Texas A & M University-Commerce
Commerce, TX · Public · Town (distant) · A&M-Commerce · TMUC
Public institution in Commerce, TX · 8,249 undergraduates · 93% acceptance rate · $50,296 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Undergraduates
- Top 20%Average net price
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
- $11,268403rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,026601st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $22,626990th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,663598th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,2961,050th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,1571,006th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 45.9%1,315th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 63.1%1,507th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 92.6%1,316th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1067790th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21701st highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8,249305th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 40.5%677th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 61 mi (DAL)
On 1 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 48 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $61,814 | $64,196 |
| Construction EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $57,318 | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $55,512 | $52,107 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $53,358 | $57,318 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $45,696 | $41,193 |
| Agriculture, GeneralAgriculture | bachelors | $44,170 | $40,318 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $43,054 | $47,327 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,961 | $39,585 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $41,565 | $42,682 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $40,920 | $39,305 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,927 | $24,912 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1889source
- Athletic nickname: "Lions"source
- Competes in Southland Conferencesource
- Mascot: The Lionssource
- Motto: "Ceaseless Industry, Fearless Investigation, Unfettered Thought, Unselfish Service to Others."source
- Formerly known as "(1889–1917)"source
- Formerly known as "(1917–1923)"source
- Formerly known as "(1923–1957)"source
- Formerly known as "(1957–1965)"source
- Formerly known as "(1965–1996)"source
- Formerly known as "(1996–2024)"source
- Athletic conference: Southland Conferencesource
- Fight song: ""A&M-Commerce Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Colleen Hooversource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,825,259 (M $3,447,626 · W $2,377,633)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Texas A & M University-Commerce’s 8,249 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TX
- Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, TX · 8,527 undergrads
- Lamar UniversityBeaumont, TX · 7,945 undergrads
- Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX · 7,804 undergrads
- Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TX · 8,746 undergrads
- Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, TX · 8,804 undergrads
- Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, TX · 9,038 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD · 8,293 undergrads
- California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · 8,183 undergrads
- Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, UT · 8,320 undergrads
- Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, SC · 8,171 undergrads
- University of MaineOrono, ME · 8,341 undergrads
- Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA · 8,134 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitetamuc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 224554)
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