Texas A&M University-San Antonio

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

Texas A&M University-San Antonio operates as a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 6,599 students of which 7,687 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-San Antonio 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 92.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 955 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $11,196, with published in-state tuition of $9,654 and a Pell grant recipient share of 50.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,401, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 34.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 65.7%. Graduates earn a median of $54,338 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,479 six years post-enrollment. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.