West Texas A&M

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 240,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 3,300 (96% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 293 (91% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,787
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 87%
From Region 5%
Athletes 432 (8.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 50%
Hispanic 35%
Black 4%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%

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 and Natural Sciences 296 36% 66% 3% 1% 23% 0% $47,769 1 -1.61 41 90%
Chemistry 10 — 30% 50% 10% 0% 40% 0% $53,892 2 -1.71 57 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,821 3 -1.64 71 — — — — —
Biology 51 +2 31% 35% 10% 6% 37% 0% $55,630 8 -1.26 61 91% — — — —
Agribusiness 42 — 50% 74% 0% 0% 19% 0% $56,024 3 -1.62 62 82% — — — —
Agricultural Business and Management 22 — 59% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,024 3 -1.62 62 82% — — — —
Agriculture 26 — 27% 77% 0% 0% 15% 0% $48,372 8 -1.21 43 94% — — — —
Agronomy and Crop Science 15 — 73% 60% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,014 15 -0.78 55 — — — — —
Animal Sciences 81 — 25% 68% 1% 0% 25% 1% $34,457 0 -2.20 10 91% — — — —
Environmental Science 7 — 57% 57% 14% 14% 14% 0% $52,097 19 -0.82 53 — — — — —
Equestrian/Equine Studies 11 — 0% 73% 0% 0% 9% 0% $36,562 2 -1.97 14 100% — — — —
Wildlife Biology 13 — 77% 77% 0% 0% 15% 0% $48,675 21 -0.66 44 — — — — —
Agricultural Communication 17 — 6% 76% 0% 0% 18% 0% $51,410 3 -1.85 51 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 Arts and Sciences 440 33% 49% 3% 6% 35% 1% $53,169 2 -0.58 56 94% 6.2%
Mathematics 7 +1 43% 29% 14% 0% 43% 0% $55,949 3 -1.11 62 — — — — —
English 10 — 20% 60% 0% 10% 20% 0% $51,937 52 -0.06 52 95% — — — —
General Studies 137 — 27% 52% 1% 7% 34% 0% $51,378 22 -0.57 51 92% 6.2% — — —
History 10 — 80% 40% 0% 10% 50% 0% $51,060 28 -0.57 50 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 73 — 37% 51% 1% 7% 36% 0% $52,159 27 -0.49 53 96% — — — —
Spanish 5 — 20% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $50,658 23 -0.66 49 — — — — —
Broadcast Journalism — — — — — — — — $51,739 9 -1.18 52 — — — — —
Communication Studies 16 — 12% 81% 0% 0% 19% 0% $48,191 7 -1.28 43 95% — — — —
Political Science 13 — 62% 38% 15% 0% 31% 0% $60,799 19 -0.84 71 — — — — —
Psychology 52 — 13% 42% 4% 4% 46% 2% $51,870 33 -0.48 52 90% — — — —
Public Administration — — — — — — — — $85,864 89 +1.00 93 100% — — — —
Public Relations and Advertising 8 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $60,461 18 -1.02 70 91% — — — —
Social Sciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,349 24 -0.59 48 — — — — —
Social Work 28 — 18% 46% 4% 11% 39% 0% $47,819 15 -0.64 42 95% — — — —
Sociology 6 — 50% 50% 0% 17% 17% 17% $48,758 16 -0.74 44 — — — — —
Digital Media 17 — 47% 47% 12% 6% 24% 6% $53,323 52 -0.16 56 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 26 — 35% 23% 8% 4% 54% 0% $54,626 21 -0.73 59 97% — — — —
Emergency Management 31 — 84% 55% 0% 6% 19% 0% $68,465 32 -0.50 80 — — — — —
⇅ 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 Social Sciences 98 38% 47% 0% 5% 38% 1% $52,552 2 -0.73 54 97%
Kinesiology 54 — 61% 50% 0% 9% 28% 0% $51,554 10 -1.19 51 97% — — — —
Education 44 — 9% 43% 0% 0% 50% 2% $53,779 45 -0.15 57 — — — — —
⇅ 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 93 80% 44% 6% 3% 41% 2% $104,157 95 -0.36 98 98%
Civil Engineering 12 — 58% 8% 25% 17% 42% 0% $77,810 2 -2.07 88 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 11 — 82% 55% 0% 0% 45% 0% $114,128 54 -0.14 99 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $83,832 39 -0.22 91 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 36 — 81% 47% 0% 0% 44% 3% $97,010 41 -0.28 97 96% — — — —
Computer Science 23 — 91% 52% 9% 0% 35% 4% $133,021 70 +0.24 100 100% — — — —
Engineering Technologies 9 — 78% 44% 0% 11% 44% 0% $86,446 33 -0.19 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 223 15% 44% 2% 6% 40% 0% $75,309 58 -0.48 86 94% 3.2%
Athletic Training 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $67,228 42 -0.20 79 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 22 — 5% 45% 0% 9% 41% 0% $57,330 24 -0.62 64 87% — — — —
Health Sciences 74 — 24% 39% 4% 7% 43% 0% $58,019 18 -0.72 66 94% — — — —
Nursing 124 — 11% 48% 2% 5% 37% 0% $89,014 43 -0.32 94 96% 3.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business 326 48% 50% 3% 3% 35% 3% $70,216 45 -0.71 82 95% 5.5%
Accounting 26 +2 31% 50% 0% 0% 35% 8% $69,885 13 -1.11 82 90% — — — —
Business Administration 76 — 34% 41% 3% 3% 43% 1% $76,795 64 -0.04 87 91% 5.1% — — —
Economics 14 +3 71% 71% 0% 0% 21% 7% $71,081 11 -1.01 83 — — — — —
Finance 41 +4 66% 63% 5% 7% 12% 0% $62,551 2 -1.26 73 94% 5.5% — — —
General Business 81 — 46% 49% 0% 0% 40% 5% $68,993 35 -0.45 81 96% 5.3% — — —
Management Information Systems 42 — 71% 52% 5% 7% 31% 0% $81,502 30 -0.63 90 100% — — — —
Marketing 46 +1 39% 43% 7% 4% 39% 4% $57,956 4 -1.53 66 96% 6.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities 91 38% 51% 2% 2% 37% 0% $48,810 1 +0.16 44 100%
Dance 7 — 14% 43% 0% 14% 29% 0% $45,293 68 +0.30 35 — — — — —
Fine Arts — — — — — — — — $44,655 39 -0.23 33 — — — — —
Graphic Design 16 — 38% 56% 0% 0% 38% 0% $47,675 15 -0.96 41 — — — — —
Music 19 — 42% 63% 11% 0% 21% 0% $54,553 86 +0.84 59 100% — — — —
Music Teacher Education 14 — 57% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $52,534 77 +0.62 54 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 6 — 33% 33% 0% 17% 33% 0% $45,712 45 -0.11 36 100% — — — —
Studio Art 12 — 8% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $44,878 41 -0.21 33 — — — — —
Theatre 17 — 53% 41% 0% 0% 41% 0% $45,712 70 +0.35 36 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,561
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $11,698
Est. In-State Cost $12,368
Est. Out-of-State Cost $15,133
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

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 20.8% 326 48% 50% 3% 3% 35% 3% $70,217 26 -0.71 82 95% 5.5%
Health Sciences 17.7% 277 24% 45% 2% 6% 38% 0% $70,679 22 -0.62 82 95% 3.2%
Humanities 15.0% 235 32% 50% 1% 7% 36% 0% $51,616 29 -0.53 52 93% 6.2%
Agriculture & Food Science 13.8% 217 40% 72% 1% 0% 19% 0% $45,295 2 -1.66 35 89% —
Social Sciences 9.0% 141 19% 54% 4% 4% 34% 1% $51,760 17 -0.85 52 93% —
Arts 6.9% 108 40% 50% 4% 3% 35% 1% $49,521 40 +0.11 46 100% —
Professional 4.2% 66 64% 41% 3% 6% 36% 0% $65,465 46 -0.55 77 97% —
Engineering 3.9% 61 75% 41% 7% 3% 43% 2% $95,888 20 -0.60 96 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 51 31% 35% 10% 6% 37% 0% $55,630 7 -1.26 61 91% —
Education 2.8% 44 9% 43% 0% 0% 50% 2% $53,779 51 -0.15 57 — —
Computer Science 1.5% 23 91% 52% 9% 0% 35% 4% $133,021 79 +0.24 100 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 18 39% 44% 11% 0% 39% 0% $55,077 1 -1.47 60 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $8.6M #79 7% $0.1M 1 #115 8 —
Engineering $1.5M #259 37% $0.5M — — — —
Computer Science $0.4M #281 74% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #500 85% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #491 0% $0.2M — — — —
Education $0.0M #421 100% $0 16 #251 — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Total $11.0M #301 15% $0.8M 17 #410 8 —

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 138 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Track & Field (combined) 94 $987K $987K $0
Soccer 49 $515K $515K $0
Baseball 44 $621K $621K $0
Basketball 15 $848K $848K $0
Golf 10 $305K $305K $0
Total 297 $5.4M $5.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 96 $919K $919K $0
Soccer 31 $446K $446K $0
Softball 19 $549K $549K $0
Volleyball 17 $592K $592K $0
Basketball 16 $746K $746K $0
Golf 7 $351K $351K $0
Total 135 $3.6M $3.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 190 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Football 138 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Soccer 80 $961K $961K $0
Baseball 44 $621K $621K $0
Basketball 31 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Softball 19 $549K $549K $0
Golf 17 $657K $657K $0
Volleyball 17 $592K $592K $0
Total 432 $12.4M $12.4M $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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 59%
Yield (non-ED) 32%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 59% 59% 59%

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
Submitted Test Scores 80%
SAT Range 950 – 1170
SAT Math Range 470 – 580
SAT RW Range 480 – 590