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Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, TX · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Exercise Science and Kinesiology (8% of graduates). 20 students for every faculty member, more than at 90% of colleges. 59% of faculty are full-time. Spends $5,674 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

2,934 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 37% of graduates; 69 programs in 25 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.05058.1% 238
    Graduates in this field earn $52,999 4 years out
  2. Psychology, General 42.01018.0% 234
    Graduates in this field earn $47,699 4 years out
  3. Animal Sciences, General 01.09017.0% 205
    Graduates in this field earn $43,185 4 years out
  4. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38016.9% 201
    Graduates in this field earn $89,677 4 years out
  5. Business/Commerce, General 52.01016.6% 194
    Graduates in this field earn $66,572 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Parks, recreation, and kinesiology, 7.8% → 11% of graduates since 2014–15 (315 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Science$102,423 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$102,423
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 30 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$89,677 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $74,753

    4 years after completion$89,677
    National median: $88,910About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $74,092 · Non-Pell: $71,898(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,250 · 378 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$87,678 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $55,036

    4 years after completion$87,678
    National median: $80,890Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $66,931 · Non-Pell: $84,228(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $18,750 · 90 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$81,042 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $69,675

    4 years after completion$81,042
    National median: $75,975Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $64,895 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $16,473 · 61 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$77,044 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $51,917

    4 years after completion$77,044
    National median: $82,073Below typical

    Median federal debt: $20,000 · 31 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college20 to 1
20 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 90% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty59%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$74,603

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$5,674
$5,674
← Lessmore than 4% of 557More →
Endowment per student$8,521
$8,521
← Lessmore than 35% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)