Laredo College vs Texas A & M University-Kingsville (TAMUK)

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	Laredo College	Texas A & M University-Kingsville
Overview
Location	Laredo, Texas	Kingsville, Texas
Campus setting	City: Large	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate		66.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

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

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $17,667 Out of state: $18,915	In state: $24,006 Out of state: $39,860
Average net price	$5,780	$12,028
Tuition	In state: $2,400 Out of state: $3,648	In state: $5,137 Out of state: $18,133
Room & board		Room/dormitory: $4,600 Meal plan: $4,294
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	94.0% Average amount $8,332	89.0% Average amount $10,434
Students receiving federal student loan	0.0% Average amount $0	50.0% Average amount $5,825
Students taking out private loans	4.0% Average amount $1,769	1.0% Average amount $9,103

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	9,984 Men 42.7% Women 57.3%	5,085 Men 49.6% Women 50.4%
Graduate students	N/A	1,320 Men 47.5% Women 52.5%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	1.0%
International students	N/A	9.0%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	N/A	1,510
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Texas Florida New York Pennsylvania California

Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Health Professions Business Automotive Technology Precision Production	Engineering Multidisciplinary Studies Business Agriculture Computer and Information Science
Students to faculty ratio	28:1	17:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	36.6%	43.5%
Dropout rate	36.3%	23.2%
Transferred out	12.5%	29.2%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $66,760 Year 2: $72,369 Year 3: $75,835 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $55,822 Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $64,016 Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $21,726 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $42,019 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $33,114 Year 2: $45,500 Year 3: $36,254 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $26,933 Year 2: $28,055 Year 3: $28,153 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $18,584 Year 2: $22,116 Year 3: $26,630 Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,212 Year 3: $26,402 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $30,461 Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: $26,036 Precision Metal Working (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $32,673 Year 2: $20,921 Year 3: $23,199 Marketing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $30,460 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	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

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