by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Galveston College was awarded 16 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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Galveston College is ranked #1,354 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Galveston College held the #1,707 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Galveston College is also ranked #59 out of 115 schools in Texas.
Galveston College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Galveston College, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Galveston College is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,060 undergraduates at Galveston College with 680 being full-time and 1,380 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,209 | $6,297 | $9,576 | $9,561 | $8,987 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Galveston College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Galveston College, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $4,109 a year. That adds up to $16,436 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Galveston College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4015 Ave Q, Galveston, TX 77550-7496 |
| Phone: | 409-944-1220 |
| Website: | https://www.gc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 204 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 145 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 75 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 61 | NA |
| Nursing | 38 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 26 | NA |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration | 26 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 23 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 20 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 19 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,335 students took at least one online class at Galveston College. This is an increase from the 1,297 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,335 | 492 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,297 | 530 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,722 | 1,040 |
| 2018-2019 | 891 | 239 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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