Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Public · Moderately Selective · TX

Photo: Mick Deeds (CC BY-SA 4.0)

School data & stats

TypePublic

LocationTX · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads6,599

Student:faculty18:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate16.9%

6-yr grad rate40.2%

Drop-out rate34.3%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$10k

Out-of-state tuition$23k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity76.6%

Gender diversity63.2%

International0.4%

Identity—

Overview

Texas A&M University-San Antonio is one of the youngest members of the Texas A&M System, established on the city's South Side specifically to expand college access in a part of San Antonio that had been historically underserved by four-year institutions.

Academics

Programs concentrate on career-focused fields — business, education, criminology, and information technology — designed with direct relevance to regional employers and public-sector jobs.

Campus & student life

As a young, still-growing institution, the university has a newer, less traditionally collegiate campus feel, with much of its student population commuting and juggling work alongside coursework.

Getting in

Admissions is accessible and explicitly mission-driven around serving first-generation, Hispanic, and local South Side students, rather than built around selectivity.

Worth knowing

The university's founding mission — access for a historically underserved part of San Antonio — is central to its identity and shapes support services and community ties more than any long institutional tradition would, given how young the school is.

tamusa.edu ↗

Admissions

Acceptance rate92.8%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 840–1070 · ACT 15–21

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

AdmissionRolling

Applying