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Texas A & M University, Commerce is a public national university located in Commerce, Texas. Texas A & M University, Commerce is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Texas A & M University, Commerce is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $44,369 10 years after enrolling, 55th in Texas, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Texas A & M University, Commerce bachelor students earn 5% less than the national average. Texas A & M University, Commerce is ranked 25th in Texas.
Texas A & M University, Commerce’s median net annual cost of $13,515 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Texas A & M University, Commerce sorted by number of graduates - Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Health & Fitness, Computer science - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$13,515
Average years to graduate
4.5
Registered Nursing
Rank: #130
Economic score: 1.56
Accounting
Rank: #190
Economic score: 2.26
Music
Rank: #8
Economic score: 2.68
Marketing
Rank: #100
Economic score: 2.77
Computer Systems Analysis
Rank: #47
Economic score: 3.16
Business and Commerce
Rank: #57
Economic score: 3.45
Sociology
Rank: #132
Economic score: 5.16
Psychology
Rank: #480
Economic score: 9.46
Social Work
Rank: #230
Economic score: 10.8
Finance
Rank: #362
Economic score: 300.8
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Texas A & M University, Commerce - Business Administration, Educ. Administration, Accounting, Quantitative methods Mgmt., Curriculum and Instruction, Library Science - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Drama
Rank: #2
Economic score: 0.36
Health & Fitness
Rank: #14
Economic score: 0.41
Social Work
Rank: #16
Economic score: 0.41
Finance
Rank: #19
Economic score: 0.41
Industrial Engr. Tech
Rank: #2
Economic score: 0.44
Marketing
Rank: #16
Economic score: 0.5
Education
Rank: #52
Economic score: 0.54
Educational media design
Rank: #42
Economic score: 0.61
Student Counseling
Rank: #50
Economic score: 0.62
Criminology
Rank: #7
Economic score: 0.77
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 55% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Texas A & M University, Commerce is 2% higher than the state average, and 13% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Texas A & M University, Commerce, Pell Grant recipients represent 40% of the measured graduating class, 5% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Texas A & M University, Commerce graduates within 4.5 years.
Texas A & M University, Commerce is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Texas A & M University, Commerce’s economic mobility score of 24.63 is calculated by adjusting the 2.95 economic score of lower-income students by the 40% pell grant recipients within the student body. Texas A & M University, Commerce’s EMS of 24.63 ranks in the top 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Texas A & M University, Commerce pays $13,515 a year, $10,461 less than the $23,976 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $13,515
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Texas A & M University, Commerce, 88% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $13,515 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 48% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,220. This is 6% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,947
Pell grants
$4,861
State grants
$6,180
Institutional grants
$4,990
Texas A & M University, Commerce offers 27 online bachelor programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Texas A & M University, Commerce offers 17 programs, 3 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
44
Hybrid programs
39
Percentage of programs online
45%
Texas A & M University, Commerce's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 87% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 5,203 applicants, of which 4,509 were admitted and 921 enrolled. Texas A & M University, Commerce doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
76%
83%
Female
63%
59%
First time
39%
59%
In-state
97%
68%
1st generation
42%
35%
White
41%
52%
Black
20%
14%
Hispanic
23%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
14%
12%