Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, Texas
- Public
- City
- 59,615 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 57%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,527per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 84%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $78,15910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Texas students who graduate in the top 10% of their high school class are admitted automatically. Out-of-state applicants don't qualify and are reviewed holistically.
Source: Texas A&M Admissions, freshman; Texas A&M Admissions, out-of-state students
Corps of Cadets scholarships range from $1,000 to $17,000 and carry no military service obligation.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 57%About 6 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%)
- 1150–1400Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 25–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Texas A&M University-College Station's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
- Admit rate in this report
- 52%32,531 admitted of 62,967 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1160–139077% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 24–3219% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 72%93% were in the top quarter. Based on the 72% whose school ranks.
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Texas A&M University-College Station Common Data Set. 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
- $21,527full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $32,796sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,154Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $39,974Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 84%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 94%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $78,15910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,350federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 59,615Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 23%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 30%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of Houston Houston, TX — admits 74%
- Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX — admits 73%
- Michigan State University East Lansing, MI — admits 85%
- Texas State University San Marcos, TX — admits 89%
Also worth a look
- Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX — admits 73%
- University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC — admits 60%
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ — admits 58%
- Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH — admits 61%
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA — admits 60%
- The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX — admits 27%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Texas A&M University-College Station, 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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