Does Texas A&M require the SAT?
Texas A&M is test optional for freshman applicants and does not require an ACT or SAT score. The admissions office encourages students who have scores to send them and states that submitting a score does not create an unfair advantage or disadvantage.
What is the official Texas A&M SAT range?
Texas A&M's 2025-2026 Common Data Set reports a 25th-percentile SAT composite of 1160, a median of 1280, and a 75th-percentile score of 1390 for enrolled Fall 2025 first-year students who submitted the SAT. The middle-50% range is therefore 1160-1390.
Texas A&M Reading and Writing and Math ranges
For SAT Reading and Writing, the official 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles were 580, 640, and 690. For SAT Math, they were 570, 640, and 710. These are score distributions for enrolled students who submitted the SAT, not minimum requirements.
How many enrolled students submitted the SAT?
The 2025-2026 Common Data Set reports that 76.72% of enrolled Fall 2025 first-year students submitted SAT scores and 18.68% submitted ACT scores. A student may submit both exams, so those percentages should not be added to estimate the share who submitted any test.
Should a test-optional applicant submit a score?
The official range is useful context, but it does not create a universal submit-or-withhold rule. Consider how well the score reflects your academic preparation, your high school's testing context, and any program-specific instructions. Texas A&M's published policy says score submission itself creates no unfair advantage or disadvantage.
How does Texas A&M receive and evaluate scores?
Texas A&M requires submitted scores to come through the testing agency. It considers the highest total score from a single test date rather than combining sections from different dates. Scores expire after five years, and the optional essay or writing portion is not required.
What score should a Texas A&M applicant target?
Texas A&M does not publish a minimum SAT score for general freshman admission. For planning, compare your composite with the official 1160-1390 middle range and your sections with the published ranges, but do not treat a percentile as an admissions guarantee.
Texas A&M SAT summary
Texas A&M is test optional. Among enrolled Fall 2025 students who submitted the SAT, the official middle-50% composite range was 1160-1390, with a median of 1280. Texas A&M uses the highest total from one test date and requires scores to be sent by the testing agency.
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