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School data & stats
Outcomes
Cost
Community
Overview
Angelo State University, in San Angelo, is part of the Texas Tech University System and serves west Texas with a small-city, residential campus culture that stands out in a region defined mostly by wide-open ranch land.
Academics
Agriculture, nursing and health professions, and security studies are established strengths, the last reflecting Angelo State's location in a part of west Texas with several military and security-adjacent institutions nearby. The Carr Foundation provides substantial scholarship support that is a genuine, well-known feature of the university's financial aid picture.
Campus & student life
San Angelo is a mid-sized west Texas city, and the campus itself has a close, residential, spirited culture uncommon for a school of its size and region — ROTC and a visible military-connected population are part of that culture given the surrounding area's defense-industry ties.
Getting in
Admission is accessible and transcript-driven, consistent with a regional Texas public university, and the Carr scholarship program is a real factor in why many students choose Angelo State over other regional options.
After graduation
Nursing and agriculture graduates place steadily across west Texas, and the security studies programs feed into regional law enforcement and military-adjacent careers.
Worth knowing
The Carr Foundation scholarships are worth understanding in detail before applying — they make Angelo State meaningfully more affordable for many students than its sticker price would suggest, and they're a genuine differentiator among Texas regional public universities.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
angelo.edu ↗High school coursework
RequiredTexas Foundation High School Program with Endorsements or Distinguished Level of Achievement (or equivalent)
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