- The Inkwell
- Texas
- West Texas A & M University
Canyon, TXTown: fringeZIP 79016Founded 1910
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1910
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wtamu.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
TexasPublic
West Texas A & M University
West Texas A & M University is a public university in Canyon, Texas, with 6,917 undergraduates. It admits 99% of applicants, graduates 50% within six years and costs $17,909 a year after aid.
50%graduate
Admission rate99%
Retention70%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans34%
$17,909net price / year
99%admission rate
1050average SAT
50%graduate in 6 years
$55,024median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,750median debt
#1,023 of 1,704 for earnings#709 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,026 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,469 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
- $24,705tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,664
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $24,829
- Average net price
- $17,909national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,503
$30,001–48,000$16,009
$48,001–75,000$16,620
$75,001–110,000$18,867
$110,001+$22,221
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 99%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1050
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–590
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–580
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–23
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college99%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college50%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 50%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,044
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,024middle 50%: $36,620–$79,027
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$79,027
Median, West Texas A & M University$55,024
Lower quarter$36,620
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
- 6,917
- Part-time
- 22%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 23.0
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 82%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,482 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,290
- Endowment, end of year
- $137,206,458
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic35%
Black4.0%
Asian1.9%
Two or more races2.1%
U.S. nonresident1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown4.2%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management18%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies18%
Health professions18%
Agriculture8.4%
Liberal arts & humanities7.0%
Mathematics & statistics4.8%
Social sciences3.0%
Visual & performing arts3.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Southern University Houston, TX | $16,494 | 24% | $46,064 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Western University California, PA | $17,839 | 51% | $51,161 |
| Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA | $18,061 | 52% | $61,441 |
| SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY | $17,315 | 50% | $60,028 |
| Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA | $17,491 | 49% | $66,140 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ | $17,923 | 54% | $62,652 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 229814. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7986651.