Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX · Public · Town (remote) · Carnegie R1/R2 · TSU · Tarleton · Tarleton State · Texans

Public institution in Stephenville, TX · 12,263 undergraduates · 94% acceptance rate · $53,040 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Top 10%Undergraduates
Top 17%In-state tuition & fees

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price: $20,2611,098th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $7,878352nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $17,958728th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $22,981560th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $19,606613th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $53,040909th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $46,729746th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 51.2%1,107th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 73.8%1,032nd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 94.2%1,384th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1068787th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 20800th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 12,263206th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 37.1%837th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 83 mi (DFW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Most Selective Colleges in Texas#57

Applying

RDJul 27

Common App member: Yes
Application fee: $50
Personal essay: Optional / not required
Writing supplement: No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 65 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$63,708	$63,005
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$56,415	—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions	bachelors	$54,996	$59,576
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology	bachelors	$54,644	$56,776
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness	bachelors	$54,109	$52,107
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology	bachelors	$53,984	$51,482
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$49,058	—
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciences	bachelors	$45,696	$42,682
MathematicsMathematics & Statistics	bachelors	$45,696	—
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science	bachelors	$45,500	$41,789
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$40,821	$44,885
MarketingBusiness	bachelors	$40,017	$39,729

Campus facts

Founded in 1896source
Athletic nickname: "Texans"source
Wisdom Gymnasium seats about 3,000source
Competes in United Athletic Conferencesource
School colors: #4F2D7F and #FFFFFFsource
Formerly known as "The John Tarleton College"source
Formerly known as "(1899–1917)"source
Formerly known as "John Tarleton Agricultural College"source
Formerly known as "(1917–1949)"source
Formerly known as "Tarleton State College"source
Formerly known as "(1949–1973)"source
Athletic conference: WACsource
Notable alum: George Kennedysource
Notable alum: Chris Kylesource
Notable alum: Millie Hughes-Fulfordsource

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,250,349 (M $3,759,678 · W $2,490,671)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.