Texas A&M University-College Station

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

Texas A&M University-College Station operates as a public institution located in College Station, Texas (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 59,615 students of which 62,485 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 University-College Station is categorized as “15” 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 57.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,280 and an ACT midpoint of 28. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,315, with published in-state tuition of $13,154 and a Pell grant recipient share of 19.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,804, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 83.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 94.3%. Graduates earn a median of $72,097 ten years after enrolling, compared with $59,386 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1065100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 82.4% 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.