Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, Texas · Also known as Texas A&M-Kingsville · Website
$51,450
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$51,450
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Texas A&M University-Kingsville is a public 4-year college in Kingsville, Texas with 4,748 undergraduates and 1,478 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,090 a year (tuition and fees $9,892 in-state, $25,746 out-of-state). It admits 91% of applicants and 42% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $51,450 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,934 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,090
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,892
Out-of-state $25,746
Admission rate
91%
US median 78%
Completion rate
42%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,934
About $243 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$51,450
Rank 1,376 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
- $12,090
- Tuition in-state
- $9,892
- Tuition out-of-state
- $25,746
- Cost of attendance
- $24,060
- Students with a need-based grant
- 53%
- Students with federal loans
- 38%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,207
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,960
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,700
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,325
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,553
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 $7,700 in 2015-16 to $9,892 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
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1,050
- SAT reading, middle
- 505
- SAT math, middle
- 505
- ACT, middle
- 19
- Undergraduates
- 4,748
- Graduate students
- 1,478
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 49%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 42%
- Retention rate
- 65%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 130
- Endowment
- $164.8M
- 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 1,376 of 5,094 US colleges and 72 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,090 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,892 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 91% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 42% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 65% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,934 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,882 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $51,450 | $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. 48% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
130 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 99 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,201 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 91 | $20,500 | $74,289 | $86,435 | $103,485 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $22,717 | $66,429 | $75,033 | $86,517 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $21,678 | $56,135 | $88,830 | $92,135 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $22,400 | $20,036 | $44,214 | $49,634 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $24,444 | $27,493 | $42,405 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $25,000 | $33,220 | $45,020 | $50,706 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $26,496 | $32,302 | $56,170 | $54,562 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 33 | $37,949 | $59,509 | $71,811 | $67,030 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $21,250 | $34,401 | $49,907 | $55,378 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $22,900 | $55,622 | $97,811 | $98,158 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $23,250 | $30,490 | $40,965 | $55,556 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $31,000 | $56,072 | $57,117 | $42,892 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Industrial EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $119,184 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $21,250 | $50,039 | $71,207 | $80,890 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $24,500 | $22,853 | $53,019 | $58,928 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $32,003 | $52,629 | $68,257 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $26,138 | $77,971 | $94,810 | $100,647 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 21 | $22,585 | $46,829 | $44,786 | $65,123 |
| Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $22,750 | $41,646 | $58,245 | $53,676 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,647 |
| Civil EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $98,323 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Kingsville and Texas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Texas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Texas
Questions and answers
How much does Texas A&M University-Kingsville cost?
$12,090 a year is the average net price at Texas A&M University-Kingsville after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,892 for in-state students and $25,746 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,060. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,207 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Texas A&M University-Kingsville?
91% of applicants are admitted to Texas A&M University-Kingsville. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,050 and the middle ACT score is 19. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Texas A&M University-Kingsville graduates earn?
$51,450 a year is the median pay of former Texas A&M University-Kingsville students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,882 after 6 years). That ranks 1,376 of 5,094 US colleges and 72 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's) at $77,971.
How much student debt do Texas A&M University-Kingsville graduates have?
$22,934 is the median federal student loan debt of Texas A&M University-Kingsville graduates, about $243 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 38% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Texas A&M University-Kingsville?
42% of first-time, full-time students at Texas A&M University-Kingsville finish within 6 years. 65% 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-Kingsville?
Computer and Information Sciences, General (99 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (91 master's graduates), Civil Engineering (65 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 130 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.