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Texas A&M University-Texarkana

Texarkana, Texas · Small city

63.5%
Admit rate
$12,997
Avg net price
30%
Graduation rate
$45,515
Median earnings

Texas A&M University-Texarkana is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Texarkana, Texas (small city setting), enrolling 1,982 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 1,982 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 64% admitNAIA Division I

About Texarkana, Texas

Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States, in the Ark-La-Tex region. In the late 1850s, the builders of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad were pushing their line steadily south across Arkansas. By 1874, they crossed the Red River and reached the Texas state line. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
243 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to Texarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) (TXK)

How Texas A&M University-Texarkana compares

Selectivity63.5%

More selective than 72% · #24 most selective of 77 in Texas

Graduation rate30%

Higher than 11% · #73 of 87 in Texas

First-year retention64%

Higher than 18%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,515

Higher than 25% · #73 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$12,997

Cheaper than 81% · #25 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$18,953

Lower than 80%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 42%

Undergraduate enrollment1,982

Larger than 57%

Percentiles compare Texas A&M University-Texarkana 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

2,412students
  • Undergraduate1,98282%
  • Graduate43018%

Undergraduates by gender

1,982undergrads
  • Women1,28965%
  • Men69335%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White46%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Asian1.9%
  • Other or multiracial11%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,982
Graduate enrollment
430
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
53%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
30%
Median family income
$27,758
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$79,515
Endowment
$13,904,263

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

Admissions

Admission rate
63.5%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,349
Out-of-state tuition
$45,080
Room & board
$13,972
Books & supplies
$1,800
Total cost of attendance
$23,778
Average net price
$12,997

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)
30%
Graduated on time (4 years)
17%
First-year retention
64%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$41,785
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,515
Median debt at graduation
$18,953
Students with federal loans
45%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
49%

About 13% 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
17%
Low-income (Pell)
46%
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
294
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
15%
Housing charge (year)
$7,214
Meal plan (year)
$5,283
Application fee
$30
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Varsity athletes
331 (182 men · 149 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 (9)

Soccer86
Baseball65
Other Sports46
Basketball35
Softball27
Cross Country24
Tennis18
Volleyball16
Beach Volleyball14

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

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (2,412 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
1.7
Rape
1.0
Fondling
0.7
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
$11,002
$30–48k
$11,494
$48–75k
$14,432
$75–110k
$16,871
$110k+
$18,268

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
$67,282

$14,432/year × about 4.7 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.

68%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,342
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 68% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,342. 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 288 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)
$45,515
Typical debt at graduation
$18,953
Debt vs. one year's pay
42%
Out-earn a HS grad
65%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.2 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
$44,163
Men
$56,799

Men out-earn women by $12,636 (29%) 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
94°F
Winter low
33°F
Annual rain
52.4″
Annual snow
2.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Texarkana, TX US station (4 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.