Public · Corpus Christi, TX
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi merit aid, cost of attendance, freshman GPA and SAT/ACT scores, net price by income, and graduate earnings.
Costs, merit aid & admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 92%
- Undergraduates
- 8,034
- Avg merit aid / yr
- $1,393
- Cost of attendance (in-state)
- $27,306
- Cost of attendance (out-of-state)
- $38,352
- SAT 75th percentile
- 1193
- ACT 75th percentile
- 25
Costs are annual prices before aid. Average merit aid is the average non-need-based award to freshmen who got one — not an offer to every applicant.
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi incoming freshman academic profile
- Average high school GPA
- 3.422025-26 CDS · Source
- SAT composite middle score
- 1,0902025-26 CDS · Source
- ACT composite middle score
- 222025-26 CDS · Source
Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi net price by family income
Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.
| Family income | $0–30K | $30–48K | $48–75K | $75–110K | $110K+ | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual net price | $11,006 | $10,553 | $11,179 | $15,781 | $21,638 | $13,843 |
Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.
At what family income does financial aid stop at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi?
There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.
Graduation, earnings & student debt
- 6-year graduation
- 38.3%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort
- First-year retention
- 58.4%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- $55,4802011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars
- Median federal debt
- $20,000Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled
Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 224147).
Colleges with acceptance rates similar to Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi accepts about 92% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.
- University of California-Merced · Merced, CA92% acceptance
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA91% acceptance
- University of the Ozarks · Clarksville, AR92% acceptance
- Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA91% acceptance
- California State University-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA91% acceptance
- Texas State University · San Marcos, TX91% acceptance
- University of North Carolina Asheville · Asheville, NC92% acceptance
- California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt · Arcata, CA92% acceptance
- Bridgewater College · Bridgewater, VA92% acceptance
- College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI92% acceptance
Colleges with merit aid similar to Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi reports average merit aid of $1,393 per year. These colleges report the closest average non-need-based awards.
- Fitchburg State University · Fitchburg, MA$1,427 avg merit aid / yr
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona, CA$1,304 avg merit aid / yr
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay · Green Bay, WI$1,484 avg merit aid / yr
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke · Pembroke, NC$1,101 avg merit aid / yr
- Wichita State University · Wichita, KS$1,090 avg merit aid / yr
- Kennesaw State University · Kennesaw, GA$1,070 avg merit aid / yr
- Montana State University Billings · Billings, MT$1,768 avg merit aid / yr
- California State University-Sacramento · Sacramento, CA$1,012.5 avg merit aid / yr
- Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME$1,000 avg merit aid / yr
- University of Nevada-Reno · Reno, NV$1,804 avg merit aid / yr
Data sources & limitations
Admissions, costs and merit aid: collegedata.fyi (Common Data Set + federal data), imported Oct 2026. Net prices and outcomes: College Scorecard, Oct 15, 2026 release, matched by federal ID. SAT 75th percentile adds section scores; 90th-percentile and GPA match thresholds are estimates. ROI compares four years of average net price with median earnings 10 years after entry, ranked in thirds across colleges. Blank means not reported — never estimated. Confirm costs and scholarships with the college.