Financial Aid

Texas A&M University-College Station Merit Scholarships and Financial Aid

Texas A&M University-College Station gave merit aid averaging $4,751 to 1,565 first-year students who had no financial need, about 25% of the freshmen without need.

Merit aid

Scholarships Texas A&M University-College Station gave to first-year students who had no financial need.

Average merit award

$4,751

Freshmen who got one

1,565

of 10,928 in the class

Share of those without need

25%

who received merit aid

Need-based aid

For first-year students the college found to have financial need.

Average need-based grant

$14,880

Average percent of need met

71%

Freshmen with need

43%

4,703 students

The average total aid package, which can include loans and work-study, was $20,717.

How to read these numbers

Merit aid is awarded for grades, scores, or talent. Need-based aid is awarded for family finances. A student can receive both.
The merit figures count only students with no financial need, so they show what a family that will not qualify for need-based aid can expect.
A grant does not have to be repaid. A package can include loans, which do.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Texas A&M University-College Station give merit scholarships?

Texas A&M University-College Station gave merit aid averaging $4,751 to 1,565 first-year students who had no financial need, about 25% of the freshmen without need.

How much is the average merit scholarship at Texas A&M University-College Station?

$4,751 for first-year students without financial need, according to Texas A&M University-College Station's 2025-26 Common Data Set. That is an average across everyone who got an award, so individual offers run higher and lower.

Does Texas A&M University-College Station meet full financial need?

Texas A&M University-College Station reports meeting 71% of need on average for first-year students who were awarded need-based aid. A figure under 100% means the average student was left with a gap to cover.

What share of Texas A&M University-College Station freshmen have financial need?

4,703 of 10,928 first-time, full-time freshmen, or 43%, were found to have financial need.

Source: Texas A&M University-College Station’s own Common Data Set 2025-26, Section H, for first-time, full-time freshmen. Last checked 2026-10-08. These are averages for one entering class, and some colleges report the prior year’s class in this section. Your own offer depends on your family’s finances and your application.