Texas A&M University-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · Public · Large city · A&M-SA · TAUSA
Public institution in San Antonio, TX · 6,224 undergraduates · 92% acceptance rate · $54,338 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 17%Pell Grant share
- Top 19%Undergraduates
- Top 25%Cost of attendance
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
- $13,220531st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,548537th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $23,1241,003rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,840489th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,401483rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,338827th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,479986th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 29.4%1,773rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 63.2%1,501st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 92.0%1,296th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 954988th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6,224410th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 50.8%358th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 80 mi (AUS)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- RDJun 29
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $30
- 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 23 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $45,852 | — |
| History | bachelors | $44,384 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $43,798 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $39,801 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,748 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $33,459 | — |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $31,708 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $28,381 | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| CriminologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 4 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $386,489 (M $160,300 · W $226,189)
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-San Antonio’s 6,224 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TX
- University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, TX · 6,082 undergrads
- Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, TX · 6,502 undergrads
- Texas Southern UniversityHouston, TX · 6,619 undergrads
- West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, TX · 6,771 undergrads
- Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TX · 5,515 undergrads
- The University of Texas at TylerTyler, TX · 7,009 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, WI · 6,230 undergrads
- Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA · 6,235 undergrads
- Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · 6,208 undergrads
- Colorado State University GlobalAurora, CO · 6,202 undergrads
- Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, CT · 6,180 undergrads
- Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY · 6,155 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitetamusa.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 459949)
- 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 University of Houston-Clear LakeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Texas A&M University-San Antonio vs University of Houston-Clear LakeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 4 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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