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Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Killeen, TXQuad's selectivityOpen
Known forMostly onlineVery diverse
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Admissions · Fall 2024

10 in 10 applicants admitted

Texas A&M University-Central Texas admits about 10 in 10 applicants (100%). That puts it in the "Open" tier, more selective than 1% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

100%

100%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityOpen

Applied

62

Admitted

62

Yield

66%

of admits enroll

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,750 undergrads, where 50% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

1.8K

undergrads · larger than 53% of colleges

Diversity index

0.73

Pell Grant

50%

above the median

First generation

43%

above the median

Rural, near a cityNo college housingROTCStudy abroad
Steady · index 0.70 → 0.73 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (11% of graduates). 16 students for every faculty member, more than at 72% of colleges. 48% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,905 a year on instruction per student.

16 to 1

students per faculty member · more than at 72% of colleges

Most popular major

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

11% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

$95.6K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

48%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$8.9K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

What students pay, price by family income, debt, and who gets grants.

$1.8K

net price per year for first-years with grants

$0$110K$400K+
Full price, in-state
$14,187 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Federal loans

46%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

62% graduate within six years.

62%

62%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median debt

$17.8K

≈ $188/month for 10 years

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

  • Diversity

    Steady

    index 0.70 → 0.73

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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