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West Texas A&M University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Canyon, TX
Population 240,000
Website http://www.wtamu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,771
Men / Women 42% / 58%
White 53%
Hispanic 35%
Black 5%
Asian 3%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%
From State 87%
From Region 5%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 27%
Business & Economics 24%
Health Sciences 18%
Life & Natural Sciences 14%
Arts 6%
Engineering 4%
Education 3%
Professional 2%
Computer Science 1%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,101
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $10,996
Est. In-State Cost $11,773
Est. Out-of-State Cost $14,224
10-Year ROI $135,000
ROI Percentile 43th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 97%
Yield (Unbound) 32%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $9M #254
Engineering, Computing & Math $2M #280
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #527
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 16 #408
Life & Natural Sciences 1 #561

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 80%
SAT Range 990 – 1130
SAT Math Range 470 – 580
SAT RW Range 480 – 590
ACT Range 18 – 23

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 Agriculture and Natural Sciences 323 35% / 65% 2% $52,416 89%
Chemistry 13 +3 38% / 62% 8% $58,298 74 —
Physics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $65,174 82 —
Agriculture 33 — 33% / 67% 0% $59,749 76 100%
Agronomy and Crop Science 73 — 36% / 64% 3% $53,555 65 —
Biology 66 — 26% / 74% 2% $50,767 59 90%
Environmental Science 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $49,556 56 —
Equestrian/Equine Studies 20 — 15% / 85% 0% $42,544 37 91%
Wildlife Biology 25 — 44% / 56% 0% $44,317 42 —
Agribusiness 45 — 58% / 42% 2% $54,781 67 82%
Agricultural Business and Management 21 — 43% / 57% 0% $54,781 67 82%
Agricultural Communication 18 — 11% / 89% 0% $50,270 58 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 460 32% / 68% 1% $48,418 94%
Mathematics 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $58,390 74 —
Broadcast Journalism 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,821 43 —
Communication Studies 20 — 30% / 70% 0% $43,473 40 100%
Criminal Justice 31 — 45% / 55% 0% $46,118 47 94%
English 16 — 31% / 69% 0% $43,924 41 96%
General Studies 175 — 27% / 73% 1% $49,345 56 94%
History 11 — 64% / 36% 0% $46,563 49 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 82 — 26% / 74% 0% $49,680 57 95%
Political Science 8 — 62% / 38% 0% $55,424 69 —
Psychology 37 — 16% / 84% 0% $43,219 39 96%
Public Administration 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $80,893 93 100%
Public Relations and Advertising 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,179 48 100%
Social Sciences 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $46,997 50 —
Social Work 21 — 10% / 90% 0% $46,654 49 92%
Sociology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,238 48 —
Spanish 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,086 53 —
Digital Media 22 — 55% / 45% 9% $44,812 43 88%
Emergency Management 17 — 76% / 24% 0% $57,286 72 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Social Sciences 112 36% / 64% 2% $53,645 96%
Kinesiology 71 — 54% / 46% 3% $54,378 67 96%
Education 41 — 5% / 95% 0% $52,377 63 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Computer Science 98 84% / 16% 1% $90,387 99%
Civil Engineering 14 — 64% / 36% 0% $81,916 94 —
Electrical Engineering 10 — 90% / 10% 0% $93,100 97 —
Environmental Engineering 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $75,500 90 —
Mechanical Engineering 42 — 95% / 5% 0% $89,635 97 98%
Computer Science 17 — 88% / 12% 6% $110,873 99 100%
Engineering Technologies 12 — 75% / 25% 0% $75,343 90 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing and Health Sciences 227 14% / 86% 0% $69,048 94%
Athletic Training 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,762 67 —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 17 — 6% / 94% 0% $52,658 63 —
Health Sciences 87 — 16% / 84% 0% $47,706 52 89%
Nursing 121 — 13% / 87% 0% $86,932 96 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business 328 48% / 52% 2% $61,498 94%
Accounting 33 +7 45% / 55% 6% $62,003 79 95%
Business Administration 69 — 35% / 65% 1% $56,472 71 100%
Economics 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $63,526 81 —
Finance 52 +4 54% / 46% 2% $53,333 65 100%
General Business 90 +1 47% / 53% 2% $65,668 83 91%
Management Information Systems 38 — 82% / 18% 0% $74,184 90 84%
Marketing 35 +1 31% / 69% 0% $57,929 73 92%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities 78 35% / 65% 1% $45,906 92%
Dance 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $40,634 31 —
Fine Arts 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $40,745 31 —
Graphic Design 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $47,587 51 —
Music 14 — 43% / 57% 7% $51,184 60 94%
Music Teacher Education 21 — 48% / 52% 0% $50,363 58 —
Musical Theatre 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $40,814 32 90%
Studio Art 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $40,703 31 —
Theatre 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $40,814 32 90%