1. [College research](/) 2. / 3. [Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/) 4. / 5. Admissions & selectivity Admissions & selectivity Copy linkPrint brief # Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Acceptance Rate & Admissions Updated October 1, 2026 [Overview](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/)[Cost & aid](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/cost/)[Outcomes](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/outcomes/)Admissions[Majors](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/majors/)[Similar schools](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/similar/) **On this page**+ ## What is the acceptance rate at TAMUCC? TAMUCC’s reported acceptance rate is 88.6%. **Acceptance rate · Fall 2024** 88.6% Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle. First-year applicants and admitted students · CDS 2025-26 **Applicants** 11,445 **Admitted** 10,479 Source: Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Common Data Set 2025-26, C1 · first-time, first-year students. How to interpret the acceptance rate Admission to Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi is broad, with 88.6% of applicants admitted in the reported entering class. That rate is above the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size). In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 11,445 first-year applicants, 10,479 admitted, and 2,322 enrolled. ## What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled TAMUCC students report? In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT scores had a middle-half range of 980 to 1190. The SAT submitter share was 49% of the entering class. ACT submitters made up a much smaller 8% of enrolled students, with a middle-half composite range of 18 to 25. Because so few students submitted ACT scores, that range reflects a narrow segment of the class. Among enrolled first-year students who reported a class rank, 5% were in the upper tenth of their high-school class and 29% in the upper quarter. These shares describe only the students who provided a rank, not the full entering class. An applicant with SAT scores near the 980 to 1190 range can read it as the middle half of recent enrolled submitters, not a cutoff. The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at TAMUCC. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle. **49% of entering students submitted SAT scores** SAT: reported composite scores **25th percentile** 980 **Median** 1090 **75th percentile** 1190 CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff. **8% of entering students submitted ACT scores** ACT: reported composite scores **25th percentile** 18 **Median** 22 **75th percentile** 25 CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff. Source: Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Common Data Set 2025-26, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters. ## Who enrolls at TAMUCC? **Pell Grant recipients** 42.9% **Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group** 23.9% **First-year retention** 58.4% Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention. About these student measures The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns. A substantial Pell Grant presence and a notable transfer pathway describe a public university serving students arriving through more than one route. At Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, 42.9% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and an estimated 23.9% enter as transfers or part-time students. Federal enrollment records count 8,034 undergraduates, pointing to a campus with both aid recipients and students continuing work begun elsewhere. In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 11,445 first-year applicants, 10,479 admitted applicants, and 2,322 enrolled first-year students. The same source reported 1,114 degree-seeking transfer applicants, 1,000 admitted transfers, and 596 transfer students enrolled. Pell-eligible and transfer applicants should review the cost calculator and the program pages for their intended field before applying. Students should expect persistence and completion rates that sit below the middle value at comparable institutions. The first-year retention rate is 58.4% for the full-time bachelor's-seeking first-year cohort, below the peer median of 73.7% for comparable institutions. The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time full-time cohort is 40.2%, also below the peer median of 49.1%. Pell recipients in that first-time full-time cohort have a six-year completion rate of 38.2%, below the overall rate by 2.0 percentage points. Enrolled students can expect that not all first-year students return for a second year and that completion within six years is less common than at comparable institutions. The retention and graduation figures point in the same direction. ## Data & methodology Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/). Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth. Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source. Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution. 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