How hard is TAMU to get into?
Texas A & M University-College Station (TAMU) acceptance rate is 63.25% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 50,832 students applied and 32,149 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into TAMU.
TAMU's acceptance rate places 15th out of 77 Texas colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 1260 and the ACT score is 28 at TAMU. TAMU's SAT score is 9th highest among 59 Texas colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
To apply to TAMU, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is required to be considered. In addition, english proficiency test score is also required to submit.
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, TAMU's acceptance rate is 63.25% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 42.78%. 25,118 men and 25,714 women applied to TAMU and 15,946 men and 16,203 women students were accepted.
Among them, 7,024 men and 6,729 women were enrolled in TAMU (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 11,070 students (80% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,684 students (20%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at TAMU.
The median SAT score is 1,260 with 630 SAT EBRW and 630 SAT Math median scores. The 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 680 and the 25th percentile is 570. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 700 and 25th percentile is 570 .
The median ACT composite score is 28 with 75th percentile score of 31 and 25th percentile score of 25 at TAMU. The median ACT math score is 26 and the ACT English score is 27.
How competitive is TAMU's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at Texas A & M University-College Station are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,255, ACT: 27 - public research university with very high research activity).
The institutional SAT code for TAMU is 6003 and 4-digt code ACT code is 4198.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2023-24, total 13,753 first-year students enrolled in TAMU. The proportion of full-time students is 87.65% and part-time students is 12.35%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 51.07% and women students is 48.93%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at TAMU.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), SAT / ACT, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is reqired to be considered in admission process at TAMU. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Texas A & M University-College Station.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The application fee is $75 for applying undergraduate schools and $65 for for applying graduate schools at Texas A & M University-College Station. The following table provides general admission information for applying to TAMU.