by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 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 63 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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College Factual ranked Tarleton as #1,204 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Tarleton is also ranked #48 out of 115 schools in Texas.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 87%, some consider Tarleton to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
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.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Tarleton State University, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 60%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
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%.
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%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Tarleton State University.
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.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,240 | $17,202 | $20,111 | $22,043 | $22,236 |
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.
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 52% of students took out student loans averaging $10,188 a year. That adds up to $40,752 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 283 | $36,117 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 260 | $48,381 |
| Business Administration & Management | 249 | $49,353 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 243 | $43,186 |
| General Business/Commerce | 229 | $49,471 |
| Nursing | 173 | $74,753 |
| General Psychology | 172 | $32,937 |
| Animal Science | 132 | $30,695 |
| Social Work | 113 | $38,506 |
| Human Resource Management | 99 | $38,622 |
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 2022-2023, 9,630 students took at least one online class at Tarleton State University. This is a decrease from the 11,413 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 9,630 | 3,809 |
| 2021-2022 | 11,413 | 6,360 |
| 2020-2021 | 14,016 | 14,015 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,878 | 1,004 |
Learn more about online learning at Tarleton State University.
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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.
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