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Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, TX 8,034 Undergrads 44.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$24,197
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,843
After Aid
Median Earnings
$58,920
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,843
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$58,920
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$55,480
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate44.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average starting age (2015-17)21.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients46.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time81.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS67.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
88.6%
SAT Avg
1,086
SAT Reading
25th: 50055075th: 610
SAT Math
25th: 47053075th: 583
ACT Composite
25th: 192275th: 25

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$520k
+$50k
+$34k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$470k
+$337
-$16k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$433k
-$37k
-$53k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
42
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
Never
-32%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-61%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return-13%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-54%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$16,750
Earnings (4yr)
$60,160
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,181
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Median Debt
$16,916
Earnings (4yr)
$56,808
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
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Median Debt
$15,300
Earnings (4yr)
$50,369
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$104,615
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
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Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,921
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$86,698
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$209k
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Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$49,859
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
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Median Debt
$24,867
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,195
Earnings (4yr)
$41,773
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $76,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,775
Earnings (4yr)
$37,846
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
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Median Debt
$13,562
Earnings (4yr)
$66,917
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,043
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$235k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,087
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,909
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$19,700
Earnings (4yr)
$50,387
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,021
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$16,586
Earnings (4yr)
$62,017
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,625
Earnings (4yr)
$82,322
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
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Median Debt
$21,824
Earnings (4yr)
$52,078
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$25,203
Earnings (2yr)
$28,598
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
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Median Debt
$19,399
Earnings (4yr)
$52,301
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,000
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,547
Earnings (4yr)
$43,269
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
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Median Debt
$20,199
Earnings (4yr)
$83,329
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,308
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$19,783
Earnings (4yr)
$50,896
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$64,493
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,454
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$99,331
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,439
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$210k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,384
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$78,971
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,844
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
-$206k
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Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,631
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Median Debt
$39,611
Earnings (4yr)
$123,346
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$419k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$300k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,613
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,545
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.