Texas A&M University acceptance rate, SAT range and net price

Top 10 percent, then holistic review

Texas residents who rank in the top 10 percent of their graduating class are admitted automatically, and A&M starts sending those decisions in September. The rank has to be reported on the self-reported transcript (STARS) and verified by an official transcript, or the automatic decision is delayed. Home-schooled Texans applying for fall 2027 count as top 10 percent with an SAT of 1290 or an ACT of 27. Everyone else, including every out-of-state applicant, goes through holistic review, with decisions from October. One exception cuts across both paths: applicants to the College of Engineering, automatic admits included, are reviewed separately for placement into General Engineering.

Texas A&M: the out-of-state premium

Years of study

Extra tuition for a non-TX student

$107,880

In-state tuition and fees 2024-25	$13,154
Out-of-state tuition and fees 2024-25	$40,124
Gap per year	$26,970

Published tuition and fees, before any nonresident scholarship; future increases not included.

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A public flagship that still admits half

For fall 2025 A&M admitted 26,620 of 49,156 Texas applicants and 4,489 of 10,882 from other states, plus 1,422 of 2,929 international applicants. Texans took 11,694 of the 12,484 seats. There is no waiting list and no Early Decision: the fall application for College Station opens August 1 and closes December 1, with documents due December 15, and decisions roll out from the fall onward.

Texas A&M: where your SAT score lands

Your SAT total

Enrolled students scoring below you (approx.)

51%

Middle 50%	1,160 to 1,390
Your score is	inside the middle 50%

Fall 2025 entering class, CDS 2025-2026, C9 (9,605 SAT submitters, 2,339 ACT submitters). Normal curve fitted to the two published percentiles.

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Optional tests, real ranges

A&M does not require the SAT or ACT and says sending scores creates no advantage or disadvantage. Most of the enrolled class sent one anyway: 77% an SAT and 19% an ACT. The median SAT was 1,280, and a 1,300 sits around the 56% mark of those who submitted. When scores are sent, A&M uses the highest total from a single test date rather than a superscore.

What the 2026-27 year costs

The Common Data Set lists $8,886 of first-year tuition for Texans and $36,877 for non-residents, $3,970 of required fees, $12,944 for a double room and meal plan, $882 of books, $1,692 of transportation and $3,252 of other expenses. Tuition varies by major, and the university points families to its tuition calculator rather than one published total. The Scorecard cost of attendance shown in the band above, $32,696, is the newest complete federal figure, for 2023-24, and it sets the scale for the federal net price averages. Aggie Assurance changes the low end: families earning $60,000 or less have tuition and fees covered, and College Station adds grants of $500 to $1,500 up to $130,000 of income. Compare with UT Austin in the comparison tool.