- The Inkwell
- Texas
- East Texas A&M University
Commerce, TXTown: distantZIP 75428Founded 1889
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1889
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.etamu.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
TexasPublic
East Texas A&M University
East Texas A&M University is a public university in Commerce, Texas, with 9,912 undergraduates. It admits 92% of applicants, graduates 40% within six years and costs $13,974 a year after aid.
40%graduate
Admission rate92%
Retention57%
4-year graduation31%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans32%
$13,974net price / year
92%admission rate
1076average SAT
40%graduate in 6 years
$52,631median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,349median debt
#1,137 of 1,704 for earnings#433 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,341 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,268 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $24,223tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,026
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,176
- Average net price
- $13,974national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,870
$30,001–48,000$12,912
$48,001–75,000$12,251
$75,001–110,000$16,922
$110,001+$22,193
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 92%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1076
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–580
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 430–570
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college92%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college57%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college40%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 40%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 31%
- First-year retention
- 57%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 54%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,458
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,631middle 50%: $34,905–$72,152
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,349
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,152
Median, East Texas A&M University$52,631
Lower quarter$34,905
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 9,912
- Part-time
- 37%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 25.2
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 45%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,866 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,444
- Endowment, end of year
- $38,742,427
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White39%
Hispanic27%
Black19%
Asian2.6%
Two or more races4.5%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown5.6%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Multi/interdisciplinary studies26%
Liberal arts & humanities12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting11%
Business & management9.7%
Agriculture6.6%
Education4.7%
Visual & performing arts4.1%
Health professions4.1%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 224554. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2407584.