by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will not be asked to pay the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total cost of going to Texas A&M University-College Station can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Texas A&M College Station deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Read on to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Texas A&M University-College Station.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
At Texas A&M University-College Station, 74% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance some 8939 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 56% | $12,580 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 53% | $7,942 |
| Federal Pell grants | 22% | $5,980 |
| State/local grants | 22% | $6,337 |
| Federal student loans | 27% | $4,989 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At this school, about 56% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $11,641 (among about 33750 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 56% | $11,641 |
| Federal Pell grants | 20% | $5,657 |
| Federal student loans | 26% | $6,006 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $11,381.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $12,403 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $15,611 |
| Over $75,000 | $28,635 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $21,315 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $20,924 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Texas A&M College Station’s net price calculator: tuition.tamu.edu/.
The median student at Texas A&M College Station graduates with $15,000 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $15,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $17,804 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $188.75/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Texas A&M College Station.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,750 |
| 25th percentile | $7,207 |
| 75th percentile | $24,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $30,735 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $14,612 |
| Middle income | $15,000 |
| High income | $15,250 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $15,250 |
| Continuing-generation students | $15,000 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $15,000 |
| Independent students | $18,000 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Texas A&M College Station.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Texas A&M College Station:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 99833 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $2,403,247,501 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 1335 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $15,736,584 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $11,788 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 88 |
| Total DoD amount | $348,416 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $3,959 |
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