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.