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Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

Name: Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi — Federal Education Data 2024
Creator: Clema
Published: 2026-06-11
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Corpus Christi, Texas·Public, 4-year or above·Southwest·tamucc.edu

6-yr Graduation

40%

-13.0pp vs R2 Research

Total enrollment

11,266

peer median 15,575

Avg net price

$15,137

+$392 vs R2 Research

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About

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi is a public research university on Ward Island in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. It is part of the Texas A&M University System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS

Applied

12,049

12,049 candidates competed

Admitted

10,673

88.6% acceptance rate

Enrolled

2,237

21.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS

Overall completion

40%-13.0pp vs R2 Research

Overall completion

40%-13.0pp vs R2 Research

4-year graduation

25%

4-year graduation

25%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

40%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

40%

Full-time retention

58%

Full-time retention

58%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap

Pell recipients

40%

Non-Pell

38%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

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 108 Title IV programs, 25 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 81 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

108

Passing

23.1% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

1.9% of portfolio

Fail rate

1.9%

+1.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

108programs

Passing25 · 23.1%
No Data81 · 75.0%
Failing2 · 1.9%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

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.

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Fine and Studio Arts

Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts

$32,043

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

-3.8%

−$1,255

Fine and Studio Arts

Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts

-3.8%

$32,043 vs $33,298

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Master's Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation

$52,844

$53,672

National Same-Field BA Median

-1.5%

−$828

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Master's Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation

-1.5%

$52,844 vs $53,672

English Language and Literature General

Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters

$37,846

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+13.7%

+$4,548

English Language and Literature General

Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters

+13.7%

$37,846 vs $33,298

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts

$41,773

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+25.5%

+$8,475

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts

+25.5%

$41,773 vs $33,298

Student Counseling and Personnel Services

Master's Degree · Education

$59,613

$46,391

National Same-Field BA Median

+28.5%

+$13,222

Student Counseling and Personnel Services

Master's Degree · Education

+28.5%

$59,613 vs $46,391

Communication and Media Studies

Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

$42,921

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+28.9%

+$9,623

Communication and Media Studies

Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

+28.9%

$42,921 vs $33,298

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

$43,269

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+29.9%

+$9,971

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

+29.9%

$43,269 vs $33,298

Educational Administration and Supervision

Master's Degree · Education

$62,384

$46,391

National Same-Field BA Median

+34.5%

+$15,993

Educational Administration and Supervision

Master's Degree · Education

+34.5%

$62,384 vs $46,391

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

Program

EP gap

Status

Fine and Studio Arts

Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts

-3.8%

−$1,255

Just failing

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Master's Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation

-1.5%

−$828

Just failing

Debt vs earnings

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

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Fine and Studio Arts

Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts

$32,112

$32,043

100%

Fine and Studio Arts

Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts

100%

$32,112 debt · $32,043 earn

Student Counseling and Personnel Services

Master's Degree · Education

$50,257

$59,613

84%

Student Counseling and Personnel Services

Master's Degree · Education

84%

$50,257 debt · $59,613 earn

English Language and Literature General

Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters

$24,000

$37,846

63%

English Language and Literature General

Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters

63%

$24,000 debt · $37,846 earn

History

Bachelor Degree · History

$28,424

$50,387

56%

History

Bachelor Degree · History

56%

$28,424 debt · $50,387 earn

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts

$23,268

$41,773

56%

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts

56%

$23,268 debt · $41,773 earn

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

$23,187

$43,269

54%

Psychology General

Bachelor Degree · Psychology

54%

$23,187 debt · $43,269 earn

Communication and Media Studies

Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

$22,435

$42,921

52%

Communication and Media Studies

Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

52%

$22,435 debt · $42,921 earn

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness

Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

$25,500

$50,896

50%

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness

Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

50%

$25,500 debt · $50,896 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 1975Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 8

Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
Sep 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$10,936

$0–30k

$10,936

$30–48k$11,543

$30–48k

$11,543

$48–75k$14,374

$48–75k

$14,374

$75–110k$19,660

$75–110k

$19,660

$110k+$22,683

$110k+

$22,683

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

Avg net price

$15,137

+$392vs R2 Research median $14,745

Federal loans

43.4%

In-state tuition

$9,748

Out-of-state

$21,033

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, 4,224 students received $25.4M in Pell grants, alongside $55.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

4,224

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$25.4M

$25,398,869 total

Direct Loans

$55.6M

8,474 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’20

’21

’22

’23

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$11.5M

2,952 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$12.4M

2,988 loan awards

Unsubsidized · Grad$15.2M

1,184 loan awards

Parent PLUS$14.7M

1,125 loan awards

Grad PLUS$1.7M

225 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 3,007 borrowers who entered repayment, 55 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

1.8%

-0.5pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

3,007

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

6.6%-2.7

2017

8.7%-0.5

2018

6.7%-0.3

2019

1.8%-0.5

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 Tamucc

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs77

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,567 total completions

01Business

1,27749.7%

01Business

1,27749.7%

02Health Professions

32212.5%

02Health Professions

32212.5%

03Computer Sciences

2007.8%

03Computer Sciences

2007.8%

04Biological Sciences

1726.7%

04Biological Sciences

1726.7%

05Education

1455.6%

05Education

1455.6%

06Psychology

1395.4%

06Psychology

1395.4%

07Multi/Interdisciplinary

1074.2%

07Multi/Interdisciplinary

1074.2%

08Parks/Recreation

712.8%

08Parks/Recreation

712.8%

09Engineering

672.6%

09Engineering

672.6%

10Visual/Performing Arts

672.6%

10Visual/Performing Arts

672.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS

Fall total

11,266

12-mo unduplicated

13,368

Undergraduate

8,844

Graduate

4,524

Gender split

Men

40%5,404

Women

60%7,964

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic

53.5%

White

33.4%

Black

4.0%

Two or more

3.1%

Asian

2.8%

Non-resident

1.9%

Unknown

1.0%

American Indian / Alaska Native

0.3%

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

226

94 M · 132 W

Women athletes

58.4%

Athletic aid

$3.1M

Total student aid

Budget

$15.9M

Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid

$1.0M

$2.1M

Recruiting expense

$152K

$238K

Head-coach salaries

$118K

$88K

Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Sport

Men

Women

Expenses

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)

$1,088,886

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)

67 M · 38 W

$1.1M

Baseball

—

$1,220,735

Baseball

44 M · —

$1.2M

Basketball

$3,980,555

Basketball

16 M · 19 W

$4.0M

Soccer

—

$914,598

Soccer

— · 29 W

$915K

Softball

—

$924,566

Softball

— · 27 W

$925K

Tennis

$995,412

Tennis

8 M · 8 W

$995K

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

1.86

20 offenses · 10,778 students

3-year trend

0.832 yrs ago2.321 yr ago1.86Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary

Rape

Motor vehicle theft

By location

20total

On campus20

Includes 12 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

Stalking

21 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons00

Drugs50

Liquor444

Residence-hall fires

Laguna Hall1 fire
ElectricalDamage $0-$99
600 Building1 fire
CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

19.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

418

Tamucc vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Tamucc selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

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
SubjectTexas A & M University-Corpus Christi	40%	—	11,266	$15,137	R2 Research
Florida Gulf Coast University	57%	63.4%	16,612	$10,319	Doctoral/Professional
Middle Tennessee State University	54%	69.1%	20,488	$12,599	R2 Research
Morgan State University	41%	82.2%	10,739	$15,015	R2 Research
North Carolina A & T State University	57%	49.9%	14,311	$10,980	R2 Research
Tennessee State University	35%	70.1%	6,310	$10,026	R2 Research
Texas State University	55%	89.3%	40,674	$16,438	R2 Research
The University of Texas at San Antonio	53%	86.8%	35,770	$11,234	R1 Research
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	37%	58.8%	8,216	$16,136	R2 Research
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	53%	87.0%	15,665	$14,118	R1 Research
University of Massachusetts-Boston	49%	83.8%	15,575	$18,282	R2 Research
University of Missouri-St Louis	57%	62.7%	14,736	$12,323	R2 Research
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	69%	79.6%	31,091	$14,745	R2 Research
University of South Alabama	52%	71.0%	14,003	$15,142	R2 Research
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	53%	90.7%	22,450	$16,177	R1 Research
Peer group median	53%	75.3%	15,575	$14,745

Tamucc Institutional Research office

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

Office

Division of Research and Innovation

Reports to Division of Research and Innovation

research.innovation [at] tamucc.edu

Phone

361.825.7267

Address

6300 Ocean Dr., Unit 5844, Corpus Christi, TX 78412

The Division of Research and Innovation supports and promotes research, scholarship, and creative activities at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. R&I works to build an ecosystem of innovation that positions TAMU-CC as the intellectual capital of the region and beyond.

Visit IR office page

Team

9 members

Bryan Baker
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Excellence (Chair)
Dr. Ahmed Mahdy
Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation
Whitney Kessinger
Executive Director for Planning, Analytics, Institutional Research, and Strategic Initiatives and Chief Data Officer - Interim
Dr. Dorina Murgulet
Interim Associate Vice President for Research
Kimberly Hawkenson
Director, Sponsored Research Administration
Joe Miller
Director, Research Engagement
Michael Sanders
Assistant Vice President and Executive Director, Autonomy Research Institute
Dr. Richard Smith
Executive Director, Conrad Blucher Institute
Dr. Christopher Hollenbeck
Center for Marine Aquaculture

Common Data Set (7)

The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

DFR report
IPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024
nces.ed.gov

Frequently asked questions about Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Tamucc.

What is the graduation rate at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi?

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi?

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi reports a total enrollment of 11,266 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi?

The average net price at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi is $15,137 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi?

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi's yield rate is 21.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi located?

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5503.

Who runs Institutional Research at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi?

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi's IR work is done by the Division of Research and Innovation, which reports to Division of Research and Innovation.

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