Stephenville, TX · Public · 12,673 undergraduates · town
Tarleton State University
Less selective
Tarleton is a Texas regional public university with strong applied ties to agriculture, business, nursing, education, engineering technology, and rural professions.
Institutional profile
Established Solid in student experience, and steady in career outcomes.- Admission
- 94.2% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 59.2%
8,746 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$53,040 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Tarleton State University apart
Academic design
Agriculture, animal science, business, education, nursing, engineering technology, and criminal justice align closely with regional workforce needs.
Campus pattern
Stephenville provides a strongly campus-centered setting southwest of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
Career & value signal
Useful connections to agriculture, rural healthcare, education, public safety, and Texas business.
Can I get in?
94.2% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
8,746About 94 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 48% submitted an SAT, and 18% submitted an ACT. The ACT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Tarleton State University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Tarleton State University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Agriculture, animal science, business, education, nursing, engineering technology, and criminal justice align closely with regional workforce needs.
Make institutional fit specific
Tarleton is a Texas regional public university with strong applied ties to agriculture, business, nursing, education, engineering technology, and rural professions.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Tarleton State University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Business/Commerce, General
Admits separately
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Psychology, General
Criminal Justice and Corrections
What is campus life like?
Tarleton State University beyond the classroom
Stephenville provides a strongly campus-centered setting southwest of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
A defining academic feature
Agriculture, animal science, business, education, nursing, engineering technology, and criminal justice align closely with regional workforce needs.
What shapes an ordinary week
Stephenville provides a strongly campus-centered setting southwest of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
Where the degree can lead
Useful connections to agriculture, rural healthcare, education, public safety, and Texas business.