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East Texas A&M University

Commerce, Texas·Public, 4-year or above·Southwest·etamu.edu
6-yr Graduation
43%
-4.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
13,252
peer median 13,579
Avg net price
$11,841
-$364 vs Doctoral/Professional
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About

East Texas A&M University is a public research university in Commerce, Texas, United States. With an enrollment of over 12,000 students as of fall 2017, the university is the third-largest institution in the Texas A&M University System. Founded in 1889, the institution is also the fifth-oldest state university or college in the State of Texas. The university is classified among "R2: High Research Spending and Doctorate Production".

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
10,625
10,625 candidates competed
Admitted
9,801
92.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,202
12.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
43%-4.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
43%
Full-time retention
57%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
37%175 of 468
Non-Pell (all)
49%200 of 408
Subsidized loan, no Pell
41%43 of 104
No Federal Aid
52%157 of 304

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 121 Title IV programs, 44 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 77 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
121
Passing
44
36.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

121programs
  • Passing44 · 36.4%
  • No Data77 · 63.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
5
Safe
39
No data
77

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

44
Agriculture General
Master's Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+10.3%
$59,177 vs $53,672
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+18.0%
$54,739 vs $46,391
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+21.2%
$62,497 vs $51,545
Biology General
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+21.6%
$65,283 vs $53,672
Animal Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+23.4%
$41,105 vs $33,298
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+30.3%
$62,924 vs $48,304
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+35.0%
$62,644 vs $46,391
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+35.7%
$45,169 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

34
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
70%
$66,872 debt · $96,142 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
60%
$32,600 debt · $54,739 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
55%
$25,000 debt · $45,301 earn
Legal Support Services
Bachelor Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
54%
$26,250 debt · $49,075 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
51%
$23,065 debt · $45,169 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
51%
$23,750 debt · $46,596 earn
Animal Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
50%
$20,388 debt · $41,105 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
50%
$23,128 debt · $46,639 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1925Next review Dec 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 13

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Sep 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  5. Sep 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,709
$30–48k$10,346
$48–75k$12,067
$75–110k$17,230
$110k+$20,005

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$11,841
-$364vs Doctoral/Professional median $12,205
Federal loans
35.2%
In-state tuition
$10,026
Out-of-state
$22,326

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 4,568 students received $25.0M in Pell grants, alongside $51.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,568
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$25.0M
$24,960,219 total
Direct Loans
$51.9M
8,250 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
’20
3k
’21
3k
’22
4k
’23
5k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$11.2M
2,999 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$12.1M
2,826 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$20.2M
1,457 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.7M
532 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.7M
436 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 3,259 borrowers who entered repayment, 99 (3.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,259
Defaulted
99
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.6%
2017
11.8%
2018
8.8%
2019
3.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at East Texas A&M

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs89
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,780 total completions
01Multi/Interdisciplinary
77928.0%
02Business
49517.8%
03Education
41615.0%
04Liberal Arts
2308.3%
05Security/Protective
2228.0%
06Agriculture
1565.6%
07Computer Sciences
1304.7%
08Public Admin
1284.6%
09Visual/Performing Arts
1164.2%
10Health Professions
1083.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
13,252
12-mo unduplicated
16,591
Undergraduate
12,250
Graduate
4,341

Gender split

Men
39%6,520
Women
61%10,071

Race / ethnicity composition

White
39.1%
Hispanic
27.0%
Black
19.4%
Unknown
5.6%
Two or more
4.5%
Asian
2.6%
Non-resident
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
341
217 M · 124 W
Women athletes
36.4%
Athletic aid
$5.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$18.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.4M
$2.4M
Recruiting expense
$129K
$106K
Head-coach salaries
$143K
$86K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
141 M · 77 W
$2.2M
Football
125 M · —
$5.2M
Basketball
16 M · 14 W
$3.3M
Soccer
— · 27 W
$950K
Softball
— · 23 W
$933K
Volleyball
— · 18 W
$810K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.41
29 offenses · 12,013 students

3-year trend

1.742 yrs ago2.211 yr ago2.41Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
74
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
62
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
9

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
8
Burglary
6
Motor vehicle theft
6
Aggravated assault
4
Fondling
3
Arson
2

By location

29total
  • On campus27
  • Non-campus1
  • Public property1

Includes 15 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
14
Dating violence
4
Stalking
21 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons53
Drugs67212
Liquor2225

Residence-hall fires

  • F51 fire
    Student lit a piece of paper on fire to cover smoking smellDamage $0-$99
  • Phase II1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Pride Rock3 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Pride Rock3 fires
    Other1 injured · 0 deathsDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Pride Rock3 fires
    Damage $0-$99
  • Phase III1 fire
    Damage $0-$99

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
367

East Texas A&M vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions East Texas A&M selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectEast Texas A&M University
43%—13,252$11,841Doctoral/Professional
Texas Woman's University
49%96.1%15,361$11,963Doctoral/Professional
University of Houston-Clear Lake
52%90.5%8,137$15,563Doctoral/Professional
Lamar University
37%86.4%17,772$9,366Doctoral/Professional
Kean University
47%75.9%13,905$12,447Doctoral/Professional
University of Massachusetts Global
—92.9%8,996$32,654Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median47%90.5%13,579$12,205

Institutions like East Texas A&M

Explore the federal data for institutions in East Texas A&M's comparison group.

IPEDS

East Texas A&M Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
3 members
  • Dan Su
    Executive Director of Institutional Research
  • Jeremy Anderson
    Associate Director of Institutional Research
  • Meichan Huang
    Reporting Coordinator of Institutional Research

Research funding

External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

NSF
NSF awards
$2,293,840
USA Spending
$39,642,828
All sources
$41,936,668

Frequently asked questions about East Texas A&M University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about East Texas A&M.

What is the graduation rate at East Texas A&M University?

East Texas A&M University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 43% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend East Texas A&M University?

East Texas A&M University reports a total enrollment of 13,252 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at East Texas A&M University?

The average net price at East Texas A&M University is $11,841 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at East Texas A&M University?

East Texas A&M University's yield rate is 12.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is East Texas A&M University located?

East Texas A&M University is located in Commerce, Texas 75428.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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