Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Canyon, TX
Population 240,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 3,300 (96% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 293 (91% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,787
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 87%
From Region 5%
Athletes 10.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 50%
Hispanic 35%
Black 4%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences 296 36% / 64% 0% $54,119 65 89%
Chemistry 10 30% / 70% 0% $60,140 75
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0% $63,296 79
Biology 51 +2 31% / 69% 0% $51,902 60 90%
Agribusiness 42 50% / 50% 0% $56,024 68 82%
Agricultural Business and Management 22 59% / 41% 0% $56,024 68 82%
Agriculture 26 27% / 73% 0% $61,105 77 100%
Agronomy and Crop Science 15 73% / 27% 0% $55,955 68
Animal Sciences 81 25% / 75% 1%
Environmental Science 7 57% / 43% 0% $50,365 56
Equestrian/Equine Studies 11 0% / 100% 0% $43,510 37 91%
Wildlife Biology 13 77% / 23% 0% $46,556 46
Agricultural Communication 17 6% / 94% 0% $51,411 59 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 440 33% / 67% 1% $49,921 55 94%
Mathematics 7 +1 43% / 57% 0% $59,367 74
Broadcast Journalism $45,438 43
Communication Studies 16 12% / 88% 0% $44,435 40 100%
English 10 20% / 80% 0% $44,486 40 96%
General Studies 137 27% / 73% 0% $50,663 57 94%
History 10 80% / 20% 0% $48,374 51
Interdisciplinary Studies 73 37% / 63% 0% $51,081 58 95%
Political Science 13 62% / 38% 0% $56,292 69
Psychology 52 13% / 87% 2% $44,236 39 96%
Public Administration $83,017 94 100%
Public Relations and Advertising 8 0% / 100% 0% $47,200 48 100%
Social Sciences 1 100% / 0% 0% $48,448 51
Social Work 28 18% / 82% 0% $47,879 50 92%
Sociology 6 50% / 50% 17% $47,298 48
Spanish 5 20% / 80% 0% $48,294 51
Digital Media 17 47% / 53% 6% $45,803 44 88%
Criminal Justice 26 35% / 65% 0% $47,257 48 94%
Emergency Management 31 84% / 16% 0% $61,590 77
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Social Sciences 98 38% / 62% 1% $54,796 66 96%
Kinesiology 54 61% / 39% 0% $55,571 67 96%
Education 44 9% / 91% 2% $53,847 64
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Computer Science 93 80% / 20% 2% $95,265 98 99%
Civil Engineering 12 58% / 42% 0% $86,315 95
Electrical Engineering 11 82% / 18% 0% $98,845 98
Environmental Engineering 2 50% / 50% 0% $76,933 90
Mechanical Engineering 36 81% / 19% 3% $91,545 97 98%
Computer Science 23 91% / 9% 4% $112,565 99 100%
Engineering Technologies 9 78% / 22% 0% $77,572 91
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing and Health Sciences 223 15% / 85% 0% $72,128 87 95%
Athletic Training 3 33% / 67% 0% $54,931 66
Communication Sciences and Disorders 22 5% / 95% 0% $55,894 68
Health Sciences 74 24% / 76% 0% $48,974 53 89%
Nursing 124 11% / 89% 0% $89,242 96 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business 326 48% / 52% 3% $63,288 79 94%
Accounting 26 +2 31% / 69% 8% $63,702 80 95%
Business Administration 76 34% / 66% 1% $58,019 72 100%
Economics 14 +3 71% / 29% 7% $65,441 81
Finance 41 +4 66% / 34% 0% $54,794 66 100%
General Business 81 46% / 54% 5% $67,467 83 91%
Management Information Systems 42 71% / 29% 0% $76,217 90 84%
Marketing 46 +1 39% / 61% 4% $59,516 74 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities 91 38% / 62% 0% $47,046 47 92%
Dance 7 14% / 86% 0% $41,201 30
Fine Arts $43,383 37
Graphic Design 16 38% / 62% 0% $49,142 53
Music 19 42% / 58% 0% $52,422 61 94%
Music Teacher Education 14 57% / 43% 0% $51,972 60
Musical Theatre 6 33% / 67% 0% $41,801 32 90%
Studio Art 12 8% / 92% 0% $43,461 37
Theatre 17 53% / 47% 0% $41,801 32 90%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,561
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $11,698
Est. In-State Cost $12,368
Est. Out-of-State Cost $15,133
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

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 24.0% 376 27% / 73% 1% $49,221 53 95%
Business & Economics 20.8% 326 48% / 52% 3% $63,289 79 94%
Health Sciences 17.7% 277 24% / 76% 0% $68,900 85 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 13.8% 217 40% / 60% 0% $54,779 66 87%
Arts 6.9% 108 40% / 60% 1% $46,851 47 91%
Professional 4.2% 66 64% / 36% 0% $58,123 72 94%
Engineering 3.9% 61 75% / 25% 2% $91,353 97 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 51 31% / 69% 0% $51,902 60 90%
Education 2.8% 44 9% / 91% 2% $53,847 64
Computer Science 1.5% 23 91% / 9% 4% $112,565 99 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 18 39% / 61% 0% $60,015 75

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $8.6M #79 7% $0.1M 1 #115 8
Engineering $1.5M #259 37% $0.5M
Computer Science $0.4M #281 74% $0
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #500 85% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #491 0% $0.2M
Education $0.0M #421 100% $0 16 #252
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 $0
Total $11.0M #301 15% $0.8M 17 #411 8

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 97%
Yield (Unbound) 32%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 97% 97% 97%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 80%
SAT Range 950 – 1170
SAT Math Range 470 – 580
SAT RW Range 480 – 590