Tarleton State University

Tarleton State University is a public college in Stephenville, TX. Its average net price is $20,525 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$16,034
$30,001 to $48,000$16,045
$48,001 to $75,000$17,645
$75,001 to $110,000$22,062
$110,001 and up$24,078
$8,302Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$18,019Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$20,525Average Net Price
$11,676Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,248Books and Supplies
$3,979Other Expenses
34.9%Students on Pell Grants
51.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

89.5%Acceptance Rate
500 to 590SAT Reading, Middle Half
480 to 570SAT Math, Middle Half
19 to 24ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,560
8 years after entry$54,558
10 years after entry$56,673
49.2%Graduation Rate
69.8%Retention Rate
$18,750Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Stephenville, TXLocation
Remote townSetting
12,673Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$52,461 Small program - rough guide n=69$16,979 Small program - rough guide n=89
Agricultural Business$48,238 Small program - rough guide n=68$14,000 Small program - rough guide n=51
Agricultural Public Services$45,991 National median for this major n=576Not published
Agriculture, General$49,644 Small program - rough guide n=93$19,500 n=103
Animal Sciences$35,348 n=127$21,500 n=157
Apparel and Textiles$44,102 National median for this major n=2,810Not published
Biology$34,249 Small program - rough guide n=65$20,750 Small program - rough guide n=82
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$50,318 n=105$21,204 n=127
Business and Commerce$51,575 n=253$23,923 n=236
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$72,560 Small program - rough guide n=34$28,031 Small program - rough guide n=36
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$37,609 Small program - rough guide n=94$24,846 Small program - rough guide n=66
Computer Science$68,353 Small program - rough guide n=53Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$75,482 Small program - rough guide n=47$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=38
Criminal Justice$45,318 n=200$20,665 n=235
Curriculum and Instruction$42,218 National median for this major n=86Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$25,798 Small program - rough guide n=32
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256$24,246 Small program - rough guide n=75
Human Resources Management and Services$51,297 Small program - rough guide n=46$28,379 Small program - rough guide n=44
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$78,018 Small program - rough guide n=61$22,400 Small program - rough guide n=45
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113$22,750 Small program - rough guide n=61
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Legal Support Services$43,568 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Liberal Arts$41,200 Small program - rough guide n=84$26,250 n=125
Marketing$50,215 Small program - rough guide n=64$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=74
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876$24,884 Small program - rough guide n=37
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$70,230 National median for this major n=3,256Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$52,606 n=339$25,481 n=164
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Nutrition Sciences$36,429 National median for this major n=2,421Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Plant Sciences$44,457 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$39,441 n=143$26,742 n=299
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$74,862 n=268$25,738 n=246
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,257 Small program - rough guide n=46$27,000 n=102
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$40,206 n=179$18,750 n=346
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$18,430 n=110
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$37,416 National median for this major n=583Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$36,509 Small program - rough guide n=64$22,187 Small program - rough guide n=98

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