Texas A & M International University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Texas A & M International University

Texas A & M International University operates as a public institution located in Laredo, Texas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 6,667 students of which 7,857 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Texas A & M International University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 44.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 993 and an ACT midpoint of 18. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $3,637, with published in-state tuition of $7,894 and a Pell grant recipient share of 64.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $15,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 47.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.8%. Graduates earn a median of $48,386 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,327 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 230700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.