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Tarleton State University Overview

Tarleton State University is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The location of Tarleton is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Tarleton State University Known For?

2,681 Undergraduate Awards
$23,800 Avg Cost After Aid
87% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Tarleton.
  • For the 2021-2022 academic year, 60% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Tarleton with a bachelor's degree make about $49,993 a year. That's 23% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Tarleton State University?

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Contact details for Tarleton are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1333 W. Washington, Stephenville, TX 76401-0000
Phone: 254-968-9000
Website: www.tarleton.edu

How Do I Get Into Tarleton?

You can apply to Tarleton online at: tarletonstate.force.com/undergrad/TX_SiteLogin_Undergrad?startURL=%2Fundergrad%2FTargetX_Portal__PB

Admission Requirements for Tarleton

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 1
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Tarleton?

87% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women
53% Submit SAT Scores
Tarleton has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 53% of students accepted to Tarleton submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 580. Math scores were between 470 and 570.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Tarleton State University  ( 480 to 580 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Tarleton State University  ( 470 to 570 )
200
800
Tarleton received ACT scores from 21% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Tarleton State University  ( 16 to 23 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Tarleton State University  ( 18 to 24 )
1
36

Can I Afford Tarleton State University?

$23,800 Net Price
58% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Tarleton is $23,800. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Tarleton, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $9,720 a year. That adds up to $38,880 over four years for those students.

Tarleton State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,567 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 11,666 undergraduate students at Tarleton, with 8,567 being full-time and 3,099 being part-time.

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There are also 2,329 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,567 full-time undergraduates at Tarleton, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Tarleton State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 66
Black or African American 496
Hispanic or Latino 1,854
White 5,667
International Students 58
Other Races/Ethnicities 426

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Tarleton State University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 33 countries are represented at Tarleton. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, India, and Canada.

Online Learning at Tarleton State University

3,809 Took All Classes Online
9,630 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 9,630 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Tarleton has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 19th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Tarleton majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Applied Psychology 53%
Business, Management & Marketing 2%
English 36%
English Language & Literature 36%
Environmental Science 8%
General Business Administration and Management 15%
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 11%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 9%
Nursing Education 29%

Tarleton State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Health & Physical Education 0 0 207 76 0 283
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 260 0 0 260
Business Administration & Management 0 0 111 138 0 249
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 209 34 0 243
General Business/Commerce 0 0 229 0 0 229
Nursing 0 0 168 5 0 173
General Psychology 0 0 172 0 0 172
Animal Science 0 0 121 11 0 132
Social Work 0 0 64 49 0 113
Human Resource Management 0 0 39 60 0 99
Accounting 0 0 84 14 0 98
General Agriculture 0 0 88 9 0 97
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 75 11 0 86
General Biology 0 0 75 8 0 83
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 25 33 25 0 83
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 74 0 74
Educational Administration 0 0 0 37 36 73
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 70 0 0 70
Wildlife Management 0 0 65 0 0 65
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 64 0 64
Agricultural Public Services 0 0 25 30 0 55
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 52 0 0 52
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 0 48 0 0 48
Marketing 0 0 47 0 0 47
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 42 3 0 45
Information Science 0 0 28 14 0 42
Construction Engineering Technology 0 0 28 0 0 28
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 24 0 0 24
Computer Information Systems 0 0 23 0 0 23
Public Administration 0 0 3 20 0 23
General English Literature 0 0 14 8 0 22
Music 0 0 21 0 0 21
History 0 0 14 3 0 17
Mathematics 0 0 9 7 0 16
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 15 0 0 15
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 0 0 14 0 0 14
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 14 0 0 14
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 13 0 0 13
Computer Science 0 0 13 0 0 13
Quality Control Technology 0 0 0 13 0 13
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 13 0 13
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 9 3 0 12
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 12 0 0 12
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 11 0 0 11
Public Health 0 0 10 0 0 10
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 9 1 0 10
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 9 0 9
Geography & Cartography 0 0 9 0 0 9
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 9 0 0 9
Civil Engineering 0 0 8 0 0 8
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 7 0 0 7
Electrical Engineering 0 0 7 0 0 7
Romance Languages 0 0 7 0 0 7
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 7 0 7
International Business 0 0 5 0 0 5
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 0 5 0 0 5
Chemistry 0 0 5 0 0 5
Sociology 0 0 5 0 0 5
Agricultural Production 4 0 0 0 0 4
Environmental Engineering 0 0 4 0 0 4
Physics 0 0 4 0 0 4
Political Science & Government 0 0 4 0 0 4
International Studies 0 0 2 0 0 2
Nutrition Science 0 0 2 0 0 2
Legal Support Services 0 0 1 0 0 1
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plant Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biotechnology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Information Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engineering Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Communication Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 4 25 2,652 746 36 3,463

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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