2026 Economic Impact Report

ECONOMIC Impact REPORT 2026

ON THE COASTAL BEND REGION FOR EVERY 1,000 NEW STUDENTS THE IMPACT IS

72.2M

665

TOTAL BENEFIT OF TAMU-CC TO THE COASTAL BEND ECONOMY

EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT TO THE COASTAL BEND

956.8M

8,828

ANNUALLY

JOBS

$

ANNUALLY

$

JOBS

ON THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR EVERY 1,000 NEW STUDENTS THE IMPACT IS

80.6M

703

TOTAL BENEFIT TO THE TEXAS ECONOMY

EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT TO TEXAS

1.069B

9,321

ANNUALLY

JOBS

$

ANNUALLY

$

TAMU-CC CONTRIBUTED TO

4.4

%

OF TEXAS’ GROWTH IN HIGHER EDUCATION

EACH DOLLAR SPENT

BY TAMU-CC

$

= 3.80

TAMU-CC LEVERAGED

$

1.63B

14.20

FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES FOR EVERY DOLLAR OF STATE APPROPRIATED FUNDS

IN ECONOMIC IMPACT ACROSS TEXAS COMMUNITIES

THE UNIVERSITY’S CONTRIBUTION TO ADDITIONAL LIFETIME EARNINGS OF TEXAS RESIDENTS

$

JOBS

EACH DOLLAR OF FEDERAL STUDENT AID RECEIVED BY TAMU-CC STUDENTS LEVERAGED

$

39.20 IN ECONOMIC IMPACT ACROSS TEXAS

REPORT UPDATED IN AUGUST 2026 BY THE SOUTH TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI. LEARN MORE AT STEDC.TAMUCC.EDU.