Texas A&M University-San Antonio

San Antonio, TX 6,599 Undergrads 63.7% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$21,655

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$11,196

After Aid

Median Earnings

$55,112

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$11,196

Peer Midpoint: $20,081

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation

$55,112

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment

$54,338

Peer Midpoint: $53,763

Graduation Rate63.7%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Average Starting Age29.1

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 Recipients53.5%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time66.8%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS73.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

92.8%

SAT Avg

955

SAT Reading

25th: 43052175th: 540

SAT Math

25th: 41051075th: 530

ACT Composite

25th: 152075th: 21

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

+$496k

+$29k

+$12k

Median Cost$11k/yr

+$456k

-$11k

-$29k

Full Cost$22k/yr

+$418k

-$49k

-$66k

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

∞

Median Cost$11k/yr

Never

-71%

Full Cost$22k/yr

Never

-85%

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-51%

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-60%

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.

-$64k

Computer Science

BachCIP: 1107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $107,009

Lifetime Value Added

BachCIP: 5211

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$59,781

Natl Median: $73,201

Lifetime Value Added

+$9k

Management Information Systems and Services

BachCIP: 5212

Median Debt

$15,998

Earnings (4yr)

$86,929

Natl Median: $83,290

Lifetime Value Added

+$218k

Marketing

BachCIP: 5214

Median Debt

$17,760

Earnings (4yr)

$48,687

Natl Median: $69,303

Lifetime Value Added

-$82k

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

BachCIP: 3099

Median Debt

$18,000

Earnings (4yr)

$54,006

Natl Median: $55,693

Lifetime Value Added

-$38k

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$14,810

Earnings (4yr)

$46,362

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

Accounting and Related Services

MastCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$21,463

Earnings (4yr)

$78,518

Natl Median: $95,833

Lifetime Value Added

MastCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,512

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

MastCIP: 5115

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $59,571

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

MastCIP: 1310

Median Debt

$29,092

Earnings (4yr)

$61,312

Natl Median: $64,397

Lifetime Value Added

-$121k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

MastCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,033

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Student Counseling and Personnel Services

MastCIP: 1311

Median Debt

$32,207

Earnings (4yr)

$59,353

Natl Median: $60,111

Lifetime Value Added

-$139k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

MastCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $59,916

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

MastCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$63,819

Natl Median: $63,707

Lifetime Value Added

-$98k

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.

Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Vs. Peer Institutions

Admissions Profile

ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 4 Years to Graduation

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Master's Degrees

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.