Lone Star College System
Lone Star College System (LSCS) is a public community college system serving the northern portions of the Greater Houston, Texas, area. As of fall 2025, it enrolls over 95,000 students. The headquarters of the Lone Star College System are located in The Woodlands and in unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $11,686
- Undergraduate enrollment: 107,793
- Graduation rate (150%): 21%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 21%
- Student to faculty ratio: 22:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $42,466
- Median earnings (8 years): $36,919
- Median earnings (6 years): $32,889
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, midsize
- Calendar: Semester
- City: The Woodlands, TX
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Lone Star College System include Operations Management and Supervision, Computer and Information Systems Security, Nursing.
- Operations Management and Supervision (75 bachelor's)
- Computer and Information Systems Security (71 bachelor's)
- Nursing (70 bachelor's)
- Crisis (11 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 48%, Engineering 2%, Computer Science 18%, Health 30%, Biological Sciences 1%, Communication 2%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Lone Star College System students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $10,657 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $10,657
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $11,515
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $11,128
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $13,120
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $14,572
- In-state tuition and fees: $7,470
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $9,390
- Books and supplies: $2,550
- Off-campus room and board: $10,756
- Off-campus with family: $5,084
- Typical cost of attendance: $15,521
- Sticker vs net gap: 25%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 23%
- Federal loan recipients: 7%
- Average institutional grant: $855
- Average federal loan: $6,080
- Median debt at graduation: $8,600
Admissions
Lone Star College System has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 107,793
- Women: 59%
- Part-time undergraduates: 64%
- Age 25 and older: 19%
- Graduation rate: 21%
- First-generation: 51%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 100%
- Student to faculty: 22:1
- Professor salary: $81,420
- Associate professor salary: $62,645
- Assistant professor salary: $58,811
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Lone Star College System acceptance rate? Lone Star College System has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Lone Star College System cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $10,657 a year after aid. Average net price is $11,686.
What majors does Lone Star College System offer? Popular programs include Operations Management and Supervision, Computer and Information Systems Security, Nursing, Crisis.
What is the average salary after Lone Star College System? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $42,466 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Lone Star College System graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 21% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 21%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Lone Star College System official site: https://lonestar.edu.