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Texas A&M University-San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas·Public, 4-year or above·Southwest·tamusa.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
-2.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
7,956
peer median 9,705
Avg net price
$13,220
+$3.8k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

Texas A&M University–San Antonio is a public university in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is part of the Texas A&M University System. The university was established on May 23, 2009, and held its first classes as a stand-alone university on August 20, 2009. It currently enrolls more than 7,300 students and offers undergraduate and graduate-level classes, as well as a graduate alternative teacher certification program. Texas A&M–San Antonio has 161 full and part-time faculty. Texas A&M–San Antonio is the first Texas A&M University System institution to be established in a major urban center.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
9,482
9,482 candidates competed
Admitted
8,799
92.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,265
14.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
40%-2.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
17%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
40%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
37%
Non-Pell
49%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-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 58 Title IV programs, 22 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
58
Passing
22
37.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

58programs
  • Passing22 · 37.9%
  • No Data36 · 62.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
22
No data
36

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.

22
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+27.9%
$59,353 vs $46,391
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+29.1%
$78,518 vs $60,823
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+32.2%
$61,312 vs $46,391
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+35.7%
$45,191 vs $33,298
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+37.6%
$63,819 vs $46,391
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+37.9%
$45,920 vs $33,298
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+39.2%
$46,362 vs $33,298
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+41.2%
$47,014 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

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

19
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
40%
$23,820 debt · $59,353 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
33%
$19,976 debt · $61,312 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
32%
$15,000 debt · $46,362 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
32%
$14,399 debt · $45,191 earn
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
32%
$15,000 debt · $47,014 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
31%
$18,750 debt · $60,376 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
30%
$15,163 debt · $50,062 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
30%
$13,750 debt · $45,920 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2014Next review Jun 2026

Action history · 8

  1. Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Apr 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Apr 2023Grant 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,412
$30–48k$11,600
$48–75k$14,295
$75–110k$18,063
$110k+$20,436

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

Avg net price
$13,220
+$3,778vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $9,443
Federal loans
40.1%
In-state tuition
$9,548
Out-of-state
$23,124

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 4,339 students received $24.1M in Pell grants, alongside $26.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,339
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$24.1M
$24,067,637 total
Direct Loans
$26.2M
4,670 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
4k
21
4k
22
4k
23
4k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$9.1M
2,168 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$9.6M
1,959 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.6M
471 loan awards
Parent PLUS$663K
54 loan awards
Grad PLUS$120K
18 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.

Of 1,632 borrowers who entered repayment, 34 (2.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,632
Defaulted
34
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.7%
2017
5.8%
2018
7.4%
2019
2.0%
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 Tamusa

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs37
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,416 total completions
01Business
47433.5%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
25918.3%
03Social Sciences
16311.5%
04Psychology
14810.5%
05Parks/Recreation
906.4%
06Biological Sciences
805.6%
07Education
704.9%
08Liberal Arts
553.9%
09History
392.8%
10Communication
382.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
7,956
12-mo unduplicated
8,715
Undergraduate
7,687
Graduate
1,028

Gender split

Men
35%3,055
Women
65%5,660

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
69.9%
White
18.3%
Black
5.9%
Two or more
2.0%
Asian
1.4%
Unknown
1.1%
Non-resident
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
87
34 M · 53 W
Women athletes
60.9%
Athletic aid
$198K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$79K
$119K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$56K
$45K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Soccer
26 M · 27 W
$463K
Softball
· 26 W
$295K
Golf
8 M ·
$145K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.09
8 offenses · 7,309 students

3-year trend

1.632 yrs ago2.611 yr ago1.09Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
37
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
19
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3
Motor vehicle theft
2
Robbery
1
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

8total
  • On campus5
  • Non-campus3

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
2
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs11
Liquor12

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

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.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
228

Tamusa vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Tamusa selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectTexas A&M University-San Antonio
40%7,956$13,220Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Angelo State University
44%83.0%11,542$12,915Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Bakersfield
50%93.9%10,419$5,825Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Indiana University-Northwest
37%73.4%3,041$5,970Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Texas A & M International University
46%44.4%8,991$3,061Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Houston-Downtown
33%90.0%13,730$14,623Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median42%83.0%9,705$9,443

Tamusa Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Reports to Office of The Provost
Email
IE [at] tamusa.edu
Phone
210-784-1205
Address
One University Way, San Antonio, TX 78224

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) at Texas A&M University–San Antonio advances the University's mission by leading efforts in assessment, accreditation, curriculum management, and faculty support processes.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Dr. Stephen Taraszewski
    Executive Director, Institutional Research and Analytics
  • Jane Mims
    Assistant Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, SACSCOC Liaison
  • Stephanie Gonzalez
    Senior Assessment Coordinator
  • Ana Hernandez
    Catalog and Curriculum Coordinator

Common Data Set (2)

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

Reports & documents (5)

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

Frequently asked questions about Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Tamusa.

What is the graduation rate at Texas A&M University-San Antonio?

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

How many students attend Texas A&M University-San Antonio?

Texas A&M University-San Antonio reports a total enrollment of 7,956 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Texas A&M University-San Antonio?

The average net price at Texas A&M University-San Antonio is $13,220 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-San Antonio?

Texas A&M University-San Antonio's yield rate is 14.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Texas A&M University-San Antonio located?

Texas A&M University-San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas 78224.

Who runs Institutional Research at Texas A&M University-San Antonio?

Texas A&M University-San Antonio's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, which reports to Office of The Provost.

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