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 281 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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%
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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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $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.
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.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/tarletonstate |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/tarletonstate |
| 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 |
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.
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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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