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Texas A&M University

TX · Public · South · National university · Top 100 tier · 60,765 undergraduates (large)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate51.7%
Early roundNot reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS
Regular round†Not reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS

† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.

Trends, Fall 2020–Fall 2025

Admission rates

Overall
0%35%70%'20'21'22'23'24'2563.0%64.1%62.6%57.3%51.7%no data

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Action, non-binding · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Does not superscore (highest single sitting)
ACT
Does not superscore (highest single sitting)

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional. Scores must come from the testing agency.

How to send scores

Official scores required when you apply

Have the College Board or ACT send official scores when you apply.

School’s words: “You must send your scores through the testing agency.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡95.4%SAT 76.7% + ACT 18.7%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT76.7%
9,605 students
Submitted ACT18.7%
2,339 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1160–1390 median 1280
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
580–690 median 640
500800
SAT Math
570–710 median 640
500800
ACT composite
24–32 median 28
2036

Trends, Fall 2020–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'20'21'22'23'24'25100%100%100%100%90.0%95.4%61.0%68.0%76.0%78.0%71.0%76.72%39.0%32.0%24.0%22.0%19.0%18.68%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'20'21'22'23'24'251170–1380138011701160–1370137011601160–1380138011601150–1370137011501160–1390139011601160–139013901160

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36322824'20'21'22'23'24'2526–32322625–31312525–31312525–31312525–31312524–323224

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 CDS not available2019-20 CDS

Sources