Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, Texas · Public · 4,748 undergraduates · tamuk.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
91%
of 8,846 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
890 to 1080
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$27,490Est.Estimate
$41,940 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Texas A&M University-Kingsville
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
91% 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
$41,940
a year in 2027-28, from a $41,940 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 990
Send your score
About 66% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 880, 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: Your path to Texas A&M-Kingsville · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
91%
of applicants were admitted: 8,043 of 8,846 for fall 2024.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 27% of them sent SAT scores and 9% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 890 to 1080
Reading and Writing 460 to 550
Math 420 to 540
ACT composite 16 to 22
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16001%
- 1200 to 13996%
- 1000 to 119940%
- 800 to 99945%
- 600 to 7998%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.43
- 4.023%
- 3.75 to 3.9912%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2412%
- 2.50 to 2.9913%
- Below 2.506%
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
$27,490
a year, in state
$41,940
a year, out of state (tuition $20,050)
- Tuition (in state)$5,600
- Fees$5,180
- Food and housing$11,790
- Books and supplies$1,300
- Transportation and other$3,620
Texas A&M University-Kingsville published $25,227 in state for 2024-25. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
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$11,387
- $30,001 to $48,000$11,288
- $48,001 to $75,000$12,131
- $75,001 to $110,000$15,978
- Over $110,000$21,587
Financial aid
66%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$9,757
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
15%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $2,341 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: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
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
22 of 22
Earn credit with a score of 3
22 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $560Est.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 | ARTS 1311 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1312 |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303, ARTS 1304 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1306/BIOL 1106 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 1307/BIOL 1107 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 2414 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHEM 1311 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 6 | CHEM 1311, 1312 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1316 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 1302 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 1311 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FREN 1312 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | FREN 2311, FREN 2312 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2301 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2302 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 8 | MUSI 1316, MUSI 1317, MUSI 1116, MUSI 1117 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | PHYS 1301 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | PHYS 1302 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PHYS 2326 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | PHYS 2325 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 2301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 1313 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 1314 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | SPAN 2311 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 1342 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 2301 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1301, HIST 1302 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
45%
Come back for a second year
65%
Typical earnings
$55,340
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville$54,891
- All colleges$57,284
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 21 majors here have earnings data.
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