Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

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

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi operates as a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 8,034 students of which 8,844 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-Corpus Christi is categorized as “16” 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 88.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,086 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,225, with published in-state tuition of $9,748 and a Pell grant recipient share of 42.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 36.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 58.4%. Graduates earn a median of $51,865 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,933 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 404900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.3% 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.