Texas A&M
University-San Antonio
Public College in San Antonio, TX. Six-year graduation rate 40%. Median 10-year earnings $54,338.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $54,338 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 40%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $18,401, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.34 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Admission is not the constraint here: 93% of applicants are accepted. The applicant pool runs to 9,482, typical for a school of this reach. Yield is low at 14%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling. 41% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 430–540 | 505 (41%) |
| SAT Math | 410–530 | |
| ACT Composite | 15–21 | 90 (7%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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40% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 66% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. The 34% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 31% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 6,186 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $11,568 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($9,596 versus $13,021), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 69% of students receive grant aid, averaging $7,180 — common but not automatic. 39% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 974 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $9,596 |
| $30–48k | $10,423 |
| $48–75k | $12,898 |
| $75–110k | $16,267 |
| $110k+ | $13,021 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,436 of these 6,186 students, totalling $17,760,434 — an average of $7,291 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Bexar County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)