Texas A&M University-College Station
Texas A&M University-College Station publishes an acceptance rate of 57% and is test-optional for the 2026-27 cycle.
- Acceptance rate
- 57%
- College Scorecard, latest cycle
- SAT middle 50%
- 1150–1400
- Section 25th–75th, summed
- ACT middle 50%
- 25–31
- Avg. HS GPA
- Not published
- Test policy
- Test-Optional
- 2026-27
- Regular deadline
- Dec 1, 2026 (single application deadline for College Station; extends to the following Monday if it falls on a weekend; documents due Dec 15, 2026)
More detail: SAT and ACT requirements · Majors and earnings · What they look for · Merit and financial aid · AP credit
Testing
Test-Optional for 2026-27
- Policy
"Texas A&M University is test optional and will not require ACT or SAT scores for freshman applicants." One narrow exception: Texas-resident homeschooled/non-traditional applicants seeking automatic Top 10% admission need SAT 1290 / ACT 27 for Fall 2027 applicants.
- SAT middle 50%
- 1150–1400sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 25–31
- Average HS GPA
- Not published by the school
Applying
Deadlines, essays and AI policy
- Early deadlines
- —
- Regular decision
- Dec 1, 2026 (single application deadline for College Station; extends to the following Monday if it falls on a weekend; documents due Dec 15, 2026)Source
Full cycle calendar: Application Deadlines.
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 59,615
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $40,124
- Category
- Public
- Admissions site
- www.tamu.edu
Dewey Smart
Reading on Texas A&M University-College Station
Sources
- Texas A&M University-College Station test policy (2026-27)
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-09-14.
Test policy and deadlines last verified 2026-08-17.
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