- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Texas A&M University-Central Texas
Killeen, TXRural: fringeZIP 76549Founded 2009
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 2009
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 2014
- Website
- tamuct.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
TexasPublic
Texas A&M University-Central Texas
Texas A&M University-Central Texas is a public university in Killeen, Texas, with 1,750 undergraduates. It admits 100% of applicants, graduates 33% within six years and costs $4,107 a year after aid.
33%graduate
Admission rate100%
4-year graduation33%
Pell Grant share57%
Federal loans41%
$4,107net price / year
100%admission rate
—average SAT
33%graduate in 6 years
$55,645median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,750median debt
#1,000 of 1,704 for earnings#30 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,504 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,545 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
- $17,125tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,383
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,174
- Average net price
- $4,107national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$4,917
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000$2,481
$75,001–110,000$5,522
$110,001+$16,755
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 100%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college100%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Graduation · this college33%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college57%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 33%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 33%
- First-year retention
- —
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,076
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,645middle 50%: $39,475–$83,162
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,162
Median, Texas A&M University-Central Texas$55,645
Lower quarter$39,475
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
- 1,750
- Part-time
- 62%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 32.7
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 57%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 48%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,983 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,905
- Endowment, end of year
- $3,865,590
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White36%
Hispanic30%
Black23%
Asian3.1%
Two or more races2.6%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.1%
Unknown3.7%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management29%
Computer & information sciences13%
Liberal arts & humanities11%
Psychology8.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.8%
Transportation & materials moving6.8%
Social sciences5.4%
Public administration & social service3.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN | $8,607 | 35% | $50,051 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 483036. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7707476.