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Internal Data Reports

Student Achievement Data

Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) evaluates student achievement in relation to the University’s mission, considering course completion, State licensing examinations, graduation rates, retention rates, and job placement information as appropriate. These data findings are reported annually to the Texas Legislative Budget Board and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. In addition, The Texas A&M University System maintains a website to hold Member institutions accountable for measuring results.

Degrees Awarded

List of degrees awarded. Click below to access.

Degrees Awarded 2016 to Fall 2025(PDF)

Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes are used to identify approved degree programs. Click below to access Texas A&M International University’s Degree Inventory.

Degree Inventory by CIP Codes(PDF)

Criteria, Thresholds and Outcomes

The mission of TAMIU is to nurture its students’ academic and social development to be responsible and productive members of our global society. TAMIU contributes to this mission through the strategic plan goals(PDF), specifically through Strategic Plan Goal 2: Empowered Student Success and Wellness and Strategic Goal 4: Transformative International Experience.

In its Student Achievement Core Requirement 8.1(PDF) (CR 8.1), the Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requires institutions identify and publish Student Achievement criteria, goals, thresholds of acceptability and outcomes.

Student Achievement Criteria identified by TAMIU are first-year retention rate, undergraduate graduation rates, completions by Economically Disadvantaged Students, total degrees conferred, and first-attempt licensure passing rate. These criteria are measured by IPEDS Fall-to-Fall Cohort Retention, 4-year, 6-year, and 8-year Undergraduate Graduation Rate, 4-year Transfer Graduation Rate, and Licensure Passing Rates for Teacher Certification and NCLEX. Thresholds and aspirational goals for these measures are below.

Information regarding institutional performance on these measures is as follows:

 

Student Achievement Reports

Comparator Peers

Five similar universities are provided to the TAMU system by the Texas Higher Coordinating Board.

  • Lamar University
  • Prairie View A&M University
  • Tarleton University
  • Stephen F. Austin State University
  • West Texas A&M University

 

Summary Table of Student Achievement Measures and Current Status (Fall 2025)

Summary Table of Student Achievement Measures and Current Status (Fall 2025)
Measure Threshold Threshold of Acceptability Status Goal Goal Status
First-Year Persistence Rate 60% Met 76% Not Met
4-Year Graduation Rate 23% Met 29% Not Met
6-Year Graduation Rate 39% Met 50% Not Met
8-Year Graduation Rate – Student Completion Indicator for SACSCOC 42% Met 45% Met
4-Year Non-First Time Entering (Transfer) Graduation Rate 31% Met 59% Not Met
Percent Completions by Economically Disadvantaged Students 41% Met 48% Met
Total Degrees Conferred 1534 Met 2150 Not Met
State Licensure Pass Rates - Nursing (NCLEX) 80% Met 98.03% Met
State Licensure Pass Rates - Teacher Certification 80% Met 85% Met

 

First year retention rate - fall 2025

Definition: The percentage of first-time, full-time students seeking bachelor’s degrees who returned to Texas A&M International University for their second year (fall-to-fall retention).

Source: IPEDS, CBM0E1, THECB, TAMIU Institutional Research Office

Threshold of Acceptability: The average rate of the prior cohort year for the five similar universities. Five similar universities are provided to the TAMU system by the Texas Higher Coordinating Board.

Goal: Stretch Goal set by Institution and reported by A&M System

Status for Current Year: Above the threshold of acceptability but below the goal.

Figure 1

First-Year Retention Rate by Cohort
Cohort Threshold Goal TAMIU
2020-2021 68% 77% 69%
2021-2022 60% 77% 61%
2022-2023 63% 76% 64%
2023-2024 64% 77% 65%
2024-2025 60% 76% 61%

Figure 2

First-Year Retention Rate by Cohort & Gender
Gender 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
Female 68% 58% 61% 59% 55%
Male 71% 66% 70% 75% 71%

Figure 3

First-Year Retention Rate by Cohort & Race/ Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
Hispanic/Latino 75% 71% 75% 76% 72%
White 17% 13% 9% 10% 6%
Other 16% 22% 11% 19% 12%

Figure 4

First-Year Retention Rate by Cohort, Gender, & Race/ Ethnicity
Cohort Female Hispanic/ Latino Male Hispanic/ Latino Female White Male White Female Other Male Other
2020-2021 74% 78% 15% 21% 13% 20%
2021-2022 68% 76% 8% 21% 19% 28%
2022-2023 72% 80% 10% 9% 10% 12%
2023-2024 71% 82% 7% 17% 15% 28%
2024-2025 68% 80% 4% 10% 10% 16%

4-year graduation rate - fall 2025

Definition: The percentage of first-time, full-time students seeking bachelor’s degrees who graduated from TAMIU within 4 years.

Source: IPEDS, CBM0E1, THECB, and TAMIU Institutional Research Office

Threshold of Acceptability: The average rate of the prior cohort year for the five similar universities. Five similar universities are provided to the TAMU system by the Texas Higher Coordinating Board.

Goal: Stretch Goal set by Institution and reported by A&M System

Status for Current Year: Above the threshold of acceptability but below the goal.

Figure 5

4-Year Graduation Rate by Cohort
Cohort Threshold Goal TAMIU
2017-2018 18% 29% 25%
2018-2019 19% 27% 23%
2019-2020 20% 26% 22%
2020-2021 21% 28% 24%
2021-2022 23% 29% 25%

Figure 6

4-Year Graduation Rate by Cohort & Gender
Gender 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022
Female 27% 25% 25% 27% 26%
Male 21% 20% 17% 19% 23%

Figure 7

4-Year Graduation Rate by Cohort & Race/ Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022
Hispanic/Latino 25% 24% 23% 26% 30%
White 7% 27% 3% 4% 4%
Other 21% 11% 5% 3% 6%

Figure 8

4-Year Graduation Rate by Cohort, Gender, & Race/ Ethnicity
Cohort Female Hispanic/ Latino Male Hispanic/ Latino Female White Male White Female Other Male Other
2017-2018 28% 22% 8% 7% 30% 16%
2018-2019 26% 20% 30% 22% 11% 10%
2019-2020 26% 19% 2% 3% 6% 5%
2020-2021 30% 21% 4% 4% 6% 0%
2021-2022 31% 28% 3% 6% 6% 5%

6-year graduation rate - fall 2025

Definition: The percentage of first-time, full-time students seeking bachelor’s degrees who graduated from TAMIU within 6 years.

Source: IPEDS, CBM0E1, THECB, and TAMIU Institutional Research Office

Threshold of Acceptability: The average rate of the prior cohort year for the five similar universities. Five similar universities are provided to the TAMU system by the Texas Higher Coordinating Board.

Goal: Stretch Goal set by Institution and reported by A&M System

Status for Current Year: Above the threshold of acceptability but below goal.

Figure 9

6-Year Graduation Rate by Cohort
Cohort Threshold Goal TAMIU
2016-2017 40% 50% 40%
2017-2018 38% 51% 41%
2018-2019 39% 48% 38%
2019-2020 39% 50% 40%

Figure 10

6-Year Graduation Rate by Cohort & Gender
Gender 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020
Female 43% 44% 41% 39%
Male 35% 37% 33% 34%

Figure 11

6-Year Graduation Rate by Cohort & Race/ Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020
Hispanic/Latino 41% 42% 39% 39%
White 22% 19% 39% 6%
Other 25% 33% 19% 16%

Figure 12

6-Year Graduation Rate by Cohort, Gender, & Race/ Ethnicity
Cohort Female Hispanic/ Latino Male Hispanic/ Latino Female White Male White Female Other Male Other
2016-2017 44% 36% 0% 43% 29% 21%
2017-2018 45% 38% 23% 14% 40% 28%
2018-2019 49% 34% 30% 28% 23% 14%
2019-2020 41% 26% 7% 3% 14% 18%

8-year graduation rate - fall 2025

Definition: The percentage of first-time, full-time students seeking bachelor’s degrees who graduated from TAMIU within 8 years.

Source: IPEDS, CBM0E1, THECB, and TAMIU Institutional Research Office

Threshold of Acceptability: The average rate of the prior cohort year for the five similar universities. Five similar universities are provided to the TAMU system by the Texas Higher Coordinating Board.

Goal: Stretch Goal set by Institution and reported by A&M System

Status for Current Year: Above the threshold of acceptability and met goal.

Figure 13

8-Year Graduation Rate by Cohort
Cohort Threshold Goal TAMIU
2014-2015 43% 42% 44%
2015-2016 42% 43% 44%
2016-2017 43% 45% 42%
2017-2018 42% 45% 45%

Figure 14

8-Year Graduation Rate by Cohort & Gender
Gender 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018
Female 48% 50% 45% 48%
Male 37% 37% 38% 41%

Figure 15

8-Year Graduation Rate by Cohort & Race/ Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018
Hispanic/Latino 44% 45% 43% 46%
White 35% 28% 26% 22%
Other 38% 36% 25% 37%

Figure 16

8-Year Graduation Rate by Cohort, Gender, & Race/ Ethnicity
Cohort Female Hispanic/ Latino Male Hispanic/ Latino Female White Male White Female Other Male Other
2014-2015 49% 37% 30% 43% 41% 33%
2015-2016 51% 37% 39% 0% 37% 36%
2016-2017 46% 39% 8% 43% 29% 21%
2017-2018 48% 41% 23% 21% 40% 34%

4-year Non-First Time Entering (Transfer) graduation rate - fall 2025

Definition: The percentage of full-time non-first-time entering students by cohort year who pursued bachelor’s degrees and who graduated from Texas A&M International within 4 years.

Source: IPEDS, CBM0E1, THECB, and TAMIU Institutional Research Office

Threshold of Acceptability: The average rate of the prior cohort year for the five similar universities. Five similar universities are provided to the TAMU system by the Texas Higher Coordinating Board.

Goal: Stretch Goal set by Institution and reported by A&M System

Status for Current Year: Above the threshold of acceptability but below the goal.

Figure 17

4-Year Non-First Time Entering (Transfer) Graduation Rate by Cohort
Cohort Threshold Goal TAMIU
2017-2018 34% 57% 53%
2018-2019 33% 53% 49%
2019-2020 26% 53% 49%
2020-2021 32% 57% 53%
2021-2022 31% 59% 55%

Figure 18

4-Year Non-First Time Entering (Transfer) Graduation Rate by Cohort & Gender
Gender 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022
Female 58% 53% 53% 57% 58%
Male 44% 44% 42% 45% 49%

Figure 19

4-Year Non-First Time Entering (Transfer) Graduation Rate by Cohort & Race/ Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022
Hispanic/Latino 54% 50% 50% 54% 55%
White 53% 52% 43% 50% 62%
Other 34% 22% 36% 35% 36%

Figure 20

4-Year Non-First Time Entering (Transfer) Graduation Rate by Cohort, Gender, & Race/ Ethnicity
Cohort Female Hispanic/ Latino Male Hispanic/ Latino Female White Male White Female Other Male Other
2017-2018 60% 44% 30% 86% 38% 31%
2018-2019 54% 44% 50% 54% 11% 29%
2019-2020 53% 43% 44% 43% 58% 10%
2020-2021 57% 46% 60% 58% 33% 36%
2021-2022 59% 49% 65% 58% 33% 38%

Completions by economically disadvantaged students - fall 2025

Definition: The number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to economically disadvantaged students—those receiving Pell Grants at any time.

Source: IPEDS, CBM0E1, THECB, and TAMIU Institutional Research Office

Threshold of Acceptability: The average rate of the prior cohort year for the five similar universities. Five similar universities are provided to the TAMU system by the Texas Higher Coordinating Board.

Goal: Stretch Goal set by Institution and reported by A&M System

Status for Current Year: Above the threshold of acceptability and goal.

Figure 21

Completions by Economically Disadvantaged Students by Cohort
Cohort 4-Year Threshold 4-Year Goal 4-Year Grad Rate 6-Year Threshold 6-Year Goal 6-Year Grad Rate 8-Year Threshold 8-Year Goal 8-Year Grad Rate
2014-2015 16% 29% 39% 36% 45% 49% 38% 46% 50%
2015-2016 19% 30% 37% 38% 45% 49% 40% 47% 50%
2016-2017 20% 33% 42% 39% 47% 47% 41% 48% 47%
2017-2018 20% 36% 42% 39% 48% 48% 41% 48% 50%

total degrees conferred - fall 2025

Definition: The number of bachelor’s and graduate degrees awarded.

Source: IPEDS, CBM0E1, THECB, and TAMIU Institutional Research Office

Threshold of Acceptability: The average rate of the prior cohort year for the five similar universities. Five similar universities are provided to the TAMU system by the Texas Higher Coordinating Board.

Goal: Stretch Goal set by Institution and reported by A&M System

Status for Current Year: Above the threshold of acceptability but below the goal.

Figure 22

Total Degrees Conferred by Academic Year
Cohort Threshold Goal TAMIU
2020-2021 1431 1767 1771
2021-2022 1524 1856 1762
2022-2023 1536 1952 1807
2023-2024 1502 2051 1965
2024-2025 1534 2150 2070

Figure 23

Total Undergraduate Degrees Conferred by Academic Year
Cohort Threshold Goal TAMIU
2020-2021 1101 1468 1227
2021-2022 1218 1512 1179
2022-2023 1117 1536 1232
2023-2024 1062 1555 1318
2024-2025 1093 1585 1380

Figure 24

Total Graduate Degrees Conferred by Academic Year
Cohort Threshold Goal TAMIU
2020-2021 261 600 544
2021-2022 329 644 583
2022-2023 454 716 575
2023-2024 442 796 647
2024-2025 476 865 690

Figure 25

Total Degrees Conferred by Gender
Gender 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
Female 1204 1119 1203 1380 1392
Male 567 641 604 585 678

Figure 26

Total Degrees Conferred by Race/ Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
Hispanic/Latino 1576 1493 1510 1635 1702
White 111 161 165 187 189
Other 84 106 132 143 179

Figure 27

Total Degrees Conferred by Gender & Race/ Ethnicity
Cohort Female Hispanic/ Latino Male Hispanic/ Latino Female White Male White Female Other Male Other
2020-2021 1083 493 69 42 52 32
2021-2022 972 521 95 66 52 54
2022-2023 1016 494 106 59 81 51
2023-2024 1139 496 142 45 99 44
2024-2025 1142 560 129 60 121 58

state licensure pass rates - nursing (NCLEX) - fall 2025

Definition: The percentage of students who passed the National Council Licensure Examination–RN (Registered Nurse).

Source: Texas Board of Nursing

Threshold of Acceptability: Determined by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)

Goal: A Target of one percent growth each year. The goal will not be decreased if numbers fall below the previous year’s numbers but will be maintained.

Status for Current Year: Above the threshold of acceptability and goal.

Figure 28

Texas Board of Nursing National Council Licensure Examination - RN (Registered Nurse) Pass Rates
Year Threshold Goal TAMIU
2022 80% 98.03% 82.76%
2023 80% 98.03% 92.78%
2024 80% 98.03% 96.91%
2025 80% 98.03% 98.37%

state licensure pass rates - teacher standard certificate - fall 2025

Definition: The percentage of teacher candidates who finish a traditional program and obtain a standard teaching certificate within 1 year of graduating with a bachelor’s degree.

Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Threshold of Acceptability: Determined by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and TEA

Goal: Determined by SBEC, TEA, and by Institution

Status for Current Year: Above the threshold of acceptability and goal.

Figure 29

Teacher Certification Rate within One Year of Graduation
Year Threshold Goal TAMIU
2022 80% 85% 92.59%
2023 80% 85% 84.40%
2024 80% 85% 88.57%
2025 80% 85% 91.53%

For Historical Information, please contact the Institutional Research Office at ir@tamiu.edu.


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