- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TXTown: remoteZIP 76401Founded 1896
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1896
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.tarleton.edu
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Tarleton State University
Tarleton State University is a public university in Stephenville, Texas, with 12,673 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 49% within six years and costs $20,525 a year after aid.
49%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention70%
4-year graduation35%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans52%
$20,525net price / year
90%admission rate
1075average SAT
49%graduate in 6 years
$56,673median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,750median debt
#960 of 1,704 for earnings#907 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,080 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,169 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
- $24,352tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,302
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,019
- Average net price
- $20,525national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,034
$30,001–48,000$16,045
$48,001–75,000$17,645
$75,001–110,000$22,062
$110,001+$24,078
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–590
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 480–570
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college49%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 49%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 35%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,560
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,673middle 50%: $38,624–$79,900
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$79,900
Median, Tarleton State University$56,673
Lower quarter$38,624
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
- 12,673
- Part-time
- 13%
- Women / men
- 61% / 39%
- Average age at entry
- 23.9
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 59%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,339 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,674
- Endowment, end of year
- $112,156,504
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic24%
Black5.7%
Asian1.4%
Two or more races3.2%
U.S. nonresident0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.1%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Agriculture14%
Parks, recreation & fitness11%
Health professions8.9%
Psychology7.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.3%
Engineering technologies3.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.6%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX | $9,828 | 30% | $57,404 |
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| Texas Woman's University Denton, TX | $11,060 | 49% | $59,216 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA | $20,319 | 49% | $68,878 |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA | $22,548 | 51% | $70,597 |
| University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD | $20,028 | 60% | $58,316 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA | $17,391 | 52% | $57,182 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 228529. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3551554.