West Texas A & M University

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

West Texas A & M University operates as a public institution located in Canyon, Texas (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 6,917 students of which 7,662 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. West Texas A & M 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 98.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,050 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,487, with published in-state tuition of $9,101 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 51.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 69.6%. Graduates earn a median of $50,741 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,399 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 318800.0% 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.