What GPA do you need to get into Texas A&M?

Among 276 applicants who posted a Texas A&M admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.95 and the middle half reported 3.81 to 4.00 (212 reported a GPA). Texas A&M sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.

What SAT score do you need for Texas A&M?

Among 276 applicants who posted a Texas A&M admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,520 and the middle half scored 1,460 to 1,550 (225 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.

Does applying early help at Texas A&M?

In these posts, 97% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (65 of 67), against 90% in regular decision (44 of 49). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.

What extracurriculars do Texas A&M admits have?

The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (67%), stem club/competition (45%), athletics (44%), tutoring/teaching (42%). 82% held at least one leadership role and 67% listed a national or international award.

What is the Texas A&M acceptance rate?

The official rate is published by Texas A&M in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

College admissions data

How to get into Texas A&M

What 276 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 307 Texas A&M results that students posted for the 2017 to 2026 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.

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Texas A&M admits by the numbers

Median unweighted GPA

3.95

Middle half 3.81 to 4.00

Median SAT

1,520

Middle half 1,460 to 1,550

Median ACT

Middle half 33 to 35

Median weighted GPA

4.48

Middle half 4.24 to 4.69

Results posted: 276 admitted, 23 rejected, 8 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Texas A&M acceptance rate; the official rate is in Texas A&M’s Common Data Set.

Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference

Median	Admitted	Rejected
Unweighted GPA	3.95	3.60
SAT	1,520	1,435
ACT	34	35

When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.

What Texas A&M admits did outside class

Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.

Nonprofit/Service67%
STEM club/competition45%
Athletics44%
Tutoring/Teaching42%
Internship38%
Research34%
Work/Job32%
Coding/Tech29%

Held a leadership role

82%

Founded something

44%

National or intl. award

67%

Did research

34%

Early vs. regular decision at Texas A&M

Early (67 results)97%
Regular (49 results)90%

Share of posters in each round who were admitted. Early applicants are a different group (often stronger and more certain), so read this as a description of these posts, not as odds.

Intended majors of Texas A&M admits

Computer Science31%
Engineering29%
Business9%
Economics4%
Biology3%
Political Science3%

Who got in

Of the admitted posters, 11% first-generation, 13% low income, 13% underrepresented minority, 8% legacy, 0% recruited athlete and 12% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 10% chose Texas A&M.

Three recent Texas A&M admits

2026 cycle · EA · Economics
Debate champion and civic organizer who co-founded a national debate organization and runs student education outreach.
GPA 4.00 UW · SAT 1550 · Original post
2026 cycle · EA · Economics
Debate-focused student with public speaking coaching, nonprofit vocational-school work abroad, and law-related research.
GPA 4.00 UW · SAT 1550 · Original post
2026 cycle · Computer Science
Low-income international computer science applicant with research in computational biology and computer vision.
GPA 4.00 UW · SAT 1550 · Original post

Where else Texas A&M admits got in

Texas A&M admissions questions

What GPA do you need to get into Texas A&M?: Among 276 applicants who posted a Texas A&M admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.95 and the middle half reported 3.81 to 4.00 (212 reported a GPA). Texas A&M sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
What SAT score do you need for Texas A&M?: Among 276 applicants who posted a Texas A&M admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,520 and the middle half scored 1,460 to 1,550 (225 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.
Does applying early help at Texas A&M?: In these posts, 97% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (65 of 67), against 90% in regular decision (44 of 49). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.
What extracurriculars do Texas A&M admits have?: The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (67%), stem club/competition (45%), athletics (44%), tutoring/teaching (42%). 82% held at least one leadership role and 67% listed a national or international award.
What is the Texas A&M acceptance rate?: The official rate is published by Texas A&M in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2017 to 2026 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Texas A&M. All colleges