

   College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
   Alvin Community College	6.0 mi	29%	$5,533	$49,073
   College of the Mainland	8.5 mi	31%	$447	$45,131
   University of Houston-Clear Lake	13.4 mi	45%	$11,852	$61,521
   San Jacinto Community College	18.6 mi	29%	$1,807	$47,048
   Galveston College	21.4 mi	31%	$5,940	$41,505
   The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	22.7 mi	—	—	$98,687

Compared with the district and state