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Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Kingsville, TX 4,748 Undergrads 53.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$25,774
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,212
After Aid
Median Earnings
$58,291
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,212
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$58,291
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$55,340
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate53.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)23.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients61.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time87.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS67.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
90.9%
SAT Avg
1,050
SAT Reading
25th: 51052075th: 550
SAT Math
25th: 48053075th: 560
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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
+$515k
+$45k
+$29k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$468k
-$2k
-$19k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$422k
-$48k
-$64k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
43
∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
Never
-39%
Full Cost$26k/yr
Never
-69%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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-27%

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-59%

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
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,677
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,133
Earnings (4yr)
$58,245
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$22,927
Earnings (4yr)
$44,214
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
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Median Debt
$24,540
Earnings (4yr)
$70,912
Natl Median: $89,406
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,219
Earnings (4yr)
$42,405
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
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Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (4yr)
$52,629
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,848
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
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Median Debt
$21,548
Earnings (4yr)
$97,811
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$296k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$24,870
Earnings (4yr)
$75,033
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,038
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
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Median Debt
$12,110
Earnings (4yr)
$53,019
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,907
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$22,649
Earnings (4yr)
$40,965
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,679
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
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Median Debt
$21,999
Earnings (4yr)
$94,810
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,212
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$257k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,960
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,199
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
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Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,207
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,558
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,647
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
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Median Debt
$25,125
Earnings (4yr)
$88,830
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,231
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,117
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,469
Natl Median: $104,823
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
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Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,878
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$243k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,700
Earnings (4yr)
$45,020
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$44,188
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,133
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$230k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,147
Earnings (4yr)
$56,170
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,816
Natl Median: $44,115
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,474
Natl Median: $61,941
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
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Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
-$287k
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Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,020
Earnings (4yr)
$86,435
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,344
Earnings (4yr)
$71,811
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,767
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $147,771
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,219
Natl Median: $70,814
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
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Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$44,786
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$284k
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Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,750
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
-$442k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,193
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$303k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,685
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,954
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$243k
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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: $77,238
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,032
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,112
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,306
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.