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Tarleton State University

Tarleton State University is based in the town of Stephenville, TX — a public campus in a small-town setting.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$15,477

family income
under $30k

$16,966

$30–48k

$20,599

$48–75k

$22,714

$75–110k

$22,981

over $110k

Average net price

$20,7832023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Tarleton State University rose from $12,886 (2008) to $20,783 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,886
2009	$12,536
2010	$13,596
2011	$12,641
2012	$14,978
2013	$15,210
2014	$15,364
2015	$15,740
2016	$17,576
2017	$17,707
2018	$18,979
2019	$20,307
2020	$19,151
2021	$19,575
2022	$20,261
2023	$20,783

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$24,1002024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Tarleton State University rose from $15,103 (2009) to $24,100 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$15,103
2010	$16,055
2011	$17,289
2012	$17,583
2013	$17,709
2014	$17,964
2015	$17,952
2016	$18,362
2017	$20,078
2018	$20,387
2019	$21,795
2020	$22,730
2021	$21,849
2022	$22,286
2023	$22,981
2024	$24,100

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,846	$8,966
2001	$3,041	$9,161
2002	$3,444	$10,303
2003	$2,898	$11,353
2004	$3,162	$9,354
2005	$3,438	$10,062
2006	$4,010	$10,610
2007	$4,537	$10,959
2008	$4,613	$11,357
2013	$5,856	$14,352
2014	$6,516	$15,204
2015	$6,630	$15,990
2016	$7,140	$16,728
2017	$7,367	$17,111
2018	$7,292	$17,252
2019	$7,851	$17,621
2020	$8,276	$17,448
2021	$7,790	$17,582
2022	$7,848	$17,640
2023	$7,878	$17,958

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Tarleton State University reports tuition of $8,302 for in-state students and $18,142 for out-of-state students. Check Tarleton State University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 12,673 undergrads, Tarleton State University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

48.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Tarleton State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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48.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Tarleton State University rose from 27.2% (entered 1991) to 48.2% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	27.2%
1992 cohort	27.3%
1993 cohort	31.6%
1994 cohort	30.4%
1995 cohort	39.1%
1996 cohort	38.3%
1997 cohort	43.2%
1998 cohort	41.5%
1999 cohort	45.1%
2000 cohort	45.9%
2001 cohort	36.5%
2002 cohort	39.1%
2003 cohort	39%
2004 cohort	37.5%
2005 cohort	39.2%
2006 cohort	38.9%
2007 cohort	43.4%
2008 cohort	44.7%
2009 cohort	44%
2010 cohort	43%
2011 cohort	46.4%
2012 cohort	46.3%
2013 cohort	49.1%
2014 cohort	45.8%
2015 cohort	48.8%
2016 cohort	45.8%
2017 cohort	51.2%
2018 cohort	48.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,375	$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,536	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$3,765
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,751	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,371	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,979	$4,084
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,039	$4,857
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,469	$5,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,311	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,500	$6,224
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,500	$6,860
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,750	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,817	$7,052
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,630	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$20,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$19,894	$9,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$19,571	$6,843
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,500	$7,542
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,362	$7,977
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,486	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,606	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$46,729

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$50,130

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$53,040

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Tarleton State University admitted 12,273 of 13,705 applicants in Fall 2024. The 89.6% rate describes that application pool.

89.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $7,878 in-state tuition · 2023–24 12,673 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 980–11601600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Tarleton State University received 13,705 applications and admitted 12,273 (89.6%), with 2,986 enrolling.

Tarleton State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Tarleton State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 500–590 and Math was 480–570 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 980–1160 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	500	540	590
SAT Math	480	530	570
ACT Composite	19	21	24

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

89.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	68.4%
Fall 2002	85.3%
Fall 2003	77.9%
Fall 2004	86.1%
Fall 2005	79.4%
Fall 2006	57.3%
Fall 2007	66.2%
Fall 2008	54.4%
Fall 2009	52%
Fall 2010	55.7%
Fall 2011	62.8%
Fall 2012	62.1%
Fall 2013	56.8%
Fall 2014	52.5%
Fall 2015	49.7%
Fall 2016	50.4%
Fall 2017	50.4%
Fall 2018	55.1%
Fall 2019	55.8%
Fall 2020	57.8%
Fall 2021	56.8%
Fall 2022	87.1%
Fall 2023	94.2%
Fall 2024	89.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

980–1160Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	812	1137
Fall 2002	850	1040
Fall 2003	860	1070
Fall 2004	860	1070
Fall 2005	870	1080
Fall 2006	860	1060
Fall 2007	860	1060
Fall 2008	870	1070
Fall 2009	860	1060
Fall 2010	870	1080
Fall 2011	870	1070
Fall 2012	870	1080
Fall 2013	880	1080
Fall 2014	860	1050
Fall 2015	850	1050
Fall 2016	850	1050
Fall 2017	950	1130
Fall 2018	960	1140
Fall 2019	950	1140
Fall 2020	940	1120
Fall 2021	960	1140
Fall 2022	950	1150
Fall 2023	960	1150
Fall 2024	980	1160

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–24Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	17	24
Fall 2002	18	22
Fall 2003	18	22
Fall 2004	17	22
Fall 2005	18	22
Fall 2006	18	22
Fall 2007	18	22
Fall 2008	18	23
Fall 2009	18	23
Fall 2010	18	23
Fall 2011	18	23
Fall 2012	18	23
Fall 2013	19	23
Fall 2014	18	23
Fall 2015	18	23
Fall 2016	18	23
Fall 2017	18	23
Fall 2018	18	23
Fall 2019	18	23
Fall 2020	18	23
Fall 2021	17	23
Fall 2022	18	24
Fall 2023	19	24
Fall 2024	19	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

12,673Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Tarleton State University rose from 6,915 (Fall 2002) to 12,673 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	6,915
Fall 2003	7,358
Fall 2004	7,541
Fall 2005	7,569
Fall 2006	7,828
Fall 2007	7,781
Fall 2008	7,860
Fall 2009	8,480
Fall 2010	9,049
Fall 2011	9,666
Fall 2012	10,468
Fall 2013	11,328
Fall 2014	10,214
Fall 2015	10,749
Fall 2016	11,461
Fall 2017	11,283
Fall 2018	11,312
Fall 2019	11,350
Fall 2020	11,893
Fall 2021	11,666
Fall 2022	11,880
Fall 2023	12,263
Fall 2024	12,673

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

70%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Tarleton State University rose from 62% (Fall 2003) to 70% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	62%
Fall 2004 cohort	65%
Fall 2005 cohort	62%
Fall 2006 cohort	62%
Fall 2007 cohort	66%
Fall 2008 cohort	66%
Fall 2009 cohort	68%
Fall 2010 cohort	67%
Fall 2011 cohort	67%
Fall 2012 cohort	68%
Fall 2013 cohort	68%
Fall 2014 cohort	66%
Fall 2015 cohort	71%
Fall 2016 cohort	67%
Fall 2017 cohort	70%
Fall 2018 cohort	65%
Fall 2019 cohort	69%
Fall 2020 cohort	70%
Fall 2021 cohort	70%
Fall 2022 cohort	74%
Fall 2023 cohort	70%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Tarleton State University

34.4% of Tarleton State University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Tarleton State University as a primarily residential campus of 12,673 undergraduates — and 69.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Tarleton State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 980–1160 — their midpoint is near the TX four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Tarleton State University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Tarleton State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Tarleton State University89.6%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Tarleton State University$8,302

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Tarleton State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Tarleton State University$53,040

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

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Tarleton State University, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	Tarleton State University	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	89.6%	84.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$8,302	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$53,040	$54,132	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Tarleton State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Tarleton State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 28 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$102,423
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$89,677
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$87,678
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$81,042
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$77,044
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$76,980
Accounting and Related Services	$68,031
Business/Commerce, General	$66,572
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,969
Political Science and Government	$59,542
Marketing	$57,478
Music	$56,671
Agricultural Business and Management	$54,993
Human Resources Management and Services	$54,613
Zoology/Animal Biology	$54,030
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$53,821
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$53,503
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$52,999
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	$51,226
History	$50,385
Communication and Media Studies	$50,385
Social Work	$50,275
Biology, General	$47,795
Psychology, General	$47,699
English Language and Literature, General	$45,834
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$44,106
Fine and Studio Arts	$43,665
Animal Sciences	$43,185

These 28 fields listed for Tarleton State University measure earnings after completion. The $53,040 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 41 additional Tarleton State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Tarleton State University report?

Tarleton State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 980–1160 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Tarleton State University's acceptance rate?

89.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 12,273 admitted from 13,705 applicants.

How much does Tarleton State University cost?

In-state tuition is $8,302; out-of-state students pay $18,142. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Tarleton State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $53,040. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

Sul Ross State University — 98.7% admitted
Texas State University — 89.3% admitted
Stephen F Austin State University — 94% admitted
Texas A&M University-Kingsville — 90.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.