Texas A&M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Public · 59,615 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

26% Hispanic undergrads
Test-optional
$75 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$12,784
$30,000 – $48,000	$13,317
$48,000 – $75,000	$17,435
$75,000 – $110,000	$26,520
Over $110,000	$30,660
All incomes (average)	$21,315

Sticker tuition and fees: $13,154 in-state, $40,124 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Texas A&M University-College Station's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$12,522
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$11,304
Books and supplies	$946
Other expenses, on campus	$5,864
Other expenses, off campus	$5,864

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (11,382 of them) in 2022–23; 77% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	61%	$11,607
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	20%	$5,486
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	59%	$7,887
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	28%	$5,072

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1280
Median ACT: 28
Students with Pell grants: 20%
Graduation rate (6yr): 84%
Freshman retention: 94%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $72,097
Median debt at graduation: $17,804
International undergrads: 734 (1.2%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $75
Students per faculty member: 20 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 89%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 580–690
SAT Math: 570–710
ACT composite: 25–31

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Required
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 50,832
Admitted: 32,149
Enrolled: 13,753

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Engineering17%

Business14%

Biology & Life Sciences10%

Agriculture9%

Health & Nursing6%

Social Sciences6%

Communications & Media5%

Psychology4%

Computer Science4%

Kinesiology & Sports Science4%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (88)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Biology, General	906	$33,872	$61,734national $57,214	$17,036
Agricultural Business and Management	641	$55,207	$77,479national $66,647	$15,000
Psychology, General	601	$37,187	$58,396national $50,706	$15,621
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	594	$52,025	$58,697national $55,693	$17,490
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	549	$42,201	$62,888national $54,562	$16,250
Mechanical Engineering	486	$82,714	$97,903national $92,135	$19,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations	469	$65,348	$82,213national $68,257	$15,000
Communication and Media Studies	440	$52,276	$64,533national $56,359	$15,000
Computer Science	407	$97,008	$124,283national $107,009	$17,364
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	386	$37,875	$69,815national $61,296	$15,750
Economics	374	$60,752	$81,562national $82,686	$15,000
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	369	$80,359	$101,540national $93,843	$18,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	319	$85,669	$103,789national $100,647	$19,333
Animal Sciences	316	$40,587	$57,324national $49,634	$15,000
Finance and Financial Management Services	314	$73,192	$112,319national $83,343	$15,539
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	313	$72,444	$93,141national $75,399	$18,458
Education, General	308	$54,412	—national $49,808	$17,926
Industrial Engineering	274	$80,713	$95,918national $98,442	$17,148
Accounting and Related Services	273	$74,111	$103,662national $76,194	$14,812
Political Science and Government	250	$42,602	$69,375national $63,293	$15,750
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	235	$80,471	$81,026national $88,910	$15,437
Civil Engineering	233	$77,612	$92,433national $86,517	$15,000
Chemical Engineering	217	$91,414	$111,073national $98,158	$19,725
Public Health	217	$41,620	$66,732national $58,808	$15,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	211	$38,368	$57,722national $55,012	$19,500
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	207	$79,517	$97,227national $98,207	$20,005
Marketing	205	$59,674	$76,035national $69,303	$13,000
Sociology	176	$42,456	$57,857national $52,657	$15,000
Computer Engineering	161	$95,738	$127,042national $109,015	$19,149
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	159	$62,912	$93,305national $93,451	$19,169
Nutrition Sciences	144	$34,756	$62,289national $60,053	$16,679
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	126	$31,014	$46,453national $48,842	$16,968
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	119	$78,810	$99,943national $84,599	$20,000
Management Information Systems and Services	112	$75,038	$94,724national $83,290	$13,750
Hospitality Administration/Management	111	$39,306	$54,251national $56,726	$15,804
English Language and Literature, General	110	$37,289	$56,703national $48,590	$15,750
International/Globalization Studies	109	$45,705	$63,504national $59,972	$13,062
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	107	$75,563	$89,629national $80,890	$20,000
Architecture	101	$50,943	$64,643national $66,914	$19,718
Applied Mathematics	100	$62,989	$85,792national $91,532	$19,070
History	95	$43,651	$57,783national $50,680	$16,750
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	92	$64,223	$85,477national $85,063	$17,375
Petroleum Engineering	91	$96,207	$114,686national $104,823	$16,500
Human Resources Management and Services	84	$55,759	$76,593national $68,069	$19,200
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	83	$81,604	—national $84,304	$23,031
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	82	$33,718	$59,079national $65,466	$20,750
Computer Software and Media Applications	77	$32,916	$59,769national $58,894	$22,906
Chemistry	74	$55,521	$69,662national $65,120	$15,000
Nuclear Engineering	72	$75,747	$103,438national $99,297	$19,000
Agricultural Public Services	66	$46,490	$54,017national $54,152	$15,000
Zoology/Animal Biology	64	$30,592	$41,543national $44,055	$13,500
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	62	$43,127	$61,478national $50,497	$17,500
Mathematics	60	$59,882	$59,590national $69,562	$14,969
Materials Engineering	56	$77,713	—national $91,449	$20,317
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	54	—	—national $62,451	$12,517
Marine Transportation	53	$112,927	$124,645national $117,011	$13,500
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	51	$51,208	$74,594national $60,190	$17,279
Geography and Cartography	48	$55,165	$65,228national $57,853	$20,177
Ocean Engineering	47	$76,849	$92,553national $89,337	$19,750
Architectural Engineering	44	—	—national $89,406	$21,095
Statistics	44	$68,778	—national $92,425	$19,500
Environmental Geosciences	44	$45,164	—	$17,000
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	42	$39,805	$54,128national $58,494	$19,250
Anthropology	42	$34,085	$52,227national $46,676	$19,500
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	41	$39,804	$66,865national $52,119	$16,500
Security Science and Technology	40	$37,352	$53,792national $57,805	$15,500
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	39	$42,299	$54,593national $60,997	$19,500
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	38	$56,418	$70,592national $66,874	$19,078
Agriculture, General	37	$56,238	$59,213national $53,676	$15,597
Physics	35	$62,060	$92,826national $76,786	$18,531
Genetics	33	$32,806	$61,751national $66,076	$14,155
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	31	$50,722	$54,665national $56,185	—
Agricultural Engineering	30	$81,600	$85,393national $84,624	$21,750
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	29	$79,059	$70,132national $68,061	$15,000
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	23	$82,795	—national $82,073	$22,000
Plant Sciences	22	$49,672	$66,513national $56,567	$18,500
Landscape Architecture	22	$64,744	$73,729national $66,387	$20,000
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	20	—	—national $62,582	$19,500
Philosophy	19	—	$54,822national $54,455	—
Maritime Studies	18	—	$57,878national $57,953	$21,572
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	14	$32,373	$47,918national $47,243	$20,250
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	14	$42,266	$53,563national $55,000	—
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	11	—	$66,241national $49,984	—
Visual and Performing Arts, General	11	—	$57,002national $41,688	—
Forestry	6	—	$63,468national $58,784	—
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	0	—	$91,759national $114,055	—
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	0	—	$58,156national $54,945	—
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	0	—	$53,374national $50,983	—

Master's degrees (49)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	434	$101,110	$128,518national $101,000	$41,000
Industrial Engineering	265	$103,048	$125,414national $119,184	—
Accounting and Related Services	229	$75,000	$108,934national $95,833	$15,807
Business Administration, Management and Operations	216	$116,913	$147,453national $103,485	$41,000
Curriculum and Instruction	169	$58,468	$58,052national $63,399	$27,055
Computer Science	143	—	$142,377national $145,571	—
Mechanical Engineering	142	$97,316	$111,472national $115,974	—
Public Administration	127	$64,163	$80,153national $81,408	$38,316
Public Health	110	$71,026	$101,308national $82,751	$42,492
Economics	99	$77,218	$121,910national $100,743	$20,500
Civil Engineering	95	$85,215	$95,761national $98,323	$21,765
Statistics	90	$103,192	$130,436national $123,816	$28,000
International Relations and National Security Studies	89	$63,300	$95,282national $95,627	$32,350
Real Estate	75	$95,753	$124,680national $135,104	$30,750
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	73	$55,013	$70,383national $62,033	$30,500
Engineering-Related Fields	69	$129,668	—national $125,651	$35,697
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	67	$59,449	$73,144national $82,527	$43,138
Biology, General	62	$45,045	$74,613national $69,830	$31,125
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	62	$56,978	$68,483national $65,184	$34,071
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	58	$96,879	$119,512national $122,434	$20,500
Finance and Financial Management Services	55	$95,245	$135,516national $110,694	$20,500
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	49	$127,627	$183,813national $124,807	$41,000
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	46	$72,307	$96,433national $79,463	$41,000
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	45	$76,129	—national $96,304	—
Animal Sciences	38	—	$75,323national $75,394	—
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	37	$80,066	—national $106,375	—
Human Resources Management and Services	37	$87,044	$114,364national $83,558	$30,750
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	35	$68,507	$78,328national $59,916	$33,193
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	32	$55,284	$68,375national $63,707	—
Special Education and Teaching	30	$55,261	$63,853national $64,397	—
Research and Experimental Psychology	30	$77,959	—national $63,216	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	29	$107,824	$126,516national $120,193	—
Marketing	29	$69,257	$110,154national $79,106	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	28	$66,144	$65,109national $71,685	$27,615
Computer Software and Media Applications	25	—	$84,637national $120,083	—
Architecture	24	$65,178	$78,997national $74,139	$41,000
Agricultural Business and Management	23	$82,807	$88,075national $90,332	—
Petroleum Engineering	22	—	$192,907national $147,771	—
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	20	$199,787	$285,291national $235,700	—
Nuclear Engineering	19	$103,822	—national $117,400	—
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	18	$63,364	—national $79,665	—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	18	$91,450	—national $75,122	—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	16	—	$58,654national $127,347	$47,168
Educational/Instructional Media Design	15	$57,947	$68,705national $70,644	$28,420
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	14	$40,853	$69,636national $74,607	—
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	11	$65,289	—national $71,241	—
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	6	$91,182	—national $100,487	—
Management Information Systems and Services	—	$79,725	$120,776national $106,092	$20,500
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	—	$109,623	$133,017national $123,713	$41,000

First professional degrees (5)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	178	$83,466	$105,673national $107,773	$61,500
Medicine	178	$64,570	$114,060national $112,460	$158,428
Veterinary Medicine	152	$121,866	$140,787national $131,316	$135,787
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	105	$114,692	$146,650national $138,348	$134,478
Dentistry	104	$129,828	$155,946national $170,812	$196,806

Doctoral degrees (9)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Chemistry	46	$101,959	—national $115,386	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	37	$89,608	$91,194national $99,878	$48,742
Biology, General	33	$100,241	$70,480national $92,983	—
Curriculum and Instruction	26	$72,339	$83,544national $83,031	$56,393
Animal Sciences	18	$88,882	—national $95,778	—
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	16	$56,095	—national $97,173	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	9	$94,186	—national $100,573	—
Nuclear Engineering	9	—	$146,422national $143,572	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	8	$86,541	$106,486national $85,168	—

Graduate certificates (6)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	357	—	—national $114,740	$41,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations	55	$65,773	$69,381national $94,506	$20,500
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	37	$194,941	$234,334national $207,164	$91,193
Public Administration	26	—	$74,416national $78,022	$30,750
Homeland Security	25	—	$101,548national $84,606	—
International Relations and National Security Studies	23	$59,406	$79,886national $77,457	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 233 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed. These figures are calculated for all 2 campuses that share this college's federal student-aid ID, so a branch campus shows its institution's figures.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 1246 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-1246
Phone: (979) 845-3211
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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