- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Texarkana, TXCity: smallZIP 75503Founded 1971
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1971
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1997
- Website
- www.tamut.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
TexasPublic
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Texas A&M University-Texarkana is a public university in Texarkana, Texas, with 1,982 undergraduates. It admits 64% of applicants, graduates 29% within six years and costs $16,934 a year after aid.
29%graduate
Admission rate64%
Retention64%
4-year graduation16%
Pell Grant share61%
Federal loans46%
$16,934net price / year
64%admission rate
—average SAT
29%graduate in 6 years
$49,427median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,000median debt
#1,277 of 1,704 for earnings#632 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,567 of 1,738 for graduation rate#433 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
- $24,386tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,950
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $20,607
- Average net price
- $16,934national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$6,697
$30,001–48,000$22,653
$48,001–75,000$20,681
$75,001–110,000$22,709
$110,001+$23,275
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 64%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college64%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college64%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college29%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college61%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 29%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 16%
- First-year retention
- 64%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 53%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,763
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,427middle 50%: $35,423–$69,398
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$69,398
Median, Texas A&M University-Texarkana$49,427
Lower quarter$35,423
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
- 1,982
- Part-time
- 23%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 27.3
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 61%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 62%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,835 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,462
- Endowment, end of year
- $13,904,263
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White46%
Hispanic23%
Black18%
Asian1.9%
Two or more races5.5%
U.S. nonresident4.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.8%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies12%
Psychology9.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.7%
Engineering7.2%
Liberal arts & humanities6.7%
Health professions6.4%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Albany State University Albany, GA | $14,511 | 30% | $44,975 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 224545. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q14711364.