Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, Texas · Also known as Texas A&M University · Website
$72,097
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$72,097
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Texas A&M University-College Station is a public 4-year college in College Station, Texas with 59,615 undergraduates and 17,611 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,315 a year (tuition and fees $13,154 in-state, $40,124 out-of-state). It admits 57% of applicants and 84% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $72,097 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $17,804 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,315
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$13,154
Out-of-state $40,124
Admission rate
57%
US median 78%
Completion rate
84%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$17,804
About $189 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$72,097
Rank 333 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
- $21,315
- Tuition in-state
- $13,154
- Tuition out-of-state
- $40,124
- Cost of attendance
- $32,696
- Students with a need-based grant
- 20%
- Students with federal loans
- 26%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,784
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,317
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,435
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,520
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,660
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 $10,176 in 2015-16 to $13,154 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
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1,280
- SAT reading, middle
- 625
- SAT math, middle
- 635
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 59,615
- Graduate students
- 17,611
- Part-time students
- 10%
- Women
- 47%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 84%
- Retention rate
- 94%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 391
- Endowment
- $19.1B
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
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 333 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,315 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $13,154 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 57% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 84% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 94% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $17,804 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $59,386 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $72,097 | $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. 82% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 85% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
391 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 854 | $17,225 | $29,028 | $61,734 | $57,214 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 595 | $18,336 | $50,235 | $58,697 | $55,693 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 569 | $17,750 | $33,480 | $58,396 | $50,706 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 504 | $16,500 | $50,509 | $77,479 | $66,647 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 472 | $17,974 | $59,306 | $82,213 | $68,257 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 469 | $19,389 | $77,785 | $97,903 | $92,135 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 466 | $18,667 | $37,044 | $62,888 | $54,562 |
| Computer ScienceOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 392 | $20,395 | $86,084 | $124,283 | $107,009 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 374 | $15,750 | $43,295 | $64,533 | $56,359 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 374 | $40,260 | $102,721 | $128,518 | $101,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 355 | $15,750 | $37,331 | $69,815 | $61,296 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 339 | $17,592 | $35,582 | $57,324 | $49,634 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 318 | $17,120 | $49,738 | $81,562 | $82,686 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's | Bachelor's | 311 | $19,000 | $77,799 | $101,540 | $93,843 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 311 | $20,787 | $66,372 | $93,141 | $75,399 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 308 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 308 | $16,671 | $71,409 | $112,319 | $83,343 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 298 | $16,831 | $67,186 | $103,662 | $76,194 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 278 | $17,595 | $41,817 | $69,375 | $63,293 |
| Industrial EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 276 | $18,749 | $74,529 | $95,918 | $98,442 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 275 | $18,420 | $78,297 | $81,026 | $88,910 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 270 | $20,968 | $83,389 | $103,789 | $100,647 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 253 | $41,000 | $121,647 | $147,453 | $103,485 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 253 | $20,500 | $68,417 | $108,934 | $95,833 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 252 | $19,500 | $75,793 | $92,433 | $86,517 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Texas A&M University-College Station cost?
$21,315 a year is the average net price at Texas A&M University-College Station after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $13,154 for in-state students and $40,124 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $32,696. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,784 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Texas A&M University-College Station?
57% of applicants are admitted to Texas A&M University-College Station. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,280 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Texas A&M University-College Station graduates earn?
$72,097 a year is the median pay of former Texas A&M University-College Station students who work, 10 years after they started ($59,386 after 6 years). That ranks 333 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Graduate certificate) at $172,324.
How much student debt do Texas A&M University-College Station graduates have?
$17,804 is the median federal student loan debt of Texas A&M University-College Station graduates, about $189 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 26% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Texas A&M University-College Station?
84% of first-time, full-time students at Texas A&M University-College Station finish within 6 years. 94% 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 Texas A&M University-College Station?
Biology, General (854 bachelor's graduates), Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (595 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (569 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 391 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.