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Texas A&M International University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Laredo, TX
Population 260,000
Website http://www.tamiu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,502
Men / Women 40% / 60%
Hispanic 88%
White 5%
International 5%
Asian 1%
Black 1%
Native American 0%
Mixed 0%
From State 97%
From Region 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 35%
Health Sciences 20%
Business & Economics 18%
Education 11%
Life & Natural Sciences 9%
Engineering 3%
Arts 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,894
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,454
Est. In-State Cost $10,212
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,166
10-Year ROI $193,000
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 27%
6-Year Graduation Rate 46%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Weather

Comfortable Days 60 (5% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 293 (92% 🏖️)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 54%
Yield (Unbound) 36%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $2M #237
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #328
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #410
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #575
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Name University College Honors Program
Students 200 (3%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 920 – 1060
SAT Math Range 420 – 530
SAT RW Range 470 – 560
ACT Range 16 – 22

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 653 33% / 67% 5% $50,510 92%
Chemistry 6 — 33% / 67% 17% $55,343 62 —
Mathematics 20 — 35% / 65% 10% $57,950 67 100%
Biology 125 — 30% / 70% 4% $60,601 72 93%
Communication 44 — 34% / 66% 11% $46,443 39 91%
Criminal Justice 166 +6 46% / 54% 2% $50,535 51 91%
English 33 +2 15% / 85% 9% $44,097 32 97%
History 24 +1 50% / 50% 4% $51,026 52 85%
Political Science 32 +5 34% / 66% 9% $52,216 55 88%
Psychology 155 +13 22% / 78% 3% $45,297 35 92%
Sociology 16 +2 25% / 75% 12% $37,594 15 94%
Spanish 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $44,652 33 85%
Music 8 +1 75% / 25% 0% $51,813 54 96%
Studio Art 14 — 14% / 86% 0% $46,451 39 86%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business Administration 242 49% / 51% 6% $46,662 92%
Accounting 46 — 52% / 48% 2% $48,932 46 92%
Business Administration 184 — 48% / 52% 7% $45,775 37 92%
Finance — — — — $57,805 67 —
Management Information Systems 12 — 58% / 42% 17% $51,577 53 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 155 6% / 94% 1% $57,631 92%
Elementary Education 155 — 6% / 94% 1% $57,631 67 92%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 44 89% / 11% 9% $65,903 98%
Computer Engineering 15 — 93% / 7% 13% $76,944 89 —
Petroleum Engineering 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $77,341 89 —
Systems Engineering (General) 27 — 85% / 15% 7% $58,923 69 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences 268 24% / 76% 4% $64,237 98%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 42 — 2% / 98% 0% $53,002 57 —
Exercise Science 81 — 44% / 56% 9% $40,337 21 96%
Nursing 119 — 20% / 80% 2% $87,167 95 100%
Public Health 26 — 8% / 92% 4% $51,896 54 —

Rankings

My Tribe

Abuela-Approved Most Hispanics
\"Oficial\" Language is Spanish