Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas · Also known as Tarleton|Texans|TSU|Tarleton State| · Website
$53,040
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$53,040
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Tarleton State University is a public 4-year college in Stephenville, Texas with 12,673 undergraduates and 2,179 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,783 a year (tuition and fees $8,302 in-state, $18,142 out-of-state). It admits 90% of applicants and 48% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,040 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,606 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,783
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,302
Out-of-state $18,142
Admission rate
90%
US median 78%
Completion rate
48%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,606
About $208 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,040
Rank 1,241 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,783
- Tuition in-state
- $8,302
- Tuition out-of-state
- $18,142
- Cost of attendance
- $24,100
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 40%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,574
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,980
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,396
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,466
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,076
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,630 in 2015-16 to $8,302 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1,075
- SAT reading, middle
- 535
- SAT math, middle
- 515
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 12,673
- Graduate students
- 2,179
- Part-time students
- 13%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 48%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 114
- Endowment
- $112.2M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,241 of 5,094 US colleges and 66 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,783 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,302 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 90% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 48% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,606 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,729 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,040 | $38,474 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 55% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
114 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 240 | $19,178 | $36,117 | $52,999 | $54,562 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 229 | $18,093 | $49,471 | $66,572 | $68,407 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 210 | $23,250 | $74,753 | $89,677 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 204 | $19,053 | $32,937 | $47,699 | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 184 | $18,750 | $43,186 | $53,821 | $55,378 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 170 | $17,756 | $48,381 | $53,503 | $55,693 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 158 | $25,909 | $71,832 | $86,431 | $103,485 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 142 | $20,810 | $30,695 | $43,185 | $49,634 |
| Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 113 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 96 | $20,842 | $35,270 | $44,106 | $53,072 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $20,000 | $49,353 | $63,969 | $68,257 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 88 | $36,420 | $43,238 | $53,805 | $65,184 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 75 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,338 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | $22,000 | $38,506 | $50,275 | $51,790 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | $19,500 | $48,530 | $68,031 | $76,194 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $27,150 | $32,020 | $47,795 | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 68 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 66 | $29,765 | $66,082 | $81,088 | $83,558 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $21,022 | $35,715 | $50,385 | $56,359 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $19,500 | $45,097 | $54,993 | $66,647 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $18,962 | $39,058 | $57,478 | $69,303 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 49 | $20,500 | $46,546 | $59,672 | $65,123 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 47 | $27,770 | $56,485 | $64,791 | $71,685 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Stephenville and Texas on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Tarleton State University cost?
$20,783 a year is the average net price at Tarleton State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,302 for in-state students and $18,142 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,100. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,574 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Tarleton State University?
90% of applicants are admitted to Tarleton State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,075 and the middle ACT score is 20. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Tarleton State University graduates earn?
$53,040 a year is the median pay of former Tarleton State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,729 after 6 years). That ranks 1,241 of 5,094 US colleges and 66 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $86,406.
How much student debt do Tarleton State University graduates have?
$19,606 is the median federal student loan debt of Tarleton State University graduates, about $208 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 40% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Tarleton State University?
48% of first-time, full-time students at Tarleton State University finish within 6 years. 70% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Tarleton State University?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (240 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (229 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (210 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 114 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.