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Texas A&M University-Victoria

Victoria, Texas · Small city

95.9%
Admit rate
$8,109
Avg net price
26%
Graduation rate
$54,467
Median earnings

Texas A&M University-Victoria is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Victoria, Texas (small city setting), enrolling 2,513 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicMidsize · 2,513 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 96% admitNAIA Division INear the coast

About Victoria, Texas

Victoria is a city in and the county seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States. Victoria was initially part of De León's Colony, which had been founded that same year. Theatre Victoria offers six productions in a season, including the Victoria Symphony Orchestra and Victoria Ballet. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
21 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Victoria (VCT)

How Texas A&M University-Victoria compares

Selectivity95.9%

More selective than 11% · #65 most selective of 77 in Texas

Graduation rate26%

Higher than 9% · #77 of 87 in Texas

First-year retention65%

Higher than 20%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$54,467

Higher than 52% · #46 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$8,109

Cheaper than 95% · #7 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$18,973

Lower than 80%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment2,513

Larger than 64%

Percentiles compare Texas A&M University-Victoria 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

3,472students
  • Undergraduate2,51372%
  • Graduate95928%

Undergraduates by gender

2,513undergrads
  • Women1,64766%
  • Men86634%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White25%
  • Black14%
  • Hispanic47%
  • Asian6.1%
  • Other or multiracial8.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,513
Graduate enrollment
959
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
49%
First-generation students
46%
Students over 25
47%
Median family income
$27,090
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$84,222
Endowment
$23,375,624

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

Admissions

Admission rate
95.9%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$7,149
Out-of-state tuition
$16,989
Room & board
$11,246
Books & supplies
$1,158
Total cost of attendance
$21,401
Average net price
$8,109

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)
26%
Graduated on time (4 years)
14%
First-year retention
65%
Transferred to another college
33%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,888
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,467
Median debt at graduation
$18,973
Students with federal loans
38%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
44%

About 12% 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
14%
Low-income (Pell)
40%
First-generation
40%

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
692
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
28%
Housing charge (year)
$5,246
Meal plan (year)
$4,669
Application fee
$25
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Varsity athletes
158 (92 men · 66 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 (4)

Soccer67
Baseball51
Softball24
Golf16

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (3,586 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.

2.0reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.0
Rape
0.7
Aggravated assault
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
$5,317
$30–48k
$5,579
$48–75k
$17,553
$75–110k
$20,047
$110k+
$20,285

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
$82,518

$17,553/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.

63%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,195
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 63% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,195. 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 173 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)
$54,467
Typical debt at graduation
$18,973
Debt vs. one year's pay
35%
Out-earn a HS grad
72%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.5 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
$51,453
Men
$65,660

Men out-earn women by $14,207 (28%) 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
45°F
Annual rain
39.9″
Annual snow
0.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Victoria Rgnl AP, TX US station (3.8 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.