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Texas A&M University | TAMU

57% accepted | 61k undergrads | Public | College Station, TX, United States
All academic fields

$72k

Earnings help
trending_up 7%

$18k

Debt help
61%

2.1

Repay help
75
Houston Texas Area
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Bryan/College Station Texas Area
Key metrics
Publisher ranking help
star star star star star
4.3
Student review help
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4.1
Student-to-faculty
20:1
Graduation rate
 
84%
Graduate on time help
 
61%
Retention rate help
 
94%
Financial Campus Overview Fields

Costs

State residency
Family income

Tuition & fees
0% last 3 year

Expenses see detail

Income-based free tuition exists.
$20,722
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In-state families making <$125k receive free tuition through Excelsior Scholarship program regardless of citizenship status.
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Books & supplies

$1,104

Housing & meals
On campus

$13,008

Personal expenses

$6,610
 
 

Other

$
Costs or offsets to adjust sticker price.

Sticker price (COA) help
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Estimated aid help
Based on income

Estimated net cost

4-year net cost (x4)
Inflation adj. 3%

 
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Funding Sources

4-year budget

$
College savings (529), earnings in college.

Funding gap (debt)

Merit: 18% of students (25% w/o need) get $4,914 (avg) in aid. Need: 70% met. See detail
Aid detail
Residency: US | Int’l
% undergrads awarded merit aid $ merit award help % need met
All students Without need Average With need
18% 25% $4,914 70%
Need methodology: FM
How is merit calc'd?
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Endowment $ / student: $244,057 help
tamu.edu: Financial aid | Net price calc
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Net price is for all freshman, not just the 56% that receive grant and scholarship aid. Estimated aid for out-of-state freshman excludes all state/local government grant or scholarships. help

Earnings

Major

Earnings after 4 years N/A

$72,097

Real earnings ---
Inflation adj. 8% help

$77,865

Tax rate

%
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Earnings after tax (AT)

Select repayment plan

For funding gap (debt)
Debt detail

% AT earnings to repay debt
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% interest rate on debt

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Federal rates with 20% PLUS. help
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10-yr repay
 

25-yr repay
 

% earnings
 

Annual debt repayment

Earnings after tax and debt ---

Expenses

Grad destination

Popular grad destinations

Houston Texas Area
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Bryan/College Station Texas Area
Austin Texas Area
San Antonio Texas Area
San Francisco Bay Area
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Greater New York City Area
Greater Denver Area
Greater Los Angeles Area
Greater Seattle Area
Corpus Christi Texas Area

Earnings after tax and debt ---

Cost of living | 1 adult, 0 children

Studio apartment
$710 - $1,610/mo help

$8,520

Grocery shopping help

$3,043

Transportation

$9,560

Healthcare

$4,124

Necessities help

$4,985

Entertainment help

$1,994
 

Other

$
Costs or offsets to adjust cost of living.

Total cost of living

Earnings after tax, debt + cost of living
Savings
Deficit

Cost of living ratio: 0.96x
Methodology and documentation
Costs help

Lifestyle

Postgrad earnings and expenses

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Major:
Location adjusted Less tax, debt + cost of living Savings
Ratio Earnings Tax Repay Expenses / Deficit
Texas A&M University | TAMU 1.04x
Location neutral earnings help 1.00x
HOU | Houston, TX 0.96x -32k = 
DTX | Dallas, TX 1.07x -34k = 
CS | College Station, TX 0.88x -33k = 
ATX | Austin, TX 1.15x -36k = 
SATX | San Antonio, TX 0.92x -30k = 
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emoji_objects The colleges’ ratio reflects a weighted average of their graduates’ cost of living. Location neutral earnings is the weighted average of all graduates across all colleges, which is ~$39k or Salt Lake City’s cost of living.
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