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East Texas A&M University

Commerce, Texas · Distant town

92.2%
Admit rate
$11,841
Avg net price
43%
Graduation rate
$50,296
Median earnings

East Texas A&M University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Commerce, Texas (distant town setting), enrolling 9,912 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicMidsize · 9,912 undergradsDistant townAccessible · 92% admitNCAA Division I-FCS · Southland Conference

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against East Texas A&M University's admitted students.

Admit rate
92.2%
SAT (mid 50%)
910–1150
Avg GPA (est.)
3.08

Enter a test score to see where you land against East Texas A&M University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and East Texas A&M University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Commerce, Texas

Commerce is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, situated on the eastern edge of North Texas and the western edge of East Texas, within the Texas Blackland Prairies. Commerce was formed when two merchants named William Jernigan and Josiah Jackson established a trading post and mercantile store where the present-day downtown area is. The rural area just to the northeast was an open prairie originally known as Cow Hill. The Texas Children's Museum in Commerce features exhibits and programs for children. School districts from the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and the Northeast Texas visit the museum. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
61 miles to Dallas, TX
To the ocean
246 miles
Nearest airport
61 miles to Dallas Love Field (DAL) · major hub

How East Texas A&M University compares

Selectivity92.2%

More selective than 19% · #56 most selective of 77 in Texas

SAT average1076

Higher than 21%

Graduation rate43%

Higher than 27% · #56 of 87 in Texas

First-year retention57%

Higher than 11%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$50,296

Higher than 39% · #62 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$11,841

Cheaper than 85% · #18 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$20,500

Lower than 72%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment9,912

Larger than 89%

Percentiles compare East Texas A&M University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.

East Texas A&M University campus

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

13,172students
  • Undergraduate9,91275%
  • Graduate3,26025%

Undergraduates by gender

9,912undergrads
  • Women6,25863%
  • Men3,65437%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White39%
  • Black19%
  • Hispanic27%
  • Asian2.6%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
9,912
Graduate enrollment
3,260
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
40%
First-generation students
42%
Students over 25
32%
Median family income
$31,618
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$79,794
Endowment
$38,742,427

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,104 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Texas96%
  • Other U.S. states4.0%

Most first-years stay in state — East Texas A&M University draws overwhelmingly from Texas.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
92.2%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
910–1150
SAT average
1076
SAT reading
480–580
SAT math
430–570
ACT composite
18–24
Average GPA (estimated)
3.08

Cost

In-state tuition
$10,026
Out-of-state tuition
$22,326
Room & board
$10,634
Books & supplies
$1,152
Total cost of attendance
$23,438
Average net price
$11,841

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
43%
Graduated on time (4 years)
29%
First-year retention
57%
Transferred to another college
26%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,157
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,296
Median debt at graduation
$20,500
Students with federal loans
35%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
39%

About 14% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
29%
Low-income (Pell)
44%
First-generation
43%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
2,300
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
23%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FCS
Football conference
Southland Conference
Varsity athletes
457 (291 men · 166 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (7)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)218
Football125
Basketball30
Soccer27
Softball23
Volleyball18
Golf16

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
34
Property offenses (2022–2024)
36

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 6 campuses (13,252 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

23reported offenses a year
11 violent a year12 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
9.0
Rape
5.3
Fondling
3.7
Aggravated assault
2.0
Motor vehicle theft
2.0
Arson
1.0
Robbery
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$9,709
$30–48k
$10,346
$48–75k
$12,067
$75–110k
$17,230
$110k+
$20,005

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$54,302

$12,067/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

78%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,244
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 78% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,244. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 823 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$50,296
Typical debt at graduation
$20,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
41%
Out-earn a HS grad
64%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$48,624
Men
$55,312

Men out-earn women by $6,688 (14%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
98°F
Winter low
33°F
Annual rain
47″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenville Kgvl Radio, TX US station (12.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.