COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 228529PUBLIC

STEPHENVILLE, TX

Tarleton State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$20,783Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate49.6%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$57,758working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$19,606completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$57,758
Median earnings 5 years after completion$54,656

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$15,574
$30,001–48,000$16,980
$48,001–75,000$20,396
$75,001–110,000$23,466
$110,001+$24,076

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion49.6%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention71.7%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients34.4%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share40.0%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid23.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort2,814federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates12,673IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate89.5%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$19,606

3,343 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

14 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 258 working graduates$89,677 earnings · $26,000 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$76,980 earnings · $24,634 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$68,031 earnings · $25,000 debt →Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 181 working graduates$66,572 earnings · $20,896 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 250 working graduates$63,969 earnings · $23,472 debt →Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 189 working graduates$54,993 earnings · $21,500 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 203 working graduates$53,821 earnings · $23,250 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 402 working graduates$53,503 earnings · $24,562 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 223 working graduates$52,999 earnings · $20,500 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 86 working graduates$50,385 earnings · $22,368 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 91 working graduates$50,275 earnings · $28,836 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 177 working graduates$47,699 earnings · $23,250 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 127 working graduates$44,106 earnings · $26,875 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$43,185 earnings · $21,638 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.