College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

Tarleton State University Data & Information Overview

281 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
57% Acceptance Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Tarleton State University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
Want to dig deeper into a particular stat? Just click on its tile and you’ll be taked to a more in-depth page on the figure. In addition, you can use the links below to quickly jump to any section on this page.

How Well Is Tarleton State University Ranked?

#1,094 Best Colleges in Nation
#59 Best Colleges in TX
Health Professions Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Tarleton State University was awarded 281 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

Explore Best Ranked Schools for You

Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.

Overall Quality

Tarleton is ranked #1,094 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.

Tarleton also holds the #59 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.

See all of the rankings for Tarleton State University.

Is It Hard to Get Into Tarleton?

57% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women
46% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Tarleton State University has an acceptance rate of 57%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Tarleton.

Average Test Scores

About 46% 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 490 and 580. Math scores were between 470 and 560.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Tarleton State University  ( 490 to 580 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Tarleton State University  ( 470 to 560 )
200
800
Tarleton received ACT scores from 27% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 17 and 23.

ACT Composite Scores for Tarleton State University  ( 17 to 23 )
1
36

Learn more about Tarleton State University admissions.

Tarleton State University Faculty

21 to 1 Student to Faculty
64% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Tarleton State University is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Tarleton State University is 64%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  64 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Tarleton State University

70% Freshmen Retention
30% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Tarleton State University is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  70 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Tarleton have a four-year graduation rate of 30%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  30 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Tarleton State University.

Tarleton State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,554 Full-Time Undergraduates
33.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
63.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,893 undergraduates at Tarleton with 8,554 being full-time and 3,339 being part-time.

How Much Does Tarleton State University Cost?

$20,307 Net Price
58% Take Out Loans
$38,880 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Tarleton is $20,307. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Tarleton

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$16,517 $17,904 $21,117 $22,560 $22,730

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Tarleton, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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.

The student loan default rate at Tarleton is 7.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Get more details about paying for Tarleton State University.

How Much Money Do Tarleton Graduates Make?

$46,642 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Tarleton with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $46,642 in their early years. This is good news for future Tarleton graduates since it is 10% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

undefined

See which majors at Tarleton State University make the most money.

Location of Tarleton State University

Texas State
8,554 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Stephenville, Texas, Tarleton State University is a public institution. The location of Tarleton is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Get more details about the location of Tarleton State University.

undefined

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/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tarletonstate
Twitter: http://twitter.com/tarletonstate

Tarleton State University Majors

72 Majors With Completions
3,016 Undergraduate Degrees
716 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 72 majors graduated from Tarleton State University. Of these students, 3,016 received undergraduate degrees and 716 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 302 $40,894
General Business/Commerce 249 $46,240
Health & Physical Education 240 $34,621
History 235 $38,566
Nursing 192 $62,485
Criminal Justice & Corrections 184 $38,379
General Psychology 160 $30,842
Animal Science 132 $25,130
General Agriculture 97 NA
General Biology 95 $25,677

Learn more about the majors offered at Tarleton State University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Tarleton

82% Take At Least One Class Online
45% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 11,413 students took at least one online class at Tarleton State University. This is a decrease from the 14,016 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 11,413 6,360
2019-2020 14,016 14,015
2018-2019 7,073 2,733
2017-2018 1,878 1,004
2016-2017 1,908 1,065

Learn more about online learning at Tarleton State University.

If you’re considering Tarleton State University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

Curious on how these schools stack up against Tarleton? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options