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# Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Updated October 21, 2026

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## How much does TAMUCC cost after financial aid?

For aid recipients at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) is $15,225. That figure is what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, setting a lower starting cost than the published budget.

The university’s published cost of attendance is $25,210. Its listed components include in-state tuition and fees of $9,748 and room and board of $12,748; out-of-state tuition and fees are $20,794.

Average financial aid savings of $9,985 reduce that published cost for aid recipients. At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median net price is $14,068, so the university’s average net price is above it by $1,157.

Azimuth places its affordability pillar in the 68th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The aid reduction is large, yet the average aid-recipient price remains above the comparable-school midpoint.

The published cost of attendance is $25,210. After grants and scholarships, aid recipients pay $15,225 on average.

That amount is $1,157 above the median for comparable institutions (same type and size). The lowest income band averages $11,445, and the highest averages $23,426.

Borrowers who finish hold a median of $23,000 in federal loans, $1,771 above the peer median. For affordability, Azimuth places the university in the 68th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Lower-income aid recipients face lower average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)s here. The lowest income band averages $11,445; the next band, $11,961; the middle band, $14,180; the upper-middle band, $19,479; and the highest band, $23,426.

Pell Grant recipients make up 42.9% of undergraduates, providing financial-access context for the lowest band. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $11,981.

Average net price by family income

**$0–30K**
$11,445

**$30–48K**
$11,961

**$48–75K**
$14,180

**$75–110K**
$19,479

**$110K+**
$23,426

Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Overall average annual net price: **$15,225**. After grants and scholarships, including living costs. [Source and coverage](#cost-data-notes).

For aid recipients at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, the published cost of $25,210 falls to an average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) of $15,225, an average aid offset of $9,985. Aid covers about 40% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.

Average net prices range from $11,445 for the lowest income band to $23,426 for the highest, with $11,961, $14,180, and $19,479 across the intervening bands. This pricing pattern places lower average prices in the lower income bands.

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that, in the 2025-26 academic year, first-year aided students with need had an average 53% of need met. The average need-based grant was $10,401, and the average package was $11,711.

Of 1,406 first-year students determined to have need, 37 had it fully met. In the 2025-26 academic year, merit aid went to 2,314 first-year students, averaging $1,393.

The published cost of attendance at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi is $25,210, but aid recipients see lower average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)s that vary by family-income band. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $11,445 in the lowest family-income band, $11,961 in the next band, $14,180 in the middle band, $19,479 in the upper-middle band, and $23,426 in the highest band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $11,981. Azimuth ranks the university #460 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

For the average aid recipient, financial aid savings of $9,985 mean that aid covers about 40% of the published cost. The average net price across all aid recipients is $15,225, which is $1,157 above the peer median of $14,068 for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Published in-state tuition is $9,748, out-of-state tuition is $20,794, and room and board is $12,748. Among borrowers who complete, median federal student loan debt is $23,000, and 83.7% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.

That median is $1,771 above the $21,229 peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size). That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $261 a month if repaid over ten years.

Median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing for parent borrowers is $25,348.

## Student loans: what does repayment look like?

Federal borrowing is common at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi: 83.7% of federal aid recipients take federal loans. Among borrowers who complete, median federal student loan debt is $23,000.

That median is $1,771 above the peer median of $21,229 for comparable institutions (same type and size). [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is a separate population, with parents who borrow holding a median of $25,348.

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that 53% of graduates held federal loans, with an average cumulative federal principal of $22,143 per federal borrower.

At Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, graduates earn about $6,117 more than the model expects for similar students. [Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/), the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, are in the 74th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Four years after completion, median earnings are $59,765, placing the university in the 50th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios put downside earnings at $44,318, typical earnings at the reported median, and upside earnings at $81,668.

Median federal student loan debt at completion is $23,000, above the $21,229 peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), by $1,771. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $261 a month if repaid over ten years. Higher-than-expected earnings sit alongside debt above the peer median.

The median federal debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $261 a month if repaid over ten years. Parent borrowers have median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing of $25,348, a separate federal borrowing population.

[Repayment figures](#combined-borrowing) are in the Financial GPS card below. [Borrowing populations and model assumptions](#cost-data-notes).

## Parent loans: what can the family afford?

[How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/)

**Median Parent PLUS debt**
$25,348

**Estimated parent payment**
$322/mo

Modeled Parent PLUS pressure by income

| Household income | Share of income above basic expenses | Risk level |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $35,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $50,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $75,000 | 19.0% | High pressure |
| $100,000 | 8.5% | Caution |
| $150,000 | 4.1% | Safe |
| $200,000 | 2.7% | Safe |

The 10-year payment on the median Parent PLUS balance, as a share of household income above basic expenses ($54,640 a year: 200% of the 2026 federal poverty guideline for a household of three). No room is High pressure. [Open the parent tool for your own numbers](/financial-gps/?tool=parent&school=texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi#parent-tool). [Read the assumptions and limits](#cost-data-notes).

## Student and parent loans: the monthly payments

Financial GPS

### What does repayment look like?

**Institution median student debt**
$23,000

**Institution Parent PLUS debt**
$25,348

Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.

**Estimated student payment · monthly**
$261/mo

**Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly**
$322/mo

**Modeled student + parent payments**
$583/mo

Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.

#### Student payment as a share of available income

At median graduate earnings of $59,765, with a $23,940 annual allowance for basic expenses:

**8.7%** of income above the allowance · Good

1.  Excellent Under 8%
2.  Good 8–under 12% · selected scenario
3.  Concerning 12–20%
4.  High risk Over 20%

How this estimate works

These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $23,940, uses the published framework’s 2026 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.

[Read the framework and its limits](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Payment assumptions

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.

[Explore your own numbers in Financial GPS](/financial-gps/?tool=student&school=texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi#student-tool)

## 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.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).

**Net price and borrowing.** The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. [College Scorecard data and documentation](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/).

A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.