Texas A&M University

College Station, TX · Public research
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Acceptance rate
62.6%
27,203 admitted
SAT · 50th
1270
Range 1160–1380
6-yr grad
83.5%
Retention 94.5%
Undergrads
59,615
19:1 S-F
Admissions
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62.6%
27,203 admitted
from 43,422 apps
Applications43,422
Overall admit rate62.6%
Enrolled12,490 · 45.9% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Class rank, Rigor of HS record, Test scores, Talent
Important factorsApplication essay, First-gen, Geography, State residency, Volunteering
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1270
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1160–1380 · 76.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W570630680
Math580640710
Comp116012701380
ACT
255075
Comp252831
Cost & aid
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$8,908
in-state tuition
out-of-state $36,637
Tuition (in-state)$8,908
Tuition (out-of-state)$36,637
Fees$3,970
Room & board$13,154
Books$900
Avg need-based grant$13,500
% need met71.0%
Avg debt at graduation$24,633
Academics
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19 : 1
student-faculty ratio
94.5% retention
Student-faculty19 : 1
Retention94.5%
4-year graduation61.1%
6-year graduation83.5%
Enrollment
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59,615
undergraduates
4.0% out-of-state · 108 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates59,615
First-year12,484
Transfer3,074
Full-time88%
Female47%
Out-of-state4.0%
International (freshmen)108
Rankings
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#1
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Petroleum (Doctorate)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Petroleum (Doctorate)#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Biological/Agricultural (Doctorate)#426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#1726
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Public)#1826
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#2126
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#2126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#2426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceSoutheastern Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingTexas colleges14
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decision12/1 → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early action10/15 · restrictive
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttps://www.applytexas.org/or https://ap…
Admissions emailadmissions@tamu.edu
Admissions phone979-845-3741
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Texa…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Texas at Austin TX · Public26.6%——
Texas Tech University TX · Public69.1%118034K
University of Houston TX · Public75.8%122040K
Baylor University TX · Private (nonprofit)52.2%128014K
University of Oklahoma OK · Public77.6%123222K
Texas Christian University TX · Private (nonprofit)48.1%1240—
Louisiana State University LA · Public73.3%125030K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Texas A&M University-College Station

8 years of Texas A&M University-College Station's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.