Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,725 (69%)
Days Without Precipitation 266 (83%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,275
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 97%
From Region 0%
Athletes 251 (3.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 54%
White 33%
Black 4%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

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
College of Arts and Sciences 737 36% 34% 2% 3% 54% 1% $54,148 2 -0.54 47 92%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 8 — 38% 25% 0% 25% 38% 0% $62,168 44 -0.26 66 — — — — —
Chemistry 7 +2 71% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $109,499 99 +3.66 98 96% — — — —
Geosciences 12 — 50% 58% 0% 0% 33% 0% $66,032 59 +0.09 72 95% — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,922 17 -0.81 69 — — — — —
Physics 7 — 43% 14% 14% 0% 57% 14% $66,027 8 -1.26 72 — — — — —
Biology 67 — 31% 45% 1% 1% 42% 1% $51,096 3 -1.78 40 93% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 73 — 29% 29% 8% 4% 51% 1% $51,096 3 -1.66 40 93% — — — —
Environmental Science 44 — 27% 43% 9% 0% 39% 0% $61,639 69 +0.38 65 91% — — — —
English 25 +1 36% 32% 0% 4% 60% 0% $53,741 60 +0.16 46 91% — — — —
History 21 — 52% 48% 0% 0% 43% 0% $56,834 59 -0.01 55 93% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 107 — 47% 27% 1% 7% 58% 1% $57,007 59 -0.03 55 93% — — — —
Philosophy 3 +3 67% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $49,785 16 -0.88 36 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,910 33 -0.46 44 — — — — —
Communication 42 — 21% 38% 0% 2% 57% 0% $45,070 3 -1.57 23 95% — — — —
Mass Communication 28 +1 68% 21% 0% 4% 71% 4% $45,070 3 -1.57 23 95% — — — —
Political Science 15 — 53% 47% 0% 0% 53% 0% $44,838 1 -2.01 23 78% — — — —
Psychology 130 — 19% 38% 0% 3% 55% 1% $52,575 38 -0.38 43 90% — — — —
Sociology 13 +1 8% 15% 0% 8% 77% 0% $62,886 80 +0.54 67 100% — — — —
Art 26 — 38% 23% 0% 0% 77% 0% $39,243 13 -0.81 11 90% — — — —
Graphic Design 14 — 21% 21% 7% 7% 43% 14% $87,186 98 +2.11 91 — — — — —
Music 19 — 63% 11% 5% 0% 84% 0% $52,232 75 +0.59 43 95% — — — —
Theater 21 — 48% 67% 0% 0% 14% 5% $47,823 82 +0.64 30 97% — — — —
Criminal Justice 52 — 46% 23% 0% 4% 73% 0% $54,596 21 -0.73 49 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 344 46% 44% 3% 4% 43% 1% $62,796 18 -1.04 67 91%
Accounting 60 — 33% 32% 5% 5% 52% 3% $70,453 14 -1.07 78 92% — — — —
Economics 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,746 4 -1.21 72 — — — — —
Finance 47 +1 70% 34% 2% 4% 47% 4% $72,385 8 -0.92 80 95% — — — —
General Business 80 — 55% 51% 2% 2% 41% 0% $49,200 1 -1.48 34 84% — — — —
Management 90 — 41% 43% 4% 3% 44% 0% $61,658 12 -0.83 65 92% — — — —
Management Information Systems 2 — 100% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $58,493 1 -1.94 59 100% — — — —
Marketing 61 — 33% 57% 2% 5% 33% 0% $67,338 18 -0.80 74 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Human Development 153 24% 37% 2% 3% 54% 2% $55,027 3 -0.20 50 97%
Kinesiology 66 — 41% 38% 5% 0% 50% 3% $55,721 26 -0.71 52 97% — — — —
Sport Management 12 — 50% 58% 0% 8% 25% 8% $55,721 30 -0.59 52 97% — — — —
Elementary Education 75 — 4% 33% 0% 4% 61% 0% $54,307 71 +0.30 48 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Computer Science 136 78% 40% 6% 3% 41% 4% $101,985 95 -0.51 97 97%
Civil Engineering 8 — 25% 25% 0% 12% 62% 0% $86,694 17 -0.80 91 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 14 — 93% 50% 7% 14% 29% 0% $108,853 38 -0.39 98 100% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $99,173 16 -0.93 96 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 41 — 85% 44% 2% 2% 37% 7% $93,200 20 -0.75 94 100% — — — —
Business Analytics and Information Systems 11 — 45% 27% 0% 0% 45% 18% $107,293 71 +0.44 98 — — — — —
Computer Science 44 — 80% 36% 11% 0% 48% 0% $116,933 46 -0.23 99 93% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 5 — 100% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $61,927 1 -2.23 65 95% — — — —
Surveying Technology 12 — 92% 50% 8% 0% 25% 0% $91,433 16 -0.80 93 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing and Health Sciences 176 17% 23% 7% 2% 61% 4% $83,221 80 -0.33 89 98%
Clinical Laboratory Science 9 — 22% 33% 22% 0% 22% 0% $74,448 37 -0.29 82 — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — — $56,072 12 -0.85 53 92% — — — —
Nursing 136 — 16% 24% 7% 2% 62% 4% $88,680 42 -0.35 92 98% — — — —
Health Administration 31 — 19% 13% 6% 3% 68% 6% $61,822 47 -0.23 65 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,241
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,122
Est. In-State Cost $13,248
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,617
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 58%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 40%
Transfer-Out Rate 41%

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 25.0% 387 44% 42% 4% 4% 44% 2% $62,499 7 -0.96 66 91% —
Social Sciences 14.7% 228 27% 35% 0% 3% 59% 1% $50,350 11 -0.80 37 91% —
Health Sciences 13.6% 211 24% 29% 7% 1% 56% 3% $77,763 53 -0.46 85 98% —
Humanities 10.2% 157 46% 31% 1% 6% 56% 1% $56,300 59 -0.02 53 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.1% 140 30% 36% 5% 3% 46% 1% $51,096 2 -1.72 40 93% —
Arts 5.2% 80 44% 31% 2% 1% 56% 4% $52,970 56 +0.41 45 93% —
Education 4.9% 75 4% 33% 0% 4% 61% 0% $54,307 54 +0.30 48 — —
Professional 4.5% 69 58% 29% 1% 3% 64% 0% $61,534 34 -0.85 65 96% —
Engineering 4.1% 64 78% 44% 3% 6% 38% 5% $95,904 20 -0.68 95 100% —
Computer Science 3.6% 55 73% 35% 9% 0% 47% 4% $115,005 59 -0.10 99 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.8% 44 27% 43% 9% 0% 39% 0% $61,639 58 +0.38 65 91% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 36 50% 50% 3% 6% 33% 3% $73,507 35 +0.39 81 95% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $23.3M #119 43% $0.5M 3 #201 69 15
Engineering $12.3M #179 31% $0.1M — — — 6
Life & Natural Sciences $2.7M #231 56% $0.0M 2 #219 — —
Computer Science $2.7M #176 73% $0.1M 5 #138 27 —
Agriculture & Food Science $1.8M #134 59% $0 — — — 1
Education $1.3M #212 65% $0 27 #157 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #336 45% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.2M #345 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #374 0% $0 — — — —
Total $45.1M #205 44% $0.6M 37 #295 96 22

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
Track & Field (combined) 75 $687K $687K $0
Baseball 44 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 17 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Tennis 10 $632K $632K $0
Total 100 $4.6M $4.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 57 $749K $749K $0
Soccer 29 $908K $908K $0
Softball 27 $833K $833K $0
Basketball 23 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Volleyball 21 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Beach Volleyball 14 $597K $597K $0
Tennis 9 $651K $651K $0
Golf 5 $377K $377K $0
Total 151 $6.9M $6.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 132 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Baseball 44 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 40 $3.9M $3.9M $0
Soccer 29 $908K $908K $0
Softball 27 $833K $833K $0
Volleyball 21 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Tennis 19 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Beach Volleyball 14 $597K $597K $0
Golf 5 $377K $377K $0
Total 251 $16.9M $16.9M $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 No
Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (non-ED) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 97% 99%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 980 – 1190
SAT Math Range 480 – 590
SAT RW Range 500 – 610