Tarleton State University Teaching Programs

Tarleton State University is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. Stephenville is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Tarleton State University?

Contact details for Tarleton are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1333 W. Washington, Stephenville, TX 76401-0000
Phone:	254-968-9000
Website:	www.tarleton.edu

How Do I Get Into Tarleton?

You can apply to Tarleton online at: tarletonstate.force.com/undergrad/TX_SiteLogin_Undergrad?startURL=%2Fundergrad%2FTargetX_Portal__PB

Admission Requirements for Tarleton

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Tarleton?

Tarleton has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 53% of students accepted to Tarleton submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 580. Math scores were between 470 and 570.

Tarleton received ACT scores from 21% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Tarleton State University?

The overall average net price of Tarleton is $23,800. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Tarleton, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $9,720 a year. That adds up to $38,880 over four years for those students.

Tarleton State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,666 undergraduate students at Tarleton, with 8,567 being full-time and 3,099 being part-time.

There are also 2,329 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,567 full-time undergraduates at Tarleton, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Tarleton State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	66
Black or African American	496
Hispanic or Latino	1,854
White	5,667
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	426

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Tarleton State University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 33 countries are represented at Tarleton. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, India, and Canada.

Online Learning at Tarleton State University

In 2022-2023, 9,630 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Tarleton has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Tarleton State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	74	0	74
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	37	36	73
Elementary Education	24	0	0	24
Music Education	0	9	0	9
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0
General Special Education	0	0	0	0
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	0	0
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	24	120	36	180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

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