Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Kingsville, TX
Population 50,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 60 (5% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 293 (92% 🏖️)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 300 (7%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,328
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 100%
From Region 0%
Athletes 13.1%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 78%
White 14%
Black 4%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences 202 41% / 59% 1% $56,815 58 97%
Agribusiness 26 65% / 35% 0% $58,921 63
Agriculture 24 46% / 54% 0% $60,119 65 90%
Animal Health Technology 17 6% / 94% 0% $42,000 17 100%
Animal Sciences 62 23% / 77% 0% $61,696 68 100%
Dietetics 3 0% / 100% 0% $42,946 19 100%
Range and Wildlife Management 24 75% / 25% 0% $54,899 53
Kinesiology 46 46% / 54% 4% $54,705 53 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 420 37% / 63% 1% $54,823 53 91%
Computer Information Systems $75,117 85
Computer Science 27 63% / 37% 0% $70,689 81 84%
Chemistry 6 83% / 17% 0% $60,034 65
Geosciences 2 50% / 50% 0% $55,892 56
Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0% $60,510 66
Physics $61,883 69
Biology 13 23% / 77% 0% $56,580 58 90%
Biomedical Sciences 35 37% / 63% 0% $56,580 58 90%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 28 0% / 100% 0% $58,003 61 88%
Communication 10 30% / 70% 10% $43,315 20 90%
English 7 14% / 86% 0% $52,619 47 90%
General Studies 121 34% / 66% 1% $54,306 52
History 10 80% / 20% 0% $57,948 61 93%
Multidisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $56,547 57 93%
Political Science 10 +1 40% / 60% 0% $54,151 51
Psychology 47 15% / 85% 4% $48,495 35 88%
Social Work 11 9% / 91% 0% $50,579 41
Sociology 3 33% / 67% 0% $44,803 24 83%
Spanish 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,762 45
Music 29 76% / 24% 0% $62,745 70 100%
Studio Art 13 54% / 46% 0% $47,626 32
Criminal Justice 27 52% / 48% 0% $50,947 42 100%
Criminology 18 33% / 67% 0% $47,710 32 91%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business Administration 76 53% / 47% 5% $60,146 65 92%
Accounting 17 47% / 53% 6% $60,105 65 96%
Business Administration 17 71% / 29% 6% $59,982 65 93%
Finance 10 +1 50% / 50% 0% $83,032 91 84%
General Business 20 50% / 50% 0% $53,522 50 91%
Marketing 12 42% / 58% 17% $52,406 46 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 18 6% / 94% 0% $55,783 56
Education 18 6% / 94% 0% $55,783 56
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering 175 78% / 22% 11% $87,068 93 95%
Architectural Engineering 19 58% / 42% 0% $72,713 83 100%
Chemical Engineering 19 47% / 53% 0% $96,913 97 94%
Civil Engineering 39 90% / 10% 44% $79,662 88 97%
Computer Engineering 2 100% / 0% 50% $94,771 96
Electrical Engineering 13 77% / 23% 0% $111,294 99 94%
Environmental Engineering 7 43% / 57% 0% $68,843 79
Industrial Engineering 6 83% / 17% 17% $96,082 97
Mechanical Engineering 55 89% / 11% 2% $93,947 96 94%
Petroleum Engineering 1 100% / 0% 0% $79,437 88 100%
Industrial Technology 14 79% / 21% 0% $68,998 79 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,392
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,390
Est. In-State Cost $13,443
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,432
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 31%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.8% 221 30% / 70% 2% $52,361 46 89%
Engineering 18.1% 161 78% / 22% 12% $88,640 94 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 17.5% 156 39% / 61% 0% $57,438 59 98%
Business & Economics 8.5% 76 53% / 47% 5% $60,146 65 92%
Health Sciences 8.3% 74 28% / 72% 3% $55,953 56 93%
Professional 6.6% 59 53% / 47% 0% $54,243 52 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.4% 48 33% / 67% 0% $56,580 58 90%
Arts 4.7% 42 69% / 31% 0% $58,065 61 100%
Computer Science 3.0% 27 63% / 37% 0% $70,689 81 84%
Education 2.0% 18 6% / 94% 0% $55,783 56
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 9 67% / 33% 0% $59,166 63

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $20.7M #58 36% $0.8M 1 #115 20 2
Engineering $4.8M #218 67% $0 1 #217 37 1
Life & Natural Sciences $2.7M #234 65% $0.1M
Education $0.6M #283 75% $0 20 #204
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #445 24% $0
Computer Science $0.4M #291 89% $0 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #477 50% $0
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $29.7M #232 45% $0.9M 22 #371 57 4

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional