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San Antonio, TX · Public · 6,599 undergraduates · urban

Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Less selective

A&M-San Antonio is a newer regional university with a particularly practical focus on cybersecurity, computing, business, and workforce needs in south San Antonio.

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Institutional profile

Established Strong in affordability, and solid in mobility.
Academic Emerging Affordability Strong Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Emerging
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Strong
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Emerging
Admission
92% admitted

7,773 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
63.7%

$54,338 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Texas A&M University-San Antonio apart

Academic design

Cybersecurity, computer science, cyber engineering technology, business, education, and sciences are prominent.

Campus pattern

The developing campus serves San Antonio's rapidly growing south side.

Career & value signal

Cyber, defense, government, logistics, and technology employers create relevant local pathways.

Can I get in?

92% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

7,773

About 92 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 92%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%850–1070
7001220
ACT middle 50%15–21
1125

Of admitted students, 39% submitted an SAT, and 6% submitted an ACT. The ACT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.

Academic benchmarkLess selective

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Texas A&M University-San Antonio, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Texas A&M University-San Antonio 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  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Cybersecurity, computer science, cyber engineering technology, business, education, and sciences are prominent.

02

Make institutional fit specific

A&M-San Antonio is a newer regional university with a particularly practical focus on cybersecurity, computing, business, and workforce needs in south San Antonio.

03

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.

Regular DecisionNov 1
Application routeInstitution application

$30 application fee

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.

Published annual cost$26,284
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$11,000
Affordability profileStrong

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.

Texas A&M University-San Antonio publishes two merit awards. All of them renew past the first year.

Reviewed with admission Merit scholarship

Open across the university · Merit · Renews · Has a dated deadline

Reviewed with admission Merit scholarship

Open across the university · Merit and financial need · Renews · Has a dated deadline

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These two awards, by name

What each one is called, what it pays, what it asks of you, and the dates two of them close - which is usually earlier than the application for admission.

  • The name of each award 
  • What it pays 
  • The grades and scores it asks for 
  • The deadline 
  • What to send, and where 
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Average annual cost by household income at Texas A&M University-San Antonio

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+ 
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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.

Complete within 8 years63.7%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one64.4%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$54,338

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.

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Recent graduates288
Median earnings$54,006

Criminology

Recent graduates129
Median earnings

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates124
Median earnings$63,786

Admits separately

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Recent graduates104
Median earnings$55,218

Biology, General

Recent graduates85
Median earnings$45,920

What is campus life like?

Texas A&M University-San Antonio beyond the classroom

The developing campus serves San Antonio's rapidly growing south side.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Cybersecurity, computer science, cyber engineering technology, business, education, and sciences are prominent.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The developing campus serves San Antonio's rapidly growing south side.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Cyber, defense, government, logistics, and technology employers create relevant local pathways.

6,599 undergraduatesSouthwesturban settingCampus housing available