Texas Wesleyan University vs Texas A & M University-Kingsville (TAMUK)

Texas Wesleyan University and Texas A&M University-Kingsville, both esteemed institutions of higher learning in Texas, offer distinct educational experiences. Texas Wesleyan, a private university located in Fort Worth, boasts a smaller student body and a higher acceptance rate compared to Texas A&M-Kingsville, a public university situated in Kingsville. While Texas Wesleyan excels in business and nursing programs, Texas A&M-Kingsville shines in engineering and agriculture. Explore the detailed comparison table to delve into further differences, including graduation rates, student demographics, and additional academic offerings, to determine which university aligns best with your aspirations and goals.

	Texas A & M University-Kingsville	Texas Wesleyan University
Overview
Location	Kingsville, Texas	Fort Worth, Texas
Campus setting	Town: Distant	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	66.0%	61.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation		Methodism

Admission
Acceptance rate	92.9%	57.5%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $35	$68
SAT range	900 - 1120	920 - 1100
ACT range	16 - 21	16 - 22
Students submitting SAT score	27.0%	18.0%
Students submitting ACT score	22.0%	9.0%
Total number of applicants	4,936	3,977
Total number of admissions given out	4,584	2,288
Admitted students who chose to enroll	936	370
Yield rate	20.4%	16.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $24,006 Out of state: $39,860	$49,340
Average net price	$12,028	$21,495
Tuition	In state: $5,137 Out of state: $18,133	$29,898
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,600 Meal plan: $4,294	Room/dormitory: $5,050 Meal plan: $5,344
Available payment plans	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	89.0% Average amount $10,434	98.0% Average amount $26,691
Students receiving federal student loan	50.0% Average amount $5,825	58.0% Average amount $6,419
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $9,103	5.0% Average amount $13,873

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	5,085 Men 49.6% Women 50.4%	1,775 Men 44.1% Women 55.9%
Graduate students	1,320 Men 47.5% Women 52.5%	756 Men 36.0% Women 64.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	1.0%	6.9%
International students	9.0%	6.6%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,510	513
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Texas Florida New York Pennsylvania California	Texas Louisiana California Oklahoma Colorado

Academics
Popular study areas	Engineering Multidisciplinary Studies Business Agriculture Computer and Information Science	Health Professions Business Education Psychology Multidisciplinary Studies
Students to faculty ratio	17:1	13:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	43.5%	26.3%
Dropout rate	23.2%	72.3%
Transferred out	29.2%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,214 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $78,762 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,165 Year 2: $68,079 Year 3: $78,630 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,811 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $72,336 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,910 Year 2: $62,012 Year 3: $69,747 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $65,238 Year 3: $65,451 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,237 Year 2: $57,526 Year 3: $62,942 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,413 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $61,519 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,297 Year 2: $44,835 Year 3: $57,317 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,916 Year 2: $56,286 Year 3: $53,907 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $47,026	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $173,949 Year 2: $173,224 Year 3: $174,184 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $39,093 Year 2: $46,254 Year 3: $49,759 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,748 Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $45,968 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,122 Year 2: $39,741 Year 3: $42,536 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,312 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $42,523 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,920 Year 2: $23,803 Year 3: $34,170 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $53,608 Year 3: N/A Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $46,321 Year 3: N/A Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: N/A Music (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: N/A

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