Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas · Public · 12,673 undergraduates · tarleton.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
54%
of 21,840 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
960 to 1150
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$29,060Est.Estimate
$42,270 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Tarleton State 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
54% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$42,270
a year in 2027-28, from a $42,270 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1050
Send your score
About 47% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 930, 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.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- CLT accepted
Source: First Time in College Requirements | Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Aug1Regular Decision · August 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
54%
of applicants were admitted: 11,763 of 21,840 for fall 2025.
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. 15% of them sent SAT scores and 49% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 960 to 1150
Reading and Writing 490 to 590
Math 460 to 570
ACT composite 19 to 24
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000.5%
- 1200 to 139915%
- 1000 to 119950%
- 800 to 99932%
- 600 to 7992.5%
- 400 to 5990.2%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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
$29,060
a year, in state
$42,270
a year, out of state (tuition $19,560)
- Tuition (in state)$6,350
- Fees$4,430
- Food and housing$12,360
- Books and supplies$1,650
- Transportation and other$4,270
Tarleton State University published $27,453 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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$16,034
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,045
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,645
- $75,001 to $110,000$22,062
- Over $110,000$24,078
Financial aid
62%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$12,992
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
0%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need
- 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: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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
22 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $640Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 2413 & 2414 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 8 | MATH 2413 & 2414 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1411 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1411 & 1412 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | BCIS 1305 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2320 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | GEOL 1407 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIST 2321 & 2322 |
| French Language and Culture | 2 | 4 | FREN 1411 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FREN 1411,1412 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | FREN 1411, 1412,& 2311 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | FREN 1411, 1412, 2311, & 2312 |
| German Language and Culture | 2 | 4 | GERM 1411 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GERM 1411, 1412 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | GERM 1411, 1412, 2311 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | GERM 1411, 1412, 2311, & 2312 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2301 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2302 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 1311 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYSICS 1401 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYSICS 1402 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2425 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | Math 2412 or Math 1316 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 2301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 2 | 4 | SPAN 1411 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 1411, 1412 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | SPAN 1411, 1412,& 2311 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311, & 2312 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1342 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | GOVT 2305 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1301 & 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 2321 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST 2321 & 2322 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
49%
Come back for a second year
70%
Typical earnings
$56,673
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Tarleton State University$55,607
- All colleges$57,284
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 26 majors here have earnings data.
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