Affordability for Texas A&M University-Texarkana

Tuition and Fees

Average tuition and fees for 30 semester credit hours: $2,922

Median family income by region, by ethnicity.

Percentage of the median family income that would be required to pay for tuition and fees for the “average” family from a specific region by ethnicity.
Region White Black Hispanic Asian Other Total
Median Income Percent T&F Median Income Percent T&F Median Income Percent T&F Median Income Percent T&F Median Income Percent T&F Median Income Percent T&F
High Plains $46,811 6.2% $23,133 12.6% $27,694 10.6% $52,598 5.6% $28,115 10.4% $39,987 7.3%
Northwest $41,423 7.1% $25,405 11.5% $26,442 11.1% $38,308 7.6% $26,569 11.0% $37,693 7.8%
Metroplex $65,041 4.5% $36,594 8.0% $34,976 8.4% $61,260 4.8% $36,291 8.1% $54,032 5.4%
Upper East Texas $43,743 6.7% $24,903 11.7% $27,999 10.4% $51,327 5.7% $30,080 9.7% $39,700 7.4%
Southeast Texas $44,397 6.6% $24,739 11.8% $31,914 9.2% $44,345 6.6% $31,873 9.2% $39,615 7.4%
Gulf Coast $67,885 4.3% $35,211 8.3% $33,398 8.7% $56,901 5.1% $33,860 8.6% $50,955 5.7%
Central Texas $58,189 5.0% $33,184 8.8% $36,874 7.9% $57,789 5.1% $35,577 8.2% $49,907 5.9%
South Texas $53,694 5.4% $35,426 8.2% $28,487 10.3% $50,069 5.8% $28,439 10.3% $36,673 8.0%
West Texas $47,399 6.2% $24,815 11.8% $27,378 10.7% $47,765 6.1% $27,609 10.6% $38,073 7.7%
Upper Rio Grande $55,051 5.3% $41,124 7.1% $28,320 10.3% $44,521 6.6% $28,470 10.3% $33,588 8.7%
Statewide $57,194 5.1% $33,276 8.8% $30,840 9.5% $56,792 5.1% $30,266 9.7% $45,132 6.5%

Undergraduate Students from in-state

Number and percent of undergraduates the institution enrolls from each region by ethnicity.
Region White Black Hispanic Asian Other Male Female Total
Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % Num %
High Plains 1 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.1% 1 0.1%
Northwest 1 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.1% 1 0.1%
Metroplex 18 2.7% 3 0.4% 2 0.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9 1.3% 14 2.1% 23 3.4%
Upper East Texas 528 78.8% 88 13.1% 17 2.5% 1 0.1% 8 1.2% 176 26.3% 466 69.6% 642 95.8%
Southeast Texas 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Gulf Coast 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Central Texas 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
South Texas 2 0.3% 0 0.0% 1 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 0.4% 3 0.4%
West Texas 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Upper Rio Grande 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Statewide 550 82.1% 91 13.6% 20 3.0% 1 0.1% 8 1.2% 185 27.6% 485 72.4% 670 100.0%

24% of our undergraduate students come from the state of Arkansas.

Criteria for Admissions

  • Academic record

Texas A&M University-Texarkana has an open door admissions policy.

Analysis of the Criteria used to admit students

Three items are considered in determining the eligibility of an undergraduate student to be admitted to Texas A&M University-Texarkana. These items are: (1) completion of a minimum of 30 semester credit hours of college level work, (2) minimum 2.00 grade point average, and (3) student must have satisfied the Texas Success Initiative.

Criteria for Financial Aid

  • First generation student status
  • Financial need
  • Merit (grades, GPA, performance, other)
  • Enrollment at a specific level
  • Enrollment in a specific number of hours
  • Enrollment in specific semesters
  • Submission of financial aid application by preset deadline
  • Date of financial aid application (first-come; first-served)
  • Expected family contribution
  • Parental contribution
  • Cost of attendance
  • Other financial factors beyond need

The criteria selected above is for need-based aid. Additional criteria includes: student contribution, residency, citizenship, outside resources received, default status, good standing with the University, and being clear with the Admissions Office.

Criteria for scholarships include:

  • first generation student status
  • financial need
  • merit (grades, GPA)
  • enrollment at a specific level
  • enrollment in a specific number of hours
  • enrollment in specific semesters
  • submission of scholarship application by preset deadline
  • residency
  • citizenship
  • outside resources received
  • club/organizational membership
  • community involvement
  • new transfer student status
  • returning to college after 5 years
  • single/head of household

100% of students who successfully complete the financial aid process at Texas A&M University-Texarkana are offered some type of financial assistance. The student has the option to accept or reject any or all of their award.

Analysis of the criteria used to award financial aid

For need based aid, students whose financial aid file is complete by May 1st deadline are given "preference" to federal, state, and institutional aid. Priority students are ranked by: 1) EFC, then 2) date file is complete. All remaining applicants are awarded as file is complete and awards are based on availability of funds.

For scholarships, students must submit scholarship application by preset deadline and meet all criteria for each scholarship applying for. Scholarships are awarded to student/s with the highest eligibility.

Comparison of this institution to peer institutions in-state and out-of-state

Texas A&M University-Texarkana charges the lowest tuition and fees of any public university in the state of Texas based on the 2004-05 College Student Budgets compiled by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Fifteen semester credit hours of in-state undergraduate tuition for two semesters at Texas A&M University-Texarkana costs $2,922. We also charge lower tuition and fees as compared to our out-of-state peer institutions.

Tuition costs from our peer institutions listed below are based on 15 semester credit hours for two semesters of undergraduate in-state tuition and fees as reported by the Cashier’s Office of each institution for the 2004-2005 academic year: Arkansas Tech University $4,158, University of Arkansas at Monticello $3,625, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff $4,024, Henderson State University $4,167, Southern Arkansas State University $3,878.

The low cost of tuition and fees coupled with our open door admissions policy makes A&M-Texarkana affordable and accessible to students.