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Lone Star College System Data & Information Overview

59 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
This overview covers the essential stats on Lone Star College System, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Lone Star College System Ranked?

#557 Best Colleges in Nation
#21 Best Colleges in TX
Allied Health Professions Highest Ranked Major
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2025 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Lone Star College System was awarded 59 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, North Harris Montgomery is ranked #557 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when North Harris Montgomery held the #801 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

North Harris Montgomery is also ranked #21 out of 115 schools in Texas.

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Is It Hard to Get Into North Harris Montgomery?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Lone Star College System has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

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Lone Star College System Faculty

21 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Lone Star College System, the student to faculty ratio is 21 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Lone Star College System is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Lone Star College System

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Lone Star College System Undergraduate Student Diversity

19,922 Full-Time Undergraduates
65.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 70,109 undergraduates at North Harris Montgomery with 19,922 being full-time and 50,187 being part-time.

How Much Does Lone Star College System Cost?

$9,598 Net Price
9% Take Out Loans
$20,484 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of North Harris Montgomery is $9,598. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for North Harris Montgomery

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$8,589 $9,094 $11,003 $13,044 $14,316

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 North Harris Montgomery, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At North Harris Montgomery, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $5,121 a year. That adds up to $20,484 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do North Harris Montgomery Graduates Make?

$42,466 Avg Salary of Grads
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The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from North Harris Montgomery make about $42,466 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Lone Star College System

Texas State
19,922 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Located in The Woodlands, Texas, Lone Star College System is a public institution. The city atmosphere of The Woodlands makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for North Harris Montgomery are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5000 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77381-4399
Phone: 832-813-6500
Website: www.lonestar.edu/

Lone Star College System Majors

50 Majors With Completions
22,962 Undergraduate Degrees
22,962 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 50 majors graduated from Lone Star College System. Of these students, 22,962 received undergraduate degrees and 22,962 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 6,326 NA
Business Administration & Management 694 NA
Nursing 487 NA
Precision Metal Working 370 NA
Computer Information Systems 357 NA
General Business/Commerce 267 NA
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 266 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 258 NA
Industrial Production Technology 244 NA
Allied Health Professions 239 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Lone Star College System along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at North Harris Montgomery

58% Take At Least One Class Online
33% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2022-2023, 39,583 students took at least one online class at Lone Star College System. This is a decrease from the 46,288 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2022-2023 39,583 22,589
2021-2022 46,288 29,184
2020-2021 50,269 32,804
2018-2019 28,841 11,524

Learn more about online learning at Lone Star College System.

Notes and References

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.

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