Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas
- Public
- Town
- 12,673 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 90%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $20,525per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 49%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $56,67310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the Tarleton State Promise, the university covers tuition, fees, a meal plan, and a book allowance after other aid is applied.
The President's Guaranteed Scholarship Program guarantees scholarship award levels to entering first-time freshmen who graduate in the top half of their high school class.
Source: Freshman Guaranteed Scholarship - Tarleton State University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 90%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 980–1160Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 19–24Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $20,525full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $24,352sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,302Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $18,019Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 49%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 70%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $56,67310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 12,673Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 35%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 42%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN — admits 88%
- Western Washington University Bellingham, WA — admits 93%
- Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX — admits 90%
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH — admits 81%
- Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX — admits 94%
- Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO — admits 91%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Tarleton State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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