TAMU Texarkana acceptance rate and your odds of getting in
TAMU Texarkana is a public university in Texas that admits most qualified applicants (around 78%), which puts it in the accessible range. A rate like this means it admits most qualified applicants; the bar is less about clearing a single cutoff and more about how your full profile compares to admitted students.
Use this page to see what TAMU Texarkana weighs, where it ranks among Texas schools, and how a profile like yours is likely to land. Admitted students post a 75th-percentile SAT around 1100, a useful checkpoint for where your scores sit, though it is a reference range and not a cutoff.
What do students study at TAMU Texarkana?
Bachelor's degrees awarded by field in 2023 (IPEDS completions). Each field has its own page with the school's numbers, the model's major adjustment, and peers offering it.
Will I get into TAMU Texarkana?
Direct answers to what applicants ask about getting into TAMU Texarkana, plus a free way to calculate your own odds.
What are my chances of getting into TAMU Texarkana?
At TAMU Texarkana, your real chance depends on far more than the published 78% admit rate. Your real odds depend on how your GPA, course rigor, test scores, and activities compare to its admitted students. Run your profile through the free CollegeCalcAI calculator to get a personalized acceptance percentage for TAMU Texarkana in about three minutes, with no account needed to start.
Is TAMU Texarkana hard to get into?
TAMU Texarkana is accessible: it admits most qualified applicants, with about a 78% acceptance rate. Meeting the academic basics gives most qualified applicants a realistic shot.
What GPA do you need to get into TAMU Texarkana?
There is no hard GPA cutoff at TAMU Texarkana, but admitted students span a wide GPA range, with many in the 2.8 to 3.5 band. TAMU Texarkana reads your GPA alongside the rigor of your courses, so a challenging schedule matters as much as the number itself.
What SAT score do you need for TAMU Texarkana?
TAMU Texarkana does not publish a required score, but the admitted-student 75th-percentile SAT is around 1100. A score at or above that range strengthens your application, while a lower score puts more weight on your rigor, activities, and essays. CollegeCalcAI shows how your exact score shifts your odds at TAMU Texarkana.
Your chances at TAMU Texarkana by GPA and SAT
Estimated chance of admission at TAMU Texarkana for plain profiles, from the same model as the calculator. Unweighted GPA, 3 AP courses, Regular Decision, no legacy, athletic or first-generation hook. The last column is test-optional (no score sent).
What are my chances at TAMU Texarkana with a 3.1 GPA and a 1040 SAT?
About 95% (Safety), by CollegeCalcAI's deterministic model, for an applicant with a 3.1 unweighted GPA and a 1040 SAT, the middle of TAMU Texarkana's admitted range, applying Regular Decision without a hook. A 3.4 GPA with a 1100 SAT comes out near 98%. Courses, activities, essays and the application round move the number; the free calculator includes them.
Estimates, not guarantees. Get yours with your real courses and activities. Assistants and developers can fetch this table from the free API: /api/v1/colleges/tamu-texarkana.
How to get into TAMU Texarkana
Built from TAMU Texarkana's admitted class and what it reports weighing. The typical-admit GPA and SAT are CollegeCalcAI's modeled figures, not published cutoffs.
Getting into TAMU Texarkana comes down to four decisions, each one visible in the data on this page.
CollegeCalcAI's modeled typical admit at TAMU Texarkana carries about a 3.14 core GPA and a 1050 SAT, in the most rigorous schedule available. Meeting it puts you in the admitted range for most applicants.
TAMU Texarkana rates rigor of secondary school record, academic GPA, and standardized test scores highest in its own Common Data Set. Put your depth there: and a transcript whose rigor rises through junior year.
Most public universities read early applicants first without a binding commitment. Apply by TAMU Texarkana's early or priority deadline (confirm dates at www.tamut.edu), and if you are out of state, know that residency changes both the bar and the price.
How many students apply to TAMU Texarkana, and how many get in?
1,802 students applied to TAMU Texarkana for fall 2023; 1,445 were admitted (80.2%). 259 enrolled. Only about 18% of admitted students enrolled, so the school admits several students for every seat it expects to fill, which is why its acceptance rate reads higher than its selectivity feels. TAMU Texarkana enrolls about 1,982 undergraduates in total, 61% of them women, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 14 to 1.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 admissions and enrollment.
What SAT and ACT scores do you need for TAMU Texarkana?
TAMU Texarkana reports that it neither requires nor recommends test scores, so admission turns on your transcript, rigor, and the rest of the file.
Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10.
What TAMU Texarkana looks for
What TAMU Texarkana weighs most heavily in its admissions review, informed by its reported Common Data Set.
TAMU Texarkana signals that it values rigor of secondary school record, academic GPA, and standardized test scores above the rest of the file. Solid grades in a challenging schedule do most of the work here, with the rest of the application providing context. These ratings come from TAMU Texarkana's reported Common Data Set, so the full chart below reflects what the school itself says it values, not a generic guess.
SAT score positioning at TAMU Texarkana
How common SAT scores sit relative to the admitted middle. This is context, not a probability. Your full profile determines the real estimate.
How much does TAMU Texarkana cost after financial aid?
TAMU Texarkana's published cost of attendance, before any aid, is roughly $23,778 per year. Tuition and fees are $8,349 for TX residents and $45,080 for out-of-state students, a $36,731 gap that makes residency the single biggest lever on cost. What families actually pay is different: the average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,997 a year, and it ranges from $11,002 for families earning under $30,000 to $18,268 for families earning over $110,000. 53% of undergraduates receive a federal Pell Grant.
Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10. Net price is what students receiving aid paid after grants, by family income.
What do TAMU Texarkana graduates earn, and how many graduate?
Ten years after enrolling, the median TAMU Texarkana student who received federal aid earns $45,515 a year, up from $41,785 at six years. 30% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 64% return for a second year. Among graduates who borrowed, median federal debt at graduation is $18,953; 45% of undergraduates take federal loans.
Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10. Earnings cover students who received federal aid.
How TAMU Texarkana compares in Texas
TAMU Texarkana ranks #26 most selective of 53 schools in Texas in our database.
Among the 53 Texas schools we track, TAMU Texarkana ranks #26 most selective by acceptance rate. Schools like Rice University (8%) and Trinity University (TX) (26%) sit nearby, which makes Texas a useful frame for calibrating a balanced list. As a public university, residency matters: in-state applicants generally see meaningfully better odds than the headline rate suggests.
Similar to TAMU Texarkana
Schools with a similar selectivity profile, worth comparing as you build a balanced list.
If TAMU Texarkana is on your list, schools with a similar admit profile are worth a look: Eastern Kentucky University, Indiana University, and Jacksonville State University. Running the same profile against each one in the free calculator is the fastest way to see where you are a reach, a match, or a likely.
Frequently asked questions
What is TAMU Texarkana's acceptance rate?
TAMU Texarkana admitted 1,445 of 1,802 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class, an acceptance rate of 80.2% (U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS). 18% of admitted students enrolled.
Is TAMU Texarkana test-optional?
TAMU Texarkana reports that it neither requires nor recommends test scores.
How much does TAMU Texarkana cost after financial aid?
The average net price at TAMU Texarkana, what students receiving aid paid after grants and scholarships, is $12,997 a year against a sticker price of about $23,778. Families earning under $30,000 paid about $11,002 on average.
What do TAMU Texarkana graduates earn?
Median earnings ten years after entering TAMU Texarkana are $45,515 a year among students who received federal aid, and 30% of students graduate within six years (College Scorecard).
What does TAMU Texarkana value most in applicants?
Based on its admissions profile, TAMU Texarkana weighs rigor of secondary school record, academic GPA, and standardized test scores most heavily. The full factor breakdown is on this page.
Does TAMU Texarkana favor in-state applicants?
As a public university, TAMU Texarkana generally admits in-state applicants at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants, so your home state affects your odds. CollegeCalcAI applies an in-state residency boost when you select your state.
How can I improve my chances at TAMU Texarkana?
Focus on the highest-leverage parts of your application: course rigor and GPA trajectory first, then test scores, then a focused leadership or activity spike. CollegeCalcAI's Power-Ups quantify how much each change would move your odds at TAMU Texarkana specifically.
How does residency affect admission to TAMU Texarkana?
As a public university, TAMU Texarkana typically admits in-state students at a higher rate, and tuition differs sharply by residency. Select your home state in the calculator to fold the in-state effect into your estimate.
Acceptance rate, application counts, admitted test ranges, cost, and outcomes reflect publicly reported federal data (U.S. Department of Education: IPEDS 2023 and the College Scorecard) and each school's Common Data Set; figures are rounded and lag the current cycle by one to two years, so confirm deadlines and policies on the school's own site. The typical-admit GPA and SAT are CollegeCalcAI's modeled estimates. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.