Texas A&M University-Texarkana

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

Texas A&M University-Texarkana operates as a public institution located in Texarkana, Texas (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 1,982 students of which 2,119 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-Texarkana is categorized as “19” 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 63.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,997, with published in-state tuition of $8,349 and a Pell grant recipient share of 52.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,953, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 30.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 63.7%. Graduates earn a median of $45,515 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,785 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 67100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.7% 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.