West Texas A&M 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.
West Texas A&M University is a public master's university in Canyon, TX (town setting), with 6,786 undergraduates (60% women). It admitted 97% of 4,784 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 960–1160 on the SAT and 18–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $26,499 a year for out-of-state students and $24,604 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,182 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 47% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, agriculture. The campus reported 1.25 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where West Texas A&M University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division II 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 · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 47%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,101 in-state · $10,996 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research West Texas A&M 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.
West Texas A&M University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Lone Star Conference | 31 | — | 4 | $446k | $14,395 | — | |
| Baseball | Lone Star Conference | 44 | — | 1 | $622k | $14,133 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Lone Star Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $849k | $56,588 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Lone Star Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $746k | $46,649 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Lone Star Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Lone Star Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Lone Star Conference | 138 | — | 1 | $2.2M | $15,673 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Lone Star Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $306k | $30,596 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Lone Star Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $351k | $50,196 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Lone Star Conference | 49 | — | 1 | $516k | $10,522 | — | |
| Softball | Lone Star Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $549k | $28,917 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Lone Star Conference | 94 | — | 4 | $987k | $10,504 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Lone Star Conference | 96 | — | 1 | $919k | $9,575 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Lone Star Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $593k | $34,865 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.