Tarleton State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 40,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%)
Sunshine Hours 2,825 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (89%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 11,784
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 97%
From Region 0%
Athletes 424 (3.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Hispanic 24%
Black 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Tarleton State University 2,934 36% 64% 1% 7% 23% 1% $62,699 18 -0.54 69 94%
Civil Engineering 9 — 89% 78% 0% 11% 0% 0% $87,200 19 -0.73 92 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 4 — 75% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $91,490 1 -1.21 94 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $85,444 44 +0.01 91 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 38 — 79% 74% 5% 0% 18% 3% $71,469 0 -3.49 80 100% — — — —
Computer Information Systems 56 — 77% 61% 2% 11% 25% 0% $75,521 10 -1.11 84 — — — — —
Computer Science 19 +1 95% 47% 11% 0% 32% 0% $82,245 6 -1.25 89 96% — — — —
Cybersecurity 7 +2 86% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $78,384 19 -0.81 86 — — — — —
Information Technology 13 — 85% 54% 0% 8% 38% 0% $79,321 15 -0.92 87 97% — — — —
Chemistry 9 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 11% 11% $60,079 8 -1.11 64 — — — — —
Geosciences 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,971 5 -1.27 42 100% — — — —
Mathematics 7 +1 43% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $58,940 8 -1.00 62 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $62,938 4 -1.49 69 — — — — —
Biology 30 — 27% 70% 0% 0% 23% 0% $50,424 3 -1.86 41 91% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 76 — 32% 59% 1% 1% 30% 0% $50,424 2 -1.72 41 91% — — — —
Biotechnology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,161 5 -1.45 53 — — — — —
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 64 — 44% 80% 0% 0% 11% 3% $57,163 5 -1.52 58 92% — — — —
Agriculture 92 — 34% 87% 0% 0% 8% 0% $63,146 56 +0.15 70 — — — — —
Animal Sciences 205 +1 16% 72% 0% 1% 24% 0% $51,027 35 -0.40 42 90% — — — —
Environmental Science 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,434 23 -0.66 49 — — — — —
Horticultural Science 7 — 29% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $58,483 40 -0.28 61 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 11 — 18% 73% 0% 0% 18% 0% $58,489 24 -0.52 61 — — — — —
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $49,859 27 -0.53 39 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 15 — 0% 73% 0% 0% 27% 0% $61,624 46 -0.06 67 — — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 238 — 39% 67% 0% 8% 20% 1% $56,652 31 -0.60 57 96% — — — —
Histologic Technician 8 — 25% 62% 0% 25% 12% 0% $81,272 73 +0.32 88 100% — — — —
Medical Laboratory Sciences 7 — 14% 29% 57% 0% 0% 14% $81,272 73 +0.32 88 100% — — — —
Nursing 201 — 9% 62% 1% 8% 22% 0% $89,816 47 -0.24 93 99% — — — —
Public Health 4 — 50% 25% 25% 0% 50% 0% $69,386 71 +0.39 78 — — — — —
Accounting 83 — 43% 49% 2% 0% 39% 0% $73,316 20 -0.89 82 96% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 139 — 55% 61% 3% 4% 29% 0% $68,022 32 -0.50 77 92% — — — —
Economics 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,986 9 -1.11 82 — — — — —
Finance 19 — 79% 74% 0% 5% 11% 0% $82,238 25 -0.58 89 94% — — — —
General Business 194 — 49% 66% 1% 4% 24% 1% $70,691 43 -0.36 80 93% — — — —
Human Resources Management 36 +3 11% 47% 6% 19% 22% 3% $69,567 32 -0.46 78 100% — — — —
International Business 6 — 17% 0% 0% 0% 83% 17% $67,452 26 -0.72 76 — — — — —
Marketing 106 — 34% 69% 0% 5% 20% 0% $61,709 9 -1.23 67 98% — — — —
Sports Management 77 — 71% 38% 3% 29% 18% 1% $56,652 35 -0.49 57 96% — — — —
English 17 +1 18% 76% 0% 0% 24% 0% $45,958 17 -0.79 28 94% — — — —
General Studies 64 — 30% 67% 0% 9% 11% 3% $47,057 8 -0.98 31 90% — — — —
History 16 — 69% 94% 0% 6% 0% 0% $53,785 42 -0.31 49 96% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 68 — 32% 62% 3% 12% 18% 0% $57,233 61 -0.01 58 93% — — — —
Spanish 8 — 0% 38% 0% 0% 62% 0% $52,286 30 -0.51 46 — — — — —
Agricultural Communication/Journalism 29 — 7% 97% 0% 0% 3% 0% $54,375 18 -0.89 51 94% — — — —
Applied/Public Sociology 12 +1 25% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $50,558 25 -0.57 41 — — — — —
Communication 8 — 0% 62% 0% 25% 12% 0% $51,495 14 -0.97 44 90% — — — —
Communications 51 — 22% 69% 0% 10% 16% 2% $51,495 14 -0.97 44 90% — — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $54,973 18 -0.82 53 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies — — — — — — — — $55,603 64 +0.28 54 — — — — —
International Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $61,134 21 -0.61 66 — — — — —
Political Science 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $58,651 13 -1.00 61 96% — — — —
Psychology 234 — 14% 54% 1% 14% 25% 1% $49,003 16 -0.92 37 91% — — — —
Public Administration 25 — 68% 60% 0% 8% 24% 0% $60,504 18 -0.86 65 — — — — —
Social Work 43 — 2% 40% 0% 12% 49% 0% $52,235 41 -0.12 45 92% — — — —
Sociology 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $50,023 22 -0.62 40 — — — — —
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 65 — 31% 78% 0% 0% 18% 0% $49,498 7 -1.21 38 97% — — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,108 40 -0.45 55 — — — — —
Early Childhood and Family Studies 56 — 2% 45% 0% 9% 32% 0% $55,603 78 +0.49 54 — — — — —
Elementary Education 84 — 7% 68% 1% 2% 26% 0% $60,924 93 +1.28 66 94% — — — —
Secondary Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $49,918 23 -0.60 39 — — — — —
Apparel and Textiles — — — — — — — — $52,943 19 -0.86 47 — — — — —
Art 9 — 22% 67% 0% 22% 11% 0% $39,391 13 -0.80 14 92% — — — —
Digital Arts 21 — 43% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $48,072 25 -0.51 34 — — — — —
Music 18 — 72% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $46,761 49 +0.00 31 100% — — — —
Music Performance 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,761 49 +0.00 31 100% — — — —
Theater 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,102 38 -0.26 17 — — — — —
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 58 — 93% 69% 0% 0% 24% 0% $105,045 63 +0.41 98 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 129 — 35% 53% 1% 12% 31% 0% $61,947 68 +0.28 67 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 29 — 72% 79% 0% 7% 10% 0% $61,947 68 +0.28 67 96% — — — —
Industrial Technology/Technician 34 — 91% 65% 0% 9% 21% 0% $88,217 43 -0.04 92 94% — — — —
Legal Research — — — — — — — — $57,690 37 -0.30 59 — — — — —
Legal Studies 10 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $57,224 35 -0.37 58 — — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician 4 — 75% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $88,217 43 -0.04 92 94% — — — —
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 20 — 95% 75% 0% 5% 20% 0% $86,868 34 -0.15 91 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,722
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,301
Est. In-State Cost $11,283
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,968
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 29%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 22.6% 663 48% 59% 2% 7% 25% 1% $67,644 19 -0.63 76 95% —
Social Sciences 16.3% 477 19% 61% 1% 10% 24% 1% $50,751 12 -0.88 42 92% —
Health Sciences 16.1% 473 25% 64% 2% 8% 21% 1% $71,791 26 -0.39 81 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 13.3% 389 25% 77% 0% 1% 18% 1% $55,282 29 -0.46 53 91% —
Professional 9.7% 284 62% 62% 0% 8% 25% 0% $75,852 68 +0.21 84 97% —
Humanities 5.9% 173 32% 67% 1% 9% 16% 1% $51,813 30 -0.50 44 92% —
Education 4.9% 143 6% 58% 1% 5% 29% 0% $58,653 80 +0.94 61 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.7% 108 30% 62% 1% 1% 29% 0% $50,512 2 -1.75 41 91% —
Computer Science 3.2% 95 82% 58% 3% 7% 27% 0% $77,597 5 -1.09 86 96% —
Arts 1.9% 55 49% 67% 0% 4% 24% 0% $45,644 21 -0.35 28 98% —
Engineering 1.8% 52 81% 69% 4% 2% 19% 2% $76,001 0 -2.77 85 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 22 50% 77% 0% 5% 9% 5% $57,233 2 -1.12 58 100% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $9.3M #77 47% $0.1M — — 21 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.2M #232 3% $0 — — 26 —
Physical Sciences & Math $2.5M #273 0% $0.2M — — — —
Education $1.6M #195 0% $0 19 #218 — —
Business & Economics $1.6M #178 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $1.4M #216 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.3M #297 0% $0.0M — — — —
Engineering $1.0M #275 3% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.5M #264 0% $0 — — — —
Total $22.5M #250 20% $0.2M 19 #387 47 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 128 $8.8M $8.8M $0
Track & Field (combined) 106 $923K $923K $0
Baseball 41 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Basketball 18 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Golf 9 $473K $473K $0
Total 239 $14.5M $14.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 108 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Softball 30 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 27 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 19 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 15 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Beach Volleyball 11 $283K $283K $0
Tennis 8 $617K $617K $0
Golf 6 $453K $453K $0
Total 185 $8.6M $8.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 214 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Football 128 $8.8M $8.8M $0
Baseball 41 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Basketball 33 $5.1M $5.1M $0
Softball 30 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 27 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 19 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 15 $927K $927K $0
Beach Volleyball 11 $283K $283K $0
Tennis 8 $617K $617K $0
Total 424 $34.3M $34.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 52% 52% 52%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 61%
SAT Range 980 – 1160
SAT Math Range 480 – 570
SAT RW Range 500 – 590