Texas A&M University-Central Texas
Killeen, TX · Public · Rural (fringe) · A&M-Central Texas · TAUCT
Public institution in Killeen, TX · 1,698 undergraduates · 100% acceptance rate.
- Top 0%Average net price
- Top 5%Cost of attendance
- Top 12%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 19%Pell Grant share
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
- $1,1137th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,627250th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,419628th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $13,22090th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $17,750444th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,382517th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- —
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 100.0%1,545th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,6981,039th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 48.5%411th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 60 mi (AUS)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 23 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $72,369 | — |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $44,942 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $42,377 | $42,402 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,565 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $36,141 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $36,069 | $25,774 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $35,594 | $32,925 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $35,416 | $31,670 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,274 | $35,416 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $35,060 | $36,848 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $31,996 | $24,035 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 2009source
- School colors: Maroon and Silversource
- Mascot: Warriorsource
- Campus size: about 662 acressource
- Formerly known as "American Technological University" (1973–1989)source
- Formerly known as "University of Central Texas" (1989–1999)source
- Formerly known as "Tarleton State University–Central Texas" (1999–2009)source
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Texas A&M University-Central Texas’s 1,698 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TX
- Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, TX · 1,671 undergrads
- Texas A&M University-TexarkanaTexarkana, TX · 1,748 undergrads
- Southwest University at El PasoEl Paso, TX · 1,817 undergrads
- Galveston CollegeGalveston, TX · 1,524 undergrads
- LeTourneau UniversityLongview, TX · 1,510 undergrads
- St. Mary's UniversitySan Antonio, TX · 1,911 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN · 1,697 undergrads
- Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, MI · 1,701 undergrads
- Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis, MO · 1,695 undergrads
- Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MO · 1,702 undergrads
- West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburg, WV · 1,692 undergrads
- Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA · 1,705 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitetamuct.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 483036)
- Compare colleges in TXRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in TexasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Texas Wesleyan UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Texas A&M University-Central Texas vs Texas Wesleyan UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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