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
- $20,2611,096th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,878351st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,958723rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,981560th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,606609th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,040905th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,729745th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 51.2%1,099th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.8%1,025th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 94.2%1,372nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1068785th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 12,263206th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 37.1%827th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 83 mi (DFW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
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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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Tarleton State University’s 12,263 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TX
- University of Houston-DowntownHouston, TX · 12,812 undergrads
- Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX · 10,919 undergrads
- Baylor UniversityWaco, TX · 15,007 undergrads
- Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, TX · 9,065 undergrads
- Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, TX · 9,038 undergrads
- Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, TX · 8,804 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY · 12,267 undergrads
- University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LA · 12,269 undergrads
- Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH · 12,255 undergrads
- Cypress CollegeCypress, CA · 12,309 undergrads
- Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL · 12,188 undergrads
- University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL · 12,118 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitetarleton.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 228529)
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- Compare with University of Houston-DowntownSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Tarleton State University vs University of Houston-DowntownHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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