1. [College research](/) 2. / 3. Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Research brief & institution hub Copy linkPrint brief # Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi TX · Medium public institution · Overall rank #310 nationally Data snapshot September 27, 2026 · Updated October 21, 2026 Overview[Cost & aid](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/cost/)[Outcomes](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/outcomes/)[Admissions](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/admissions/)[Majors](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/majors/)[Similar schools](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/similar/) ## Azimuth places the university in the 79th percentile nationally. ### Who it’s a good fit for Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi is a public university in Corpus Christi, Texas, where the degree mix is led by Business and Health Professions. Mobility is the strongest pillar, at well above average. Graduates out-earn what the model predicts for students like them. The model attributes more of that to a remainder it does not explain, which adds, than to the factors it measures—field of study, enrollment and the local labor market—which adds. Return is around the average, the weakest of the four pillars, so the earnings advantage holds against what the model expects. Students who arrive with Pell Grants finish within a few points of the rate for the entering cohort as a whole, and access is well above average. The net price for the lowest income band sits well below the published cost, while the highest band pays closer to it, and affordability is above average. The admission rate is above the median for comparable schools, and most graduates are estimated to go into work rather than on to further study. A student drawn to the largest programs should go in knowing that the best-paid ones are not the largest. ## TAMUCC at a glance ### Admissions and outcomes **Admission rate[\[1\]](#hub-data-note-admission)** 88.6% **Six-year completion[\[2\]](#hub-data-note-completion)** 40.2% **Four-year earnings[\[3\]](#hub-data-note-earnings)** $59,765 ### Cost and family borrowing **Average annual net price · $48–75K family income[\[6\]](#hub-data-note-net-price)** $14,180 **Median student debt[\[4\]](#hub-data-note-student-debt)** $23,000 **Median Parent PLUS debt[\[7\]](#hub-data-note-gps)** $25,348 ## TAMUCC rankings: how Azimuth assesses value[\[5\]](#hub-data-note-rankings) Enrolling 8,034 undergraduates, Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi is a public university in Corpus Christi, Texas. Among nonprofit four-year institutions, the university sits in the top quarter of the composite ranking (79th percentile). Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi admits 88.6% of applicants, against a median of 85.9% for comparable institutions of the same type and size. 58.4% of full-time first-year students return for a second year, against a peer median of 73.7%. The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time, full-time cohort is 40.2%, compared with a peer median of 49.1%. An estimated 23.9% of entrants arrive as transfers or part-time students, so the six-year graduation rate covers only the first-time, full-time cohort, a portion of those who study here. The four pillars are spread wide. Mobility sits highest (at the 84th percentile), while return sits lowest (at the 51st percentile). Access and affordability occupy the middle ground (at the 79th and 68th percentiles). The strongest and weakest pillars sit far apart. Mobility is the clearest strength at 84th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Access stands at 79th percentile, and affordability at 68th percentile, while return is at 51st percentile. The mobility and access readings point to relative strengths, whereas return is the weakest pillar. Pell recipients account for 42.9% of the undergraduate population at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, a financial-access measure. Azimuth ranks Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi #310 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year completion rate for Pell recipients is 38.2%, a figure that sits 2.0 percentage points below the rate for the entering cohort as a whole. That gap and the Pell share are the two measures behind the access rank. Azimuth ranks the university #240 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $6,117 more than the model expects for similar students. [How value-added outcomes are assessed](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) · [How to interpret program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) TAMUCC rankings in context | Geography | Rank | | --- | --- | | National | #310 | | [Texas](/rankings/best-colleges-in-texas/) | #32 | | [South](/rankings/best-colleges-in-the-south/) | #115 | Azimuth overall value rankings within each geographic comparison group. ### National pillar percentiles **Economic mobility** National percentile: 84 **Access & reach** National percentile: 79 **[Affordability](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/cost/)** National percentile: 68 **[Return on investment](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/outcomes/)** National percentile: 51 ### Top-ranked majors 1. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General**#56** 2. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other**#59** 3. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft**#63** This school’s three highest-ranked programs nationally. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ. [Explore major rankings](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/majors/#major-rankings) 01 / TAMUCC briefing ## [TAMUCC cost & financial aid](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/cost/)[\[6\]](#hub-data-note-net-price)[\[7\]](#hub-data-note-gps) 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 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. Your family income Choose a household income range to see estimated net price. $0–30K$30–48K$48–75K$75–110K$110K+ Reported average annual net price · $48–75K**$14,180** After grants and scholarships. Your aid offer may differ. Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary. ### Borrowing and repayment at TAMUCC 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. [How Financial GPS measures payment burden](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/) · [The four risk-and-reward zones](/analysis/4-zones-of-college-risk-and-reward/) 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 Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s. 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) [Read the full cost & aid brief](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/cost/) 02 / TAMUCC briefing ## [TAMUCC career outcomes & earnings](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/outcomes/)[\[3\]](#hub-data-note-earnings)[\[8\]](#hub-data-note-scenarios)[\[9\]](#hub-data-note-value-added) Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi has a middle-range return pillar, alongside earnings that exceed the model’s expectation. Graduates earn about $6,117 more than the model expects for similar students. This earnings-beyond-expectations measure, the gap between graduate earnings and the model’s expectation for similar students, is in the 74th percentile according to Azimuth among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 51st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $2,445. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $3,672. Four years after completion, median earnings are $59,765, in the 50th percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301, with earnings $2,464 above it. At Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, median earnings are $59,765 four years after completion, placing the university in the 50th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, according to Azimuth. The earnings cohort includes 1,985 completers. At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median, the middle value for those institutions, is $57,301; this university sits above it by $2,464. Graduates earn about $6,117 more than the model expects for similar students. Earnings scenarios based on the program mix describe typical, downside, and upside outcomes rather than observed graduate groups. An estimated 29.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. The peer comparison and above-expected earnings point in the same direction, while the scenarios show that outcomes vary by program mix. Federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn $59,765 four years after completion, landing at the 50th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Comparable institutions (same type and size) post a median of $57,301, putting the university $2,464 above that peer benchmark. [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi #725 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $6,117 more than the model expects for similar students. The earnings-beyond-expectations gap falls at the 74th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $2,445. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $3,672. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,656, in a mix concentrated in health professions, interdisciplinary studies, and biology with smaller engineering, computer science, and business cohorts. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from $44,318 on the downside to $81,668 on the upside. An estimated 29.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix. The wide spread between those scenarios coincides with a mix that includes both lower-earning biology and psychology fields and higher-earning nursing and engineering tracks. Earnings vary widely across the modeled program scenarios at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi. The downside scenario is $44,318 and the upside scenario is $81,668; these are earnings scenarios rather than observed graduate groups. At the upper end of published program results four years after completion, Computer and Information Sciences has median earnings of $86,698, Nursing has $83,329, and Mechanical Engineering has $82,322. Those figures show why a schoolwide median does not describe every field. Graduates of Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi earn about $6,117 more than the model expects for similar students. The debt they carry is close to the norm for comparable institutions. At Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, the average net price is $15,225, which is $1,157 above the $14,068 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Borrowers who complete their degree leave with a median of $23,000 in federal student loans. That is $1,771 above the peer median of $21,229, and it corresponds to an estimated payment of $261 a month if repaid over ten years. What explains value-added earnings? **Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.** +$2,445 **Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.** +$3,672 **Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.** +$6,117 These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality. [Read the full outcomes brief](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/outcomes/) 03 / TAMUCC briefing ## [TAMUCC acceptance rate & admissions](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/admissions/)[\[1\]](#hub-data-note-admission)[\[10\]](#hub-data-note-sat)[\[11\]](#hub-data-note-retention) 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. SAT: reported composite scores **Admission rate** 88.6% **25th percentile** 980 **Median** 1090 **75th percentile** 1190 CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff. [Read the full admissions brief](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/admissions/) 04 / TAMUCC briefing ## [What are the largest majors at TAMUCC?](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/majors/)[\[12\]](#hub-data-note-programs) The highest-earning programs at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi are concentrated in technical and clinical fields, while the largest programs by degrees awarded show a wider earnings range. Computer and Information Sciences leads at $86,698 four years after completion, with 52 degrees awarded and an Azimuth national rank of #133 within its field. Nursing, the largest program at 263 degrees awarded, follows closely at $83,329 and ranks #182 nationally. Further down the earnings scale, Biology and Psychology illustrate the spread. Biology awarded 177 degrees and posted median earnings of $50,181, ranking #294 in its field. Psychology recorded $43,269 across 119 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth national rank of #304. The observed earnings range across these programs spans tens of thousands of dollars four years out. Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi offers 18 bachelor's programs with an Azimuth national rank, and the earnings picture varies widely by field. Nursing, the largest program, is ranked #182 nationally in its field, awarded 263 degrees, and shows median earnings of $83,329 four years after completion. The highest-earning program, Computer and Information Sciences, reaches $86,698 from 52 degrees awarded and ranks #133 nationally. Health Sciences holds the best national rank at #56 in its field, with 63 degrees awarded and median earnings of $51,909. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft ranks #63 from 24 degrees awarded with median earnings of $41,773. The two largest families, Business and Health Professions, each account for 19.1% of bachelor's degrees awarded. Bachelor's degrees at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi cluster in Business and Health Professions, each at 19.1% of degrees awarded, with Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies next at 11.1%. [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 18 programs nationally within their fields and publishes four-year earnings for 21. By degrees awarded, Nursing leads with 263, while Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies and Biology follow with 199 and 177. Azimuth's top-ranked field here is Health Sciences, with 63 degrees awarded and median earnings of $51,909 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #9 in Texas within its field. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies ranks #59 nationally and #19 in Texas within its field. The highest-earning program is Computer and Information Sciences, at $86,698 four years after completion from 52 degrees awarded. It ranks #133 nationally and #11 in Texas within its field. Nursing, the largest program on campus, reports median earnings of $83,329 four years after completion. 20.0% of degrees awarded are in STEM fields. The program with the best national rank is not the same as the program with the highest earnings. Four-year earnings for fields where many graduates continue to graduate study may understate later trajectories. Four-year earnings · six largest reported fields **Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 263 degrees awarded** $83,329 **Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 199 degrees awarded** $52,078 **Biology, General 177 degrees awarded** $50,181 **Psychology, General 119 degrees awarded** $43,269 **Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 102 degrees awarded** $50,896 **Business Administration, Management and Operations 85 degrees awarded** $56,808 Fields selected by reported completions. Counts describe credentials awarded, not unique students or the earnings sample. Bars show median four-year earnings. [Read the full majors brief](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/majors/) 05 / TAMUCC briefing ## How does TAMUCC serve students from different backgrounds? Mobility is the clearest strength in the profile at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi. Azimuth places its mobility pillar in the 84th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time full-time cohort is 40.2%, while Pell recipients complete within six years at 38.2%, below the overall rate by 2.0 percentage points. [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 also favorable: graduates earn about $6,117 more than the model expects for similar students. Azimuth places that measure in the 74th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Broad admission and Pell representation shape access at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi. The public university admitted 88.6% of applicants and enrolls 8,034 undergraduates, with 42.9% receiving Pell Grants. Access routes also extend beyond first-time entrants: an estimated 23.9% of undergraduates entered as transfers or part-time students. Azimuth places the access pillar in the 79th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. These figures describe entry through both direct admission and transfer pathways. 06 / TAMUCC briefing ## [What colleges are similar to TAMUCC?](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/similar/)[\[15\]](#hub-data-note-peers) Azimuth groups alternatives by admissions, location, cost and earnings, then orders candidates within each group. Peer earnings use the matched four-year cohort. [How matching works](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/similar/#peer-matching). ### A shortlist for different decisions Choose a row to compare the figures with TAMUCC. Admissions peerTexas A&M University-Kingsville90.9% admitted+ Comparison with TAMUCC | Measure | TAMUCC | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | | --- | --- | --- | | Peer earnings · 4 years | $59,765 | $56,982\-$2,783 vs TAMUCC | | Average annual net price | $15,225 | $12,090\-$3,135 vs TAMUCC · lower cost | | Admission rate | 88.6% | 90.9% | [Explore Texas A&M University-Kingsville →](/school/texas-am-university-kingsville/) Higher-admission alternativeEastern Mennonite University100.0% admitted+ Comparison with TAMUCC | Measure | TAMUCC | Eastern Mennonite University | | --- | --- | --- | | Peer earnings · 4 years | $59,765 | $60,150+$385 vs TAMUCC | | Average annual net price | $15,225 | $24,588+$9,363 vs TAMUCC · higher cost | | Admission rate | 88.6% | 100.0% | Nearby alternativeTexas A&M University-VictoriaNearby option · TX+ Comparison with TAMUCC | Measure | TAMUCC | Texas A&M University-Victoria | | --- | --- | --- | | Peer earnings · 4 years | $59,765 | $57,364\-$2,401 vs TAMUCC | | Average annual net price | $15,225 | $8,109\-$7,116 vs TAMUCC · lower cost | | Admission rate | 88.6% | 95.9% | [Explore Texas A&M University-Victoria →](/school/texas-am-university-victoria/) Higher-earnings alternativeOregon Institute of Technology$87,138 earnings+ Comparison with TAMUCC | Measure | TAMUCC | Oregon Institute of Technology | | --- | --- | --- | | Peer earnings · 4 years | $59,765 | $87,138+$27,373 vs TAMUCC | | Average annual net price | $15,225 | $15,706+$481 vs TAMUCC · higher cost | | Admission rate | 88.6% | 95.0% | [Explore Oregon Institute of Technology →](/school/oregon-institute-of-technology/) Lower-cost alternativeTexas A&M University-Victoria$8,109 average net price+ Comparison with TAMUCC | Measure | TAMUCC | Texas A&M University-Victoria | | --- | --- | --- | | Peer earnings · 4 years | $59,765 | $57,364\-$2,401 vs TAMUCC | | Average annual net price | $15,225 | $8,109\-$7,116 vs TAMUCC · lower cost | | Admission rate | 88.6% | 95.9% | [Explore Texas A&M University-Victoria →](/school/texas-am-university-victoria/) Similar profileLouisiana Tech UniversityMatched across several measures+ Comparison with TAMUCC | Measure | TAMUCC | Louisiana Tech University | | --- | --- | --- | | Peer earnings · 4 years | $59,765 | $61,520+$1,755 vs TAMUCC | | Average annual net price | $15,225 | $11,864\-$3,361 vs TAMUCC · lower cost | | Admission rate | 88.6% | 86.4% | [Explore Louisiana Tech University →](/school/louisiana-tech-university/) Each school is the first-ranked match in its category, not a recommendation across every measure. The same college may lead more than one category. Figures use the matching snapshot; earnings reflect the matched four-year cohort. — means unavailable. [Read the full similar schools brief](/school/texas-a-m-university-corpus-christi/similar/) ## Data scope & methodology Structured payloads generated September 27, 2026 · Governed hub narrative September 27, 2026 · Governed spoke corpus September 27, 2026 Four-year earnings describe cohorts of completers. Figures for other horizons describe different cohorts and are not joined into a career-growth projection. Azimuth's overall rank and pillar percentiles come from the school profile. Absolute pillar ranks, city, enrollment and official-site links are shown only when structured data supplies them. Detailed earnings, cost, admissions and program values come from the endpoint responsible for each measure. Missing values are not replaced with zero. Value-added estimates are model associations, not causal effects. Figures are refreshed with each data release, at most a quarter apart. The underlying source dates can be earlier than the release. Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source. Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth. [Read the ranking methodology, data definitions and limitations](/methodology/) · [About College Azimuth](/about/) Read the analysis behind [value-added earnings](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) and the [change to four-year graduate earnings](/analysis/college-scorecard-2026-4-year-vs-10-year-earnings-2-2/). These articles are published on collegeazimuth.com. ## Data notes & source fields Scorecard field codes identify the underlying measure; Azimuth-derived values are labeled separately. Snapshot dates are not measurement years. Source populations and reporting periods differ across measures. Field definitions are in the [U.S. Department of Education · College Scorecard documentation](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/files/InstitutionDataDocumentation.pdf); notes with a different source link it below. 1. **Admission rate.** Reported applicants admitted; not a transfer-specific or individual admission probability. Source fields: `ADM_RATE` 2. **Six-year completion.** First-time, full-time students completing at the institution within 150% of normal time, typically six years for a bachelor’s degree. Source fields: `C150_4` 3. **Four-year institutional earnings.** Median earnings of graduates in the reported cohort who are working and not enrolled, four years after completion. Source fields: `MD_EARN_WNE_4YR` 4. **Median federal student debt.** Federal student-loan debt among completers in the reported borrowing cohort. Excludes Parent PLUS and is not total debt across all students. Source fields: `GRAD_DEBT_MDN` 5. **National, regional and state ranks; pillar percentiles; major ranks.** Derived scores within the stated eligible comparison set, not raw Scorecard fields. Major ranks compare institutions within a field; their denominators differ. Source fields: `Azimuth rankings` [College Azimuth · Ranking methodology](/methodology/) 6. **Annual net price by family income.** Average annual cost after grants and scholarships for the eligible first-time, full-time aid-recipient cohort. Public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. Includes living costs; these are averages, not medians or individual offers. Source fields: `NPT4_PUB/PRIV; NPT41_PUB/PRIV through NPT45_PUB/PRIV` 7. **Parent PLUS debt, payments and GPS illustration.** Stored payments use Financial GPS loan and repayment assumptions. The adjustable spectrum applies the published framework to annual student payments divided by earnings minus an expense allowance; its initial allowance is 150% of the federal poverty guideline for one person, for the year the API serves. It is an illustration rather than a school rating. The parent table is the 10-year payment on the median Parent PLUS as a share of household income above 200% of the guideline for a household of three: under 6% Safe, 6–10% Caution, over 10% High pressure. Parent PLUS uses the completer median where available, otherwise the all-borrower median; these describe different borrowing populations. Source fields: `PLUS_DEBT_ALL_COMP_MD; fallback PLUS_DEBT_ALL_MD; Azimuth Financial GPS calculations` [College Azimuth · Financial GPS methodology](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/) 8. **Downside and upside earnings; yellow band.** The band spans the modeled lower and higher scenarios. It is not the P25–P75 interval for individual graduates. The median marker is the separately reported institutional median. Source fields: `Azimuth modeled program-mix scenarios` [College Azimuth · Earnings scenario methodology](/analysis/median-roi-hides-a-harsh-reality/) 9. **Value added and its components.** Observed-factor attribution plus the unexplained remainder equals total modeled value added. These are associations, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality. Source fields: `Azimuth statistical model` [College Azimuth · Value-added methodology](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) 10. **SAT score range and reported midpoint.** Reported scores of enrolled score-submitters, not admission cutoffs. The midpoint field is not necessarily the middle of the displayed range. Source fields: `SATVR25 + SATMT25; SATVR75 + SATMT75; SAT_AVG` 11. **First-year retention.** Retention of the reported full-time cohort at four-year institutions. Source fields: `RET_FT4` 12. **Program earnings, completion counts and major-mix dots.** Included bachelor’s programs have at least five reported completions. Counts are aggregated credentials, not unique people or an earnings sample. Major-mix dots group those counts by field of study; excluded programs are not zero activity. Source fields: `EARN_MDN_4YR; IPEDSCOUNT1; CIPCODE` [College Scorecard · Field-of-study technical documentation](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/assets/FieldOfStudyDataDocumentation.pdf) 13. **Pell recipients.** Share of undergraduates receiving a Pell Grant in the reported academic year. Source fields: `PCTPELL` 14. **Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group.** This is not an observed transfer-in rate. It includes part-time entrants and other entering-student attendance patterns. Source fields: `1 − PFTFTUG1_EF` 15. **Peer earnings and signed differences.** Differences are peer minus this school, from the same matching snapshot. A positive earnings difference does not mean the peer is better on every measure. Source fields: `Azimuth peer model using MD_EARN_WNE_4YR` [College Azimuth · Comparison methodology](/methodology/) [How to interpret program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)