Tarleton State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Tarleton State University is a public research university in Stephenville, TX (town setting), with 13,688 undergraduates (63% women). It admitted 94% of 8,746 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 960–1150 on the SAT and 19–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $34,180 a year for out-of-state students and $24,100 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,363 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 51% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, agriculture, kinesiology, parks & recreation. The campus reported 0.5 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Tarleton State University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,878 in-state · $17,958 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Tarleton State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Tarleton State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | United Athletic Conference | 27 | room 1 | 3 | $1.2M | $45,175 | — | |
| Baseball | United Athletic Conference | 41 | 7 over | 5 | $1.7M | $40,249 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | United Athletic Conference | 18 | 3 over | 1 | $2.6M | $145,209 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | United Athletic Conference | 15 | at cap | 1 | $2.5M | $165,252 | — | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Atlantic Sun Conference | 11 | room 8 | 1 | $283k | $25,757 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | United Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | United Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Football | United Athletic Conference | 128 | 23 over | 1 | $8.8M | $69,002 | — | |
| Men's Golf | United Athletic Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $474k | $52,656 | — | |
| Women's Golf | United Athletic Conference | 6 | room 3 | 1 | $453k | $75,517 | — | |
| Softball | United Athletic Conference | 30 | 5 over | 4 | $1.3M | $44,865 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | United Athletic Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $618k | $77,206 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | United Athletic Conference | 106 | 61 over | 5 | $924k | $8,714 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | United Athletic Conference | 108 | 63 over | 5 | $1.1M | $10,401 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | United Athletic Conference | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $1.1M | $58,949 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.