College Station, TX
Texas A&M University opened in 1876 as Texas's first public institution of higher learning. It is one of a small number of U.S. universities holding the combined designation of land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant institution. The university is organized into 17 colleges and schools and maintains traditions such as the Corps of Cadets alongside programs like the Texas A&M Maritime Academy.
Admissions
Test scores for the Fall 2025 entering class come from Texas A&M University-College Station's own 2025-26 Common Data Set: 77% submitted SAT scores, 19% submitted ACT scores.
Application deadlines for Fall 2027 entry
- Regular Decision: Dec 1, 2026
Confirm on Texas A&M University-College Station's own admissions site before you apply.
Cost & outcomes
Out-of-state students pay $28,485 more per year in tuition and fees (3.5x the in-state rate).
Rate for an incoming freshman in a base-rate major; engineering, business and some other majors cost more. Tuition and fees are frozen through 2026-27.
Tuition & fees are Texas A&M University-College Station's own published 2026-27 rates (source); other figures are from the US Dept of Education College Scorecard, most recent year reported. Tuition & fees are the sticker price for a full-time first-year undergrad, before financial aid, and don't include room and board.
Paying less as an out-of-state student
Texas A&M University-College Station takes part in this regional program, which can cut the out-of-state rate for students from nearby states.
Academic Common Market
Residents of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia can pay in-state tuition for a specific major that no public college in their home state offers. You need admission to that major and approval from your home state's coordinator.
Where do you stand against Texas A&M University-College Station's numbers?
Check your chances hereHow Texas A&M University-College Station weighs your application
From Texas A&M University-College Station's own Common Data Set, 2025-26, Section C7 -- not a generic admissions checklist. What is a Common Data Set?
What admitted applicants who posted their results listed
22 admitted applicants who posted their profiles publicly, 2024–25 and 2025–26 admissions cycles. Too few rejected or waitlisted applicants have posted to compare, so every figure here describes admits only. It shows what admitted posters looked like, not what made the difference.
Most common activities among admits
Most common awards among admits
Who the admitted posters were
How this compares across big public universities: Big Public University Accepted vs. Rejected Applicants →
These are people who chose to post their results publicly, mostly on Reddit -- a group that skews toward high scores and STEM. They describe posters, not Texas A&M University-College Station's admitted class, and recruited athletes are left out. Expect these medians to run above the school's real admitted class. For official numbers, use the admissions figures above.
See full profile -- financial aid, campus life, and what Texas A&M University-College Station weighs in your application
Paying it back
"Still growing" means a borrower's payments aren't yet covering interest 3 years into repayment -- not a default rate. A high number here can mean real repayment difficulty, or just a lot of grads who deferred for graduate school, so read it alongside the school's typical outcomes above.
Majors & earnings
Median earnings 4 years after graduation, by major, from the US Dept of Education. Only shown where the school reports a real figure for that major -- most schools don't report every major they offer, especially smaller programs.
Campus life
Room and board are shown separately from the cost of attendance above -- that total already includes them alongside tuition and fees, this just breaks out the living-cost portion.
What matters in your application
From this school's own reporting to the US Dept of Education on what it formally requires, considers, or doesn't use when reviewing applications.
Frequently asked questions
What does Texas A&M University-College Station look for in applicants?
Per Texas A&M University-College Station's own Common Data Set (Section C7), it rates rigor of secondary school record, class rank, academic GPA, extracurricular activities, talent/ability as "very important" in admissions decisions -- its own stated top factors, not a generic guess.
What is Texas A&M University-College Station's acceptance rate?
Texas A&M University-College Station in College Station, TX admits approximately 57% of applicants, based on the US Dept of Education's most recently reported figures.
What SAT score do I need for Texas A&M University-College Station?
Per Texas A&M University-College Station's own 2025-26 Common Data Set, the middle 50% of enrolled first-years scored 1160–1390 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile, among students who submitted scores).
What ACT score do I need for Texas A&M University-College Station?
Per Texas A&M University-College Station's own 2025-26 Common Data Set, the middle 50% of enrolled first-years scored 24–32 on the ACT (25th–75th percentile, among students who submitted scores).
How much does Texas A&M University-College Station cost?
Texas A&M University-College Station's total cost of attendance is reported at $32,696 per year, including tuition, fees, and room and board.
Does Texas A&M University-College Station offer reduced tuition for out-of-state students?
Yes -- Texas A&M University-College Station takes part in the Academic Common Market, a regional program that lets qualifying out-of-state students pay less than the full out-of-state rate. Eligibility depends on your home state, and the school sets its own requirements.
What is out-of-state tuition at Texas A&M University-College Station?
For 2026-27, Texas A&M University-College Station's tuition and required fees are $40,036 for out-of-state students and $11,551 for in-state students -- $28,485 more per year for out-of-state students. That's before financial aid, and room and board are extra.
When is the application deadline for Texas A&M University-College Station?
Texas A&M University-College Station's deadlines are Regular Decision Dec 1, 2026, per its own published admissions calendar.
Does Texas A&M University-College Station require students to live on campus?
No -- Texas A&M University-College Station doesn't require students to live in on-campus housing.
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