| Location: | Southwest |
| Setting: | Small Town Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Lions |
Texas A&M University-Commerce nurtures and educates for success through access to academic, research, and service programs of high quality.
Texas A&M University–Commerce is a member of the Texas A&M University System located in Commerce, Texas. It also has campuses in Dallas and Mesquite, Texas and conducts classes at the McKinney, Texas campus of Collin County Community College District as well as at Northeast Texas Community College near Mount Pleasant, Texas. The university also has a partnership with Navarro College.
The university began as East Texas Normal College in 1889 when founder William Leonidas Mayo opened the doors to a one-building campus in Cooper, TX. After the original campus was destroyed by fire in 1894, Mayo moved the college to its present location in Commerce.
The State of Texas purchased the campus from Mayo in 1917 (after receiving word that the State would purchase the campus, Mayo died of a heart attack while walking back to the campus) and changed the name to East Texas State Normal College. In 1923, the school was renamed East Texas State Teachers College. The graduate program was added in 1935.
In 1957 the state Legislature, recognizing that the purpose of the institution had broadened from teacher education, changed the name to East Texas State College. Following the inauguration of the first doctoral program in 1962, the name was changed to East Texas State University (ETSU).
ETSU would open branch locations in Mesquite, Dallas, and Texarkana. In 1996, the institution entered the Texas A&M University System and became Texas A&M University-Commerce; the Texarkana branch separated from the Commerce campus and became Texas A&M University-Texarkana, a separately accredited institution.
Texas A&M University-Commerce is the second largest institution in the Texas A&M System; only the main campus at College Station has a higher enrollment.
Despite the former name being East Texas State, Commerce is located in what most would consider North Texas area and the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. At the time, the school was the school that was located furthest east in Texas, as at the time, there were North, South and West Texas State schools, since TAMU-C, was located furthest east, it was named East Texas State despite being in the North Texas Geographic Region.
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| Percent of Students International: | 4% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 35% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Lone Star Conference) Basketball (Lone Star Conference) Track (Lone Star Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 4,136 | $ 12,416 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 3,060 | $ 11,340 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,076 | $ 1,076 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,075 | 43% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,652 | 52% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 1,907 | 50% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,305 | 53% | |
Any Aid: |
88% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 45% (Highly Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 69% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 440, Math: 430 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 550, Math: 550 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 58% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 18, Verbal: 16, Math: 17 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 23, Verbal: 23, Math: 23 |
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Recommended |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
