Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Scholarships and Merit Aid

Corpus Christi, Texas

7 scholarships Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

7,804Undergraduates

92%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (4)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Presidential

$4,000

Published requirement: 3.95 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 3.95 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 28 ACT, or 3.95 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1300 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

$4,000/$16,000tamucc.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Achieve

$3,000

Published requirement: 3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 26 ACT, or 3.75 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1230 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

$3,000/$12,000tamucc.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Islander

$1,500

Published requirement: 3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it), or 3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 24 ACT, or 3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1160 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

$1,500/$6,000tamucc.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Morris L. Lichtenstein Jr. Endowed Scholarship

$12,750

Published requirement: 32 ACT, or 1390 SAT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

$51,000 | $12,750tamucc.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (3)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

Islander Chamber Music Scholarship Program

Department: Department of Music, School of Arts, Media & Communication

To be considered for an up to four-year full tuition and fee scholarship in the Islander Chamber Music Scholarship Program (Islander Brass Quintet +1, Lichtenstein String Quartet, Islander Winds, or Islander Voices +1) you must complete all of the general audition requirements and contact the ensemble director belowtamucc.edu

Jessie Frances Neal Scholarship

$40,000

Department: College of Business
Renewable: Yes, per the school

The $40,000 Jessie Frances Neal Scholarship awards $10,000 annually for four years.tamucc.edu

Geospatial Science Blucher Freshman Scholarships

$1,000

Department: Geospatial Science Program / Conrad Blucher Institute, College of Engineering and Computer Science

Students who are awarded these scholarships will receive a minimum of $1000 to be applied towards tuition and fees for their first year of school.tamucc.edu

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What Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$29,486In-state, per year

$43,924Out-of-state, per year

Where Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi lists its scholarships

ScholarshipUniverse (TAMUCC's centralized scholarship application portal, used for both institutional and most departmental/college scholarship applications)

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.