West Texas A & M University
Canyon, Texas · Public · 6,917 undergraduates · wtamu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
99%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
950 to 1150
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$28,060Est.Estimate
$43,770 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at West 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
99% 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
$43,770
a year in 2027-28, from a $43,770 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1050
Send your score
About 30% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 920, 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.
- CLT (47) accepted as one admission criterion alongside 21 ACT / 1060 SAT
Source: Admissions Frequently Asked Questions · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Aug1Other deadline · August 1, 2027
Who gets in
99%
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. 46% of them sent SAT scores and 31% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 950 to 1150
Reading and Writing 480 to 590
Math 470 to 570
ACT composite 18 to 23
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16001%
- 1200 to 139915%
- 1000 to 119945%
- 800 to 99935%
- 600 to 7993.9%
- 400 to 5990.7%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.61
- 4.015%
- 3.75 to 3.9925%
- 3.50 to 3.7422%
- 3.25 to 3.4917%
- 3.00 to 3.2412%
- 2.50 to 2.997%
- Below 2.501%
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
$28,060
a year, in state
$43,770
a year, out of state (tuition $22,580)
- Tuition (in state)$6,870
- Fees$3,080
- Food and housing$11,420
- Books and supplies$1,650
- Transportation and other$5,040
West Texas A & M University published $27,263 in state for 2026-27. 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$16,503
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,009
- $48,001 to $75,000$16,620
- $75,001 to $110,000$18,867
- Over $110,000$22,221
Financial aid
64%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$11,056
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
41%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $2,718 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 deadline: 2/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
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
34 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
33 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $690Est.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 1316 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1316 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | HIST 4392 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL 1406 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 1406, 1407 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 2412, 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MATH 2413, 2414 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHEM 1411 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 1411, 1412 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC 2000 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CIDM 1315 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CS 1315, 2315 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS 1301 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1316 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGL 1301, 1302 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGL 1301, 1302 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENVR 1000 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 2311 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 1411 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FREN 1411, 1412 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM 1411 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GERM 1411, 1412 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1302 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JAPN 1411 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JAPN 1411, 1412 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2301 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2302 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSI 1311 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 5 | MUSI 1311, 1312 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | PHYS 1401, 1402 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | PHYS 2425, 2426 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PHYS 2425, 2426 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | PHYS 2425, 2426 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 2301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 1411, 1412 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 5 | SPAM 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 1411, 1412 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 5 | SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | CIDM 2342 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC 2305 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1301, 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 2321 or 2322 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
51%
Come back for a second year
70%
Typical earnings
$55,024
a year, 10 years after starting here
- West Texas A & M University$50,729
- All colleges$57,284
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 29 majors here have earnings data.
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