Public · University

Texas A & M International University

Laredo, Texas · Large city

#3 best value in Texas
44.4%
Admit rate
$3,637
Avg net price
46%
Graduation rate
$48,386
Median earnings

Texas A & M International University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Laredo, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 6,667 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicMidsize · 6,667 undergradsLarge citySelective · 44% admitNCAA Division II without football

Will you get in?

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

Admit rate
44.4%
SAT (mid 50%)
890–1090
Avg GPA (est.)
2.96

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

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

About Laredo, Texas

Laredo is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat and largest city of Webb County, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The Spanish colonial settlement of Villa de San Agustín de Laredo was founded in 1755 by Don Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera, while the area was part of the Nuevo Santander region in the Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain. The Washington's Birthday Celebration, a month-long event that celebrates George Washington's birthday, is the largest annual celebration of its kind in the United States, with 400,000 attendees. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
5 miles to Laredo, TX
To the ocean
102 miles
Nearest airport
2 miles to Laredo (LRD)

How Texas A & M International University compares

Selectivity44.4%

More selective than 87% · #12 most selective of 77 in Texas

SAT average993

Higher than 8%

Graduation rate46%

Higher than 33% · #48 of 87 in Texas

First-year retention78%

Higher than 55%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$48,386

Higher than 34% · #69 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$3,637

Cheaper than 99% · #3 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$15,000

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 8%

Undergraduate enrollment6,667

Larger than 83%

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

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

8,448students
  • Undergraduate6,66779%
  • Graduate1,78121%

Undergraduates by gender

6,667undergrads
  • Women4,07761%
  • Men2,59039%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White1.6%
  • Hispanic92%
  • Other or multiracial5.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
6,667
Graduate enrollment
1,781
Student–faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
65%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
13%
Median family income
$24,539
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$82,827
Endowment
$105,839,730

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

Admissions

Admission rate
44.4%
Test scores
Required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
890–1090
SAT average
993
SAT reading
470–560
SAT math
420–530
ACT composite
16–22
Average GPA (estimated)
2.96

Cost

In-state tuition
$7,894
Out-of-state tuition
$19,454
Room & board
$10,826
Books & supplies
$1,270
Total cost of attendance
$15,558
Average net price
$3,637

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)
46%
Graduated on time (4 years)
27%
First-year retention
78%
Transferred to another college
24%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,327
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,386
Median debt at graduation
$15,000
Students with federal loans
26%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
48%

About 19% 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
27%
Low-income (Pell)
51%
First-generation
50%

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
680
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
10%
Housing charge (year)
$6,079
Meal plan (year)
$3,570
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
200 (102 men · 98 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)

Soccer55
Baseball40
Basketball30
Softball30
Volleyball17
Golf14
Cross Country14

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
6
Property offenses (2022–2024)
5

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (8,991 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.

3.7reported offenses a year
2.0 violent a year1.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.3
Aggravated assault
1.0
Fondling
0.7
Robbery
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
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
$3,097
$30–48k
$2,745
$48–75k
$3,840
$75–110k
$4,982
$110k+
$10,697

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
$17,737

$3,840/year × about 4.6 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.

60%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,909
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 60% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,909. 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 1,277 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)
$48,386
Typical debt at graduation
$15,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
31%
Out-earn a HS grad
58%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 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
$46,440
Men
$51,231

Men out-earn women by $4,791 (10%) 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
101°F
Winter low
46°F
Annual rain
21.4″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°80°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.83.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Laredo Afb, TX US station (3.2 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.