Texas A&M - Kingsville

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 50,000

Weather

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

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 300 (7%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,328
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 100%
From Region 0%
Athletes 434 (10.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 78%
White 14%
Black 4%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%
International 1%
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 Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences 202 41% 30% 0% 2% 65% 1% $53,687 2 -0.71 41 96%
Agribusiness 26 — 65% 77% 0% 0% 19% 0% $60,857 16 -1.19 59 — — — — —
Agriculture 24 — 46% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $64,015 60 +0.23 66 100% — — — —
Animal Health Technology 17 — 6% 18% 0% 0% 82% 0% $41,999 4 -1.38 13 100% — — — —
Animal Sciences 62 — 23% 10% 2% 0% 89% 0% $46,499 13 -0.89 22 95% — — — —
Dietetics 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $47,487 3 -1.57 24 89% — — — —
Range and Wildlife Management 24 — 75% 71% 0% 0% 25% 0% $53,902 17 -0.70 42 — — — — —
Kinesiology 46 — 46% 17% 0% 9% 65% 4% $58,549 40 -0.38 54 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 Arts and Sciences 420 37% 11% 0% 5% 81% 1% $55,819 3 -0.49 47 93% 4.8%
Computer Information Systems — — — — — — — — $72,601 7 -1.25 78 — — — — —
Computer Science 27 — 63% 15% 0% 4% 81% 0% $70,687 2 -1.59 76 84% — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 83% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $61,898 11 -0.94 61 — — — — —
Geosciences 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,528 26 -0.50 56 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $61,186 11 -0.91 60 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $64,253 6 -1.39 66 — — — — —
Biology 13 — 23% 8% 0% 8% 85% 0% $60,840 22 -0.65 59 95% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 35 — 37% 11% 0% 3% 86% 0% $60,840 20 -0.78 59 95% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 28 — 0% 25% 0% 0% 71% 0% $59,041 33 -0.40 55 89% — — — —
English 7 — 14% 14% 0% 0% 86% 0% $52,618 56 +0.03 38 90% — — — —
General Studies 122 — 34% 7% 1% 9% 81% 1% $56,088 50 -0.12 47 93% 4.8% — — —
History 10 — 80% 10% 0% 0% 90% 0% $47,769 12 -0.89 25 100% — — — —
Spanish 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,165 29 -0.52 37 — — — — —
Communication 10 — 30% 20% 0% 20% 50% 10% $43,314 2 -1.73 15 90% — — — —
Political Science 10 +1 40% 20% 0% 0% 80% 0% $57,156 10 -1.11 50 — — — — —
Psychology 47 — 15% 13% 2% 4% 72% 4% $53,416 43 -0.25 40 95% — — — —
Social Work 11 — 9% 18% 0% 0% 82% 0% $45,650 11 -0.90 20 100% — — — —
Sociology 3 — 33% 0% 0% 33% 67% 0% $44,803 3 -1.10 18 83% — — — —
Music 29 — 76% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,806 97 +1.51 59 95% — — — —
Studio Art 13 — 54% 23% 0% 0% 69% 0% $46,340 50 -0.05 21 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 27 — 52% 0% 0% 4% 96% 0% $50,946 7 -1.23 33 100% — — — —
Criminology 18 — 33% 11% 0% 11% 78% 0% $43,137 0 -2.31 15 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 Business Administration 76 53% 17% 0% 5% 70% 5% $60,636 12 -1.26 59 94%
Accounting 17 — 47% 18% 0% 0% 76% 6% $66,195 7 -1.35 69 100% — — — —
Business Administration 17 — 71% 18% 0% 12% 59% 6% $56,086 4 -1.12 47 97% — — — —
Finance 10 +1 50% 30% 0% 0% 70% 0% $83,032 29 -0.55 88 84% — — — —
General Business 20 — 50% 20% 0% 5% 70% 0% $53,522 2 -1.25 41 91% — — — —
Marketing 12 — 42% 0% 0% 8% 75% 17% $52,406 1 -1.96 37 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 18 6% 6% 0% 0% 89% 0% $56,526 4 +0.17 48
Education 18 — 6% 6% 0% 0% 89% 0% $56,526 60 +0.17 48 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering 175 78% 14% 1% 3% 69% 11% $92,550 91 -0.67 93 97%
Architectural Engineering 19 — 58% 5% 5% 11% 79% 0% $72,713 0 -2.80 78 100% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 19 — 47% 0% 5% 5% 84% 0% $107,545 64 +0.21 98 95% — — — —
Civil Engineering 39 — 90% 5% 0% 0% 49% 44% $79,964 2 -1.76 85 95% — — — —
Computer Engineering 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $103,751 22 -0.63 97 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 13 — 77% 15% 0% 8% 77% 0% $105,861 26 -0.53 97 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 7 — 43% 14% 0% 0% 86% 0% $82,045 31 -0.46 87 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 6 — 83% 33% 0% 0% 50% 17% $103,120 22 -0.68 97 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 55 — 89% 24% 0% 2% 73% 2% $103,727 77 +0.57 97 98% — — — —
Petroleum Engineering 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $113,273 56 -0.03 98 100% — — — —
Industrial Technology 14 — 79% 21% 0% 7% 71% 0% $75,562 10 -1.09 81 95% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,392
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,390
Est. In-State Cost $13,443
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,432
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 31%

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
Engineering 18.1% 161 78% 13% 1% 3% 69% 12% $94,028 15 -0.64 94 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 17.5% 156 39% 33% 1% 0% 65% 0% $52,254 16 -0.80 37 97% —
Humanities 15.7% 140 36% 8% 1% 8% 82% 1% $55,292 52 -0.17 45 93% 4.8%
Social Sciences 9.1% 81 20% 15% 1% 6% 72% 4% $51,257 15 -0.66 34 95% —
Business & Economics 8.5% 76 53% 17% 0% 5% 70% 5% $60,637 5 -1.26 59 94% —
Health Sciences 8.3% 74 28% 20% 0% 5% 68% 3% $58,735 3 -0.38 54 92% —
Professional 6.6% 59 53% 8% 0% 7% 85% 0% $54,405 9 -1.53 43 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.4% 48 33% 10% 0% 4% 85% 0% $60,840 20 -0.75 59 95% —
Arts 4.7% 42 69% 7% 0% 0% 90% 0% $56,328 71 +1.03 48 95% —
Computer Science 3.0% 27 63% 15% 0% 4% 81% 0% $70,687 2 -1.59 76 84% —
Education 2.0% 18 6% 6% 0% 0% 89% 0% $56,526 70 +0.17 48 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 9 67% 44% 0% 0% 56% 0% $61,292 6 -0.84 60 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $20.7M #58 36% $0.8M 1 #115 20 2
Engineering $4.8M #218 67% $0 1 #216 37 1
Life & Natural Sciences $2.7M #234 65% $0.1M — — — —
Education $0.6M #283 75% $0 20 #203 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #445 24% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.4M #291 89% $0 — — — 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #477 50% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $29.7M #232 45% $0.9M 22 #370 57 4

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 D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 158 $3.0M $2.4M $591K
Track & Field (combined) 124 $577K $902K -$325K
Baseball 39 $605K $724K -$119K
Basketball 17 $556K $702K -$146K
Total 280 $4.8M $4.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 76 $311K $755K -$444K
Other Sports 34 $1.6M $167K $1.4M
Softball 33 $374K $569K -$195K
Volleyball 18 $320K $519K -$198K
Beach Volleyball 17 $206K $300K -$93K
Basketball 12 $377K $596K -$219K
Tennis 10 $162K $354K -$192K
Golf 7 $182K $278K -$96K
Total 154 $3.5M $3.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 200 $888K $1.7M -$769K
Football 158 $3.0M $2.4M $591K
Baseball 39 $605K $724K -$119K
Other Sports 34 $1.6M $167K $1.4M
Softball 33 $374K $569K -$195K
Basketball 29 $933K $1.3M -$365K
Volleyball 18 $320K $519K -$198K
Beach Volleyball 17 $206K $300K -$93K
Tennis 10 $162K $354K -$192K
Golf 7 $182K $278K -$96K
Total 434 $8.7M $8.7M $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 91%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 91% 91%

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