West Texas A & M University
Canyon, TX · Public · Town (fringe) · WTAMU · WTMU
Public institution in Canyon, TX · 6,771 undergraduates · 97% acceptance rate · $50,741 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 16%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 18%Undergraduates
- Top 24%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
- $20,8411,155th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,101499th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $10,996328th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,383577th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,500574th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,7411,032nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,399923rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 47.3%1,265th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.2%1,375th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 97.4%1,484th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1072778th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6,771382nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 39.3%740th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 314 mi (DFW)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $10
- 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 54 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | bachelors | $73,635 | $69,338 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $70,009 | $75,706 |
| Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technology | bachelors | $64,493 | $48,432 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,546 | $58,402 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $61,751 | $65,089 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,169 | — |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,432 | $44,542 |
| Plant SciencesAgriculture | bachelors | $48,432 | $48,432 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,937 | $43,798 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | $41,565 | $41,937 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $41,565 | $43,426 |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $41,342 | $41,937 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1910source
- Athletic nickname: "Buffaloes"source
- Kimbrough Memorial Stadium seats about 20,000source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Maroon and Whitesource
- Mascot: Buffalosource
- Motto: "Visio Veritas Valor"source
- Campus size: about 342 acressource
- Formerly known as "West Texas State Normal College" (1910–1923)source
- Formerly known as "West Texas State Teachers College" (1923–1949)source
- Formerly known as "West Texas State College" (1949–1963)source
- Formerly known as "West Texas State University" (1963–1990)source
- Athletic conference: Lone Starsource
- Plays for the "Wagon Wheel{{cite web |title=Buffaloes Battle Eastern New Mexico in 37th Wagon Wheel Game |url=https://gobuffsgo.com/news/2025/10/17/football-buffaloes-battle-eastern-new-mexico-in-the-37th-wagon-wheel-game.aspx |website=West Texas A&M Athletics |access-date=25 July 2026}}" (since 1934)source
- Fight song: ""On, On Buffaloes""source
- Notable alum: Dusty Rhodessource
- Notable alum: Ted DiBiasesource
- Notable alum: French Stewartsource
- Notable alum: Natalie Mainessource
- Notable alum: Terry Funksource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,108,559 (M $1,922,237 · W $1,186,322)
- Softball: 2021
- Volleyball: 2022
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitewtamu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 229814)
- Compare colleges in TXRe-score with your weights
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- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
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