College Viability Inspection Report

Angelo State University

Texas · Public

Angelo State University is a public institution in Texas, enrolling 6,516 students as of 2024. It graduates 30% of students in four years, returns 69% of freshmen for a second year, and costs an average of $14,048 a year after grants and scholarships. Of the 9 inspection checks that could be evaluated, 3 are flagged: Retention, Graduation, and Equity Gap. This report benchmarks Angelo State University's most recent reported year (2024) against 2,000+ U.S. colleges across three dimensions: student outcomes, financial health, and value for money. All figures are drawn from federal IPEDS filings and are reported without editorial judgment.

Angelo State University Inspection Flags

Student Outcomes
Financial Health
Value for Your Money

Inspection flags are nine independent checks across student outcomes, financial health, and cost-to-value that surface areas of a college's reported numbers worth a closer look. A triggered flag means the college's data met a specific threshold that students and families may want to ask about — for example, graduation rates slipping below a level, or tuition rising while outcomes decline. A clear flag means the threshold was not met. Flags are signals for further conversation, not verdicts.

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College Viability
Data Summary

Angelo State University — All Reported Indicators

Plain-text reference table of every metric and inspection flag for Angelo State University. Values reflect IPEDS-reported figures; percent changes reflect endpoint-to-endpoint 2020 → 2024 comparison; percentiles reflect 2024 national rank against four-year public and private nonprofit institutions. Cells marked "not reported" indicate the indicator was not present in IPEDS for this institution.

Student Outcomes

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Four-Year Graduation Rate30.0%+42.9%32nd
Six-Year Graduation Rate41.0%+20.6%25th
Full-Time Retention Rate69.0%-2.8%27th
Pell Grant Six-Year Graduation Rate39.2%+15.2%32nd
Pell-to-Non-Pell Graduation Gap9.5pp-38.6%52nd
Pell Share of Cohort49.3%+14.9%70th

Financial Health

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Revenue-to-Expense Ratio1.20×+6.5%76th
Total FTE Enrollment6,516-4.2%82nd
Endowment Value$249.1M+38.8%80th
Net Assets (End of Year)$328.4M+31.5%78th

Value for Money

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Instructional Spending %35.3%+0.6%59th
Student Support Spending %7.2%+0.3%23rd
Administrative Spending %13.1%-5.6%26th
Instruction+Support to Admin Ratio3.25×+6.5%63rd
Average Net Price$14,048+13.1%29th
Net Price: $0-30K Income$12,008+24.6%40th
Net Price: $30K-48K Income$12,910+22.1%43rd
Net Price: $48-75K Income$14,787+5.2%41st
Net Price: $75K-110K Income$17,958-2.2%36th
Net Price: $110K+ Income$22,368+14.5%38th

Inspection Flags

FlagSectionStatus
Retention Below 80%
Angelo State University's retention rate fell below 80% in 5 of 5 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Four-Year Graduation Rate Below 50%
Angelo State University's 4-year graduation rate fell below 50% in 5 of 5 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Pell Gap Exceeds 10 Points
Angelo State University's Pell graduation gap exceeded 10 percentage points in 3 of 5 eligible years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Revenue-to-Expense Below 1.0
Angelo State University's ratio stayed at or above 1.0 in all 5 reported years — ending at 1.20× in 2024.
Financial HealthCleared
Enrollment Declined 5% or More
Angelo State University's total enrollment fell from 6,800 to 6,516 students between 2020 and 2024 (-4.2%) — less than the 5% decline that triggers this flag.
Financial HealthCleared
Endowment Under $50M or Growth Under 15%
Angelo State University's endowment is $249.1M and grew +38.8% between 2020 and 2024 — clearing both the $50 million size threshold and the 15% growth threshold.
Financial HealthCleared
High Cost, Low Completion
Angelo State University costs less than the national median AND graduates students at below-median rates — only one of two conditions is met.
Value for MoneyCleared
Spending on Students Below the National Median
Angelo State University's ratio fell below the national median of $2.75 in 2 of 5 reported years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold.
Value for MoneyCleared
Rising Price, Falling Outcomes
Either net price did not rise or the graduation rate did not decline between 2020 and 2024 — flag not triggered.
Value for MoneyCleared