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Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Kingsville, TX 4,748 Undergrads 53.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$24,060
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,090
After Aid
Median Earnings
$56,982
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$12,090
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$56,982
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$51,450
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate53.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age23.5
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients58.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time87.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
90.9%
SAT Avg
1,050
SAT Reading
25th: 51050575th: 550
SAT Math
25th: 48050575th: 560
ACT Composite
25th: -1975th: -

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$511k
+$44k
+$27k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$468k
+$916
-$17k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$425k
-$42k
-$60k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
44
∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
Never
-38%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-69%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-25%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-56%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$57,677
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$58,245
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$22,400
Earnings (4yr)
$44,214
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Median Debt
$24,743
Earnings (4yr)
$70,912
Natl Median: $89,406
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,444
Earnings (4yr)
$42,405
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,629
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,058
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
$22,900
Earnings (4yr)
$97,811
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$298k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$22,717
Earnings (4yr)
$75,033
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Median Debt
$19,625
Earnings (4yr)
$37,038
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,019
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
$22,350
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$49,907
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$40,965
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Median Debt
$19,800
Earnings (4yr)
$41,679
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
$26,138
Earnings (4yr)
$94,810
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$275k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,852
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$79,209
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
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)
$55,753
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,199
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$71,207
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,215
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,558
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,647
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
$21,678
Earnings (4yr)
$88,830
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Median Debt
$17,570
Earnings (4yr)
$55,231
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,117
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,469
Natl Median: $104,823
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$19,408
Earnings (4yr)
$47,878
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$238k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,020
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$28,309
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,937
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,496
Earnings (4yr)
$56,170
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,816
Natl Median: $44,115
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k

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
-$149k
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
-$283k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$86,435
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
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
$37,949
Earnings (4yr)
$71,811
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$30,750
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
$36,554
Earnings (4yr)
$60,767
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
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
-$142k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,585
Earnings (4yr)
$44,786
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$280k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,750
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
-$438k
Median Debt
$35,945
Earnings (5yr)
$53,219
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$44,712
Earnings (4yr)
$53,685
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,954
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$239k
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
-$53k
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.