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Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Kingsville, TX · Public · 4-year

Your real cost

Average price after aid About $12,000 a year

Median debt at graduation: $22,934 (all students)

Estimate your own price · the college’s net price calculator

Academic Excellence

B-Academic Excellence: B- (grade B-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data.
Good
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.42%
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.65%
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.SAT 1,050
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.18 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$10,279

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

What families pay, by income

Average paid by families who received aid, by income. Families who get no aid pay the full cost of attendance: $24,060 a year.

Average net price by family income
Family incomePrice after aid
Up to $30,000About $10,000
$30,001–$48,000About $11,000
$48,001–$75,000About $13,000
$75,001–$110,000About $15,000
Over $110,000About $20,000

Use the college’s net price calculator for your own estimate.

Cost and value

Federal data: what families pay after aid, what graduates earn, and what they owe.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
5,187
Men and women
College Scorecard, fall 2023
Men 51% · Women 49%
First-generation students
College Scorecard
46%
First-year students from another state
IPEDS, fall 2023
1%
Total students6,562
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
About $12,000
Cost of attendance (per year)$24,060
Median federal debt at graduation$22,934
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
42%
Graduation rate for Pell grant recipients
College Scorecard, within 6 years
41%
Graduation rate for first-generation students
College Scorecard, within 6 years
40%
Borrowers paying down their loans within 3 years
College Scorecard, within 3 years
48%
First-year retention65%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$51,450
Admission rate91%
Application fee
IPEDS, 2023–24
$40
Typical rent
HUD fair market rent, FY2026
About $953 a month for a one-bedroom
Students receiving Pell grants53%
Admitted students’ middle range:SAT 990–1110
Admission test scores (middle 50% of admitted students who submitted scores)
Average SAT1050
SAT reading & writing510–550
SAT math480–560
ACT composite—
Test policyConsidered but not required

Value: Very good · Top 25% (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Earnings by major

Median earnings of bachelor’s graduates a few years after finishing, by major (College Scorecard).

Median earnings by major
MajorMedian earnings
Chemical Engineering$97,811
Electrical engineering$94,810
Mechanical engineering$88,830
Petroleum Engineering$77,469
Civil engineering$75,033
Industrial technology$71,207
Architectural Engineering$70,912
Marketing$64,558
Agriculture$58,245
Accounting$57,677
Music$57,117
Kinesiology and exercise science$56,170
Interdisciplinary studies$55,231
Speech-language pathology$53,019
Business administration$52,629
Criminal justice$49,907
Plant Sciences$47,878
Family and human development$45,199
Psychology$45,020
Animal Sciences$44,214
Biology$42,405
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$41,679
Criminology$40,965
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$40,816
Communication studies$37,038

Also offered (no earnings published yet): Agricultural business, Business (general), Chemistry, Computer engineering, Computing and information science, Education (general), English, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Finance, Fine arts, Geology and earth science, History, Industrial Engineering, Information science, Liberal arts, Management information systems, Mathematics, Physics, Political science, Romance languages, Social work, Sociology, Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management.

What students study most

Share of bachelor’s degrees by field, first majors in 2023–24 (IPEDS).

Most common bachelor’s fields
FieldShare of degrees
Engineering17%
Liberal arts and general studies15%
Agriculture14%
Business8%
Parks, recreation and fitness7%

Campus life

School colors
SettingTown
Part-time undergraduates12%
Undergraduates aged 25 and older10%
On-campus room and board (per year)$11,200
SportsNCAA Division II · Lone Star Conference
ROTCArmy
Study abroadOffered
Students per faculty member18 to 1
Faculty who are full-time75%College Scorecard, fall 2023
Endowment per student$26,465IPEDS, 2023, per student
Dorm spaceFor about 29% of studentsBeds per undergraduate; not who lives on campus
Nearest airport with airline serviceCorpus Christi International Airport (CRP)About 29 miles away · about 1 hour 5 minutes by car
Nearest major airportSan Antonio International Airport (SAT)About 143 miles away
Town population24,994Census, 2020–2024
Nearest city of 250,000 people or moreCorpus ChristiAbout 46 miles away · about 1 hour 35 minutes by car
Typical weather58°F in January · 86°F in JulyNOAA, 1991–2020, from Kingsville, TX

Federal data (IPEDS and College Scorecard), except school colors.

Questions families ask

What is Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s Compass Score?
Solid (grade C+). The grade comes from outcomes (40%: graduation, retention and earnings), entering students (40%: test scores and selectivity), cost (15%: debt and price after aid) and teaching (5%: class size), all from federal data.
How much does Texas A&M University-Kingsville cost after financial aid?
The average net price is about $12,000 a year for students who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. What your family pays depends on income; the college’s net price calculator gives your own estimate.
How hard is it to get into Texas A&M University-Kingsville?
Texas A&M University-Kingsville admitted 91% of applicants in the most recent federal data.
How do Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s graduates do?
42% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years; the median earnings of former students ten years after entry are $51,450; the median federal debt at graduation is $22,934.

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About this school’s data
  • IPEDS unit ID 228705
  • Carnegie classification: Doctoral university (high research)
  • Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges d.b.a. Commission on Colleges and Universities (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
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