About
Texas A&M University–Kingsville is a public research university in Kingsville, Texas, United States. It is the southernmost campus of the Texas A&M University System. The university developed the nation's first doctoral degree in bilingual education. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 109 Title IV programs, 34 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 75 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing34 · 31.2%
- No Data75 · 68.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 6
Action history · 18
- Dec 2025Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Oct 2025Renewal of AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
- Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jan 2025Renewal of AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 3,199 students received $20.4M in Pell grants, alongside $25.6M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,140 borrowers who entered repayment, 54 (2.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at TAMUK
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus16
Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
TAMUK vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions TAMUK selected for federal comparison reporting.
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-Kingsville | 42% | — | 6,864 | $10,204 | R2 Research |
Alabama A & M University | 24% | 58.0% | 7,295 | $14,559 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Arkansas Tech University | 44% | 95.9% | 8,746 | $12,171 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Bowie State University | 38% | 72.4% | 6,353 | $19,335 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
East Tennessee State University | 53% | 86.2% | 13,728 | $15,794 | R2 Research |
Sam Houston State University | 55% | 90.3% | 21,039 | $16,025 | R2 Research |
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | 40% | 88.6% | 11,266 | $15,137 | R2 Research |
Texas Southern University | 22% | 96.9% | 8,704 | $19,734 | R2 Research |
Texas Woman's University | 49% | 96.1% | 15,361 | $10,948 | Doctoral/Professional |
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 51% | 94.2% | 33,881 | $6,500 | R2 Research |
University of Alabama in Huntsville | 64% | 68.6% | 8,564 | $19,880 | R1 Research |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 56% | 88.5% | 18,012 | $10,170 | R2 Research |
| Peer group median | 47% | 88.6% | 10,006 | $14,848 |
TAMUK Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page for the Office of Performance Excellence & Strategy at Texas A&M University-Kingsville provides information on the University Factbook, Graduation Profiles, Entering Class Profile, and Common Data Set. Contact information including email and phone number is provided for further inquiries.
Visit IR office page- Abigail De La MoraInstitutional Effectiveness and Planning Officer
- Cadi LuskAccreditation and Assessment Officer
- Miao ZhuangDirector of Institutional Research
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookFactbook: Enrollment Data | Texas A&M University Kingsville2025The page is part of Texas A&M University-Kingsville's Factbook series and focuses on enrollment data. It is associated with the university's institutional data resources and is regularly updated, with the latest update on September 25, 2025.tamuk.edu
- Strategic planUniversity Strategic Plan2024The Texas A&M University-Kingsville Strategic Plan for 2025-2027 guides the institution towards enhancing student success, a value central to its mission and vision. The plan emphasizes growing enrollment to 10,000 students by 2028, driven by a commitment to educational excellence and regional leadership. President Dr. Robert H. Vela Jr. endorses this strategic direction, supported by a new Operational Plan that details accountability and implementation timelines.tamuk.edu
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