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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.

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
$20,8411,153rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,101498th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$10,996326th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$23,383577th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,500570th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,7411,027th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,399920th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
47.3%1,253rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
67.2%1,367th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
97.4%1,472nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1072776th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
6,771382nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
39.3%732nd highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Public Administrationbachelors$73,635$69,338
Computer Sciencebachelors$70,009$75,706
Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technologybachelors$64,493$48,432
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,546$58,402
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$61,751$65,089
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$59,169—
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$48,432$44,542
Plant SciencesAgriculturebachelors$48,432$48,432
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$41,937$43,798
Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculturebachelors$41,565$41,937
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$41,565$43,426
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$41,342$41,937

Campus facts

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to West Texas A & M University’s 6,771 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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