Texas A&M

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Texas A&M

Overview

• Location: College Station, TX
• Category: flagship_public
• Conference: SEC
• Total undergrad enrollment: ~60,710

Admissions (CDS 2024-25)

• Total applicants: 54,905
• Admitted: 31,472
• Enrolled: 12,498
• Acceptance rate: 57.3%
• Yield rate: ~40%

Academic Profile

• SAT middle 50%: 1160-1390
• ACT middle 50%: 25-31
• Avg unweighted GPA: ~3.68
• Top 10% of HS class: 66% of enrolled (50% at College Station campus)
• Testing policy: Test-optional (required starting Fall 2026)

Texas Top Percent Rule

• Top 6% auto-admit applies (same statewide rule as UT)
• Major placement remains selective even for auto-admits

Admission Rounds

• No formal EA/ED program
• Engineering College EA deadline: Oct 15 (decisions by mid-Dec)
• Regular priority deadline: Dec 1
• Rolling admissions; decisions begin late September

Demographics (College Scorecard)

• White: 54%, Hispanic: 25%, Asian: 13%, Black: 2%
• International: 1%, Multiracial: 4%
• Women: 47% (majority male, strong engineering/agriculture)
• In-state: 94%

Net Cost by Income (College Scorecard)

• $0-30K: $12,273
• $30-48K: $12,597
• $48-75K: $18,685
• $75-110K: $26,336
• $110K+: $29,548

Athletics

• NCAA Division I, SEC
• 20 varsity sports
• ~810 student-athletes (~1.0% of enrollment)
• 1st-year retention: 94%, 6-year graduation: 84%

Sources

• Texas A&M CDS 2024-25: abpa.tamu.edu
• College Scorecard: collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?228723
• TAMU Stories enrollment report (Sep 2024)
• GoodGoblin CDS visualization