Tarleton State University Business Programs

Located in Stephenville, Texas, Tarleton State University is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Stephenville draws many to the area.

Tarleton State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Tarleton.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#22	Most Popular Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#150	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Tarleton has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#64	Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#64	Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#98	Best Associate Degree Schools	Course Advisor
#136	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#186	Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/tarletonstate
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/tarletonstate

How Do I Get Into Tarleton?

You can apply to Tarleton online at: www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX

Admission Requirements for Tarleton

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Tarleton?

With an acceptance rate of 58%, Tarleton does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 55%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Average Test Scores

About 71% 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 570. Math scores were between 460 and 550.

Tarleton received ACT scores from 47% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 22. Math scores were between 17 and 23. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Tarleton, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $10,407 a year. That adds up to $41,628 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Tarleton is 7.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Tarleton State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,893 undergraduate students at Tarleton, with 8,554 being full-time and 3,339 being part-time.

There are also 2,123 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,554 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	76
Black or African American	569
Hispanic or Latino	1,824
White	5,605
International Students	54
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 2019-2020, 14,016 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 14th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Tarleton

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Tarleton State University was $8,276 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $17,448. The following table shows how Tarleton is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Office Administration	#10	#16
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#13	#56
Human Resource Management	#22	#62
General Business/Commerce	#27	#51
General Business/Commerce	#27	#51

Online Affordability Rankings of Tarleton Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Tarleton State University was $8,276 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $17,448. The following table shows how Tarleton is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#7	#137
Human Resource Management	#10	#131
Business Administration & Management	#58	#148

Online Growth Rankings of Tarleton

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Tarleton State University was 142.8%. This is the #302 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Tarleton regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Tarleton ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Tarleton.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#26
Human Resource Management	#48
General Business Administration and Management	#151
Business Administration & Management	#196

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Tarleton State University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	249	0	249
General Business Administration and Management	84	127	211
Accounting	91	18	109
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	36	52	88
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	43	0	43
Agricultural Economics	36	0	36
Finance	17	0	17
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	11	0	11
Business Economics	7	0	7
International Business/Trade/Commerce	6	0	6
Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling	0	0	0
Office Administration	0	0	0
TOTAL	580	197	777

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.