Venus High School

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   After graduation, Class of 2024

   Texas public university 10.3%Texas public 2-year college 21.2%Texas private college 1.3%Not found in Texas colleges 62.8%ID not trackable 4.5%

   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	1	4	2	4	5	56.2%
   Texas public 2-year college	13	4	6	1	7	25.8%

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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 Venus

   College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
   Southwestern Adventist University	13.2 mi	50%	$12,685	$57,299
   Nelson University	14.6 mi	37%	$26,425	$46,684
   Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie	19.3 mi	65%	$31,829	$56,095
   The University of Texas at Arlington	21.0 mi	51%	$17,040	$72,508
   Dallas Baptist University	21.6 mi	60%	$25,954	$58,159
   Arlington Career Institute	23.3 mi	74%	$18,913	$42,775

Compared with the district and state