Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, is the flagship university of the Texas A&M system. With well over sixty thousand undergraduates on campus at any given moment, this public research university sometimes might appear closer to a small city than a college campus. And yet, despite these impressive numbers, there are still plenty of students who fail to earn admission to Texas A&M each year. If you’ve stumbled across this blog, chances are you’d like to shore up your chances. 

Well, then it behooves you to know that GPA is probably the most important factor weighed by admission officers at Texas A&M. But you might still be wondering whether your GPA will be sufficient to all but guarantee admission. Just how rigorous are the academic standards for Texas A&M admission?

What is a Good GPA To Get into A&M?

Just how competitive is the Texas A&M admission process? For applicants to Texas A&M’s Class of 2028, 55.41% earned admission. For the Class of 2027, this figure stood at 57.32%, and at 60.34% for the Class of 2026.

GPA Percentage of Texas A&M Class of 2028

The following is the class rank breakdown of Texas A&M’s Class of 2028 members, as reported in the 2024-25 Common Data Set. Unfortunately, the university hasn’t reported any GPA data for recently admitted cohorts, so the class rank data below is the closest to gauging the GPA requirements for admission in the Texas A&M admissions process.

Assessment	Percent in Texas A&M Class of 2028
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class	66.57%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	91.40%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class	99.01%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class	0.99%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:	73.39%

GPA Percentage of Texas A&M Class of 2027

The following is the class rank breakdown of the members of Texas A&M’s Class of 2027:

Assessment	Percent in Texas A&M Class of 2027
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class	58.8%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	88.0%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class	98.8%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class	1.2%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:	76.6%

GPA Percentage of Texas A&M Class of 2026

The following is the class rank breakdown of the members of Texas A&M’s Class of 2026:

Assessment	Percent in Texas A&M Class of 2026
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class	61%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	88%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class	98%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class	2%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:	76%

Further Context on GPAs of A&M Students

So Texas A&M routinely culls most of its applicants from those who graduated in the top tenth percentile of high school graduating classes. And while we don’t have access to explicit GPA data, these numbers suggest that the academic competition is relatively stringent in this elite admission process. However, GPA still isn’t everything, as Texas A&M officials take into account other holistic criteria. After all, great grades do not make for an interesting applicant!

Can I Get into TA&M with a Low GPA?

There’s a slim margin each year of students who graduate in the bottom half of their high school graduating classes and still earn admission to Texas A&M each year. But these odds are far from favorable. There’s never a substitute for stellar academic performance in any college admission process.

How Ivy Coach Can Help Your Child’s Chances at Texas A&M University

Some students grow up knowing that, like moths to a flame, Texas A&M is where they’re meant to be. If this sounds like your child, consider Ivy Coach’s Strategy Session. Not only will you come away with a clearer sense of their chances of admission to this school, but you’ll also develop a picture of how they can optimize their odds of admission elsewhere. To learn more about Ivy Coach’s Strategy Session led by a member of our team of former elite college admission officers, fill out our complimentary consultation form, and we’ll be in touch.