Admissions & selectivity
Texas A&M University-San Antonio Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at Texas A&M University-San Antonio?
Texas A&M University-San Antonio’s reported acceptance rate is 92.8%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 92.8%
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.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
Texas A&M University-San Antonio admits 92.8% of applicants, above the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).
What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled Texas A&M University-San Antonio students report?
In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that among enrolled first-year students who submitted ACT scores, the middle half scored between 15 and 21. The median was 18.
Only 5% of the entering class submitted ACT scores, so that range describes a narrow group. SAT submitters made up a larger share at 42% of enrolled first-year students.
Applicants should compare their own scores to the 15–21 range and keep in mind that those figures describe the middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, not a floor for admission.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
5% of entering students submitted ACT scores
- 25th percentile
- 15
- Median
- 18
- 75th percentile
- 21
CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Source: Texas A&M University-San Antonio Common Data Set 2025-26, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.
Who enrolls at Texas A&M University-San Antonio?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50.8%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 40.1%
- First-year retention
- 65.7%
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.
Texas A&M University-San Antonio enrolls 6,599 undergraduates, with a composition that reflects multiple entry points. 50.8% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and an estimated 40.1% arrive as transfers or part-time students.
In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 1,969 degree-seeking transfer applicants, 1,774 admitted, and 735 enrolled.
Of full-time bachelor's-seeking entrants, 65.7% return for a second year and 40.2% finish within six years. Both figures sit below the medians for comparable institutions, which are 73.7% for retention and 49.1% for completion.
In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported a retention rate of 58% for the first-time, full-time fall 2024 entering class. For the first-time, full-time fall 2019 entering class, the six-year graduation rate was 33.9% overall and 32.7% for Pell recipients, below the overall rate.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, 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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