Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · TMUCS · Texas A&M University
Public institution in College Station, TX · 59,099 undergraduates · 63% acceptance rate · $72,097 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Undergraduates
- Top 8%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 8%Full-time retention
- Top 12%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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
- $20,9241,170th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,099846th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $40,3281,634th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $32,0851,002nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $17,804451st lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $72,097244th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $59,386260th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 83.8%153rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 94.3%146th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 63.2%470th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1272240th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 28177th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 59,0996th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,815th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 19.2%1,755th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 74 mi (IAH)
On 6 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 103 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $78,881 | $92,124 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $78,777 | $80,669 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $78,244 | $77,024 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $76,729 | $75,011 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $75,603 | $77,062 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $73,406 | $73,697 |
| Marine TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $72,682 | $86,129 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $70,456 | $70,456 |
| Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | $69,433 | $69,757 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $68,858 | $74,367 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $68,778 | $68,918 |
| Nuclear EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,995 | $63,005 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1876source
- Athletic nickname: "Aggies"source
- Mascot: Reveillesource
- Kyle Field seats about 102,733source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Campus size: about 5,500 acressource
- Athletic conference: FBSsource
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
- A sea-grant]] institutionsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A space-grant]] institutionsource
- Fight song: ""[[Aggie War Hymn]]""source
- Notable alum: Eva Longoriasource
- Notable alum: C. Wright Millssource
- Notable alum: Rick Perrysource
- Notable alum: Rip Tornsource
- Notable alum: Martín Torrijossource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $13,321,846 (M $7,407,229 · W $5,914,617)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Equestrian
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Basketball: 2011
- Volleyball: 2025
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitetamu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 228723)
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- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
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