East Texas A&M University
Commerce, Texas · Public · 9,912 undergraduates · etamu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
92%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
910 to 1140
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$27,110Est.Estimate
$40,150 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at East Texas A&M University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
92% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$40,150
a year in 2027-28, from a $40,150 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1025
Send your score
About 50% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 910, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Steps to Apply for Freshman | East Texas A&M University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
92%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 43% of them sent SAT scores and 8.4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 910 to 1140
Reading and Writing 470 to 580
Math 440 to 560
ACT composite 19 to 25
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000.6%
- 1200 to 139915%
- 1000 to 119941%
- 800 to 99934%
- 600 to 7998%
- 400 to 5990.8%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.24
- 4.03.2%
- 3.75 to 3.9915%
- 3.50 to 3.7420%
- 3.25 to 3.4916%
- 3.00 to 3.2414%
- 2.50 to 2.9921%
- Below 2.509.9%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$27,110
a year, in state
$40,150
a year, out of state (tuition $18,110)
- Tuition (in state)$5,070
- Fees$5,540
- Food and housing$11,590
- Books and supplies$1,310
- Transportation and other$3,600
East Texas A&M University published $25,614 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,870
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,912
- $48,001 to $75,000$12,251
- $75,001 to $110,000$16,922
- Over $110,000$22,193
Financial aid
67%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$12,911
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
3.5%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $1,976 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
26 of 26
Earn credit with a score of 3
24 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $510Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1311 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1312 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 1303 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BSC 1406 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 6 | MATH 1314 & 2312 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 10 | Math 1314, 2312, & 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 10 | MATH 1314, 2312 & 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 14 | MATH 1314, 2312, 2413, & 2414 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHEM 1305 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 1311 & 1111 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 1311, 1111, & 1312, 1112 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 11 | COSC 1301, 1436, & 1437 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 14 | COSC 1301, 1436, 1437, & 2336 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1316 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 1301 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENG 1301 & 1302 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 1301 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENG 1301 & 1302 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENVS 1301 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FRE 1311 & 1312 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | FRE 1311, 1312, 2311 & 2312 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 2301 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 2302 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1401 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1402 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2426 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHSY 2425 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 2301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPA 1311 & 1312 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPA 1311, 1312, 2311, & 2312 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1342 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSCI 2305 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1301 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1301 & 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 265 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
41%
Come back for a second year
57%
Typical earnings
$52,631
a year, 10 years after starting here
- East Texas A&M University$54,654
- All colleges$57,284
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 24 majors here have earnings data.
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