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College Overview

Admission Office
PO Box 30014
College Station, TX 77842
(979) 845-1060
Fax: (979) 458-1808
admissions@tamu.edu
Contact: Scott McDonald
Director of Admissions
Main Address
College Station, TX 77843
(979) 845-3211
www.tamu.edu
Size
Total undergrads: 39,148
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 8,176
Degree-seeking undergrads: 39,027
Graduate enrollment: 9,981
Student-to-faculty ratio: 20:1



Setting
Rural setting
Small city (50,000 - 249,999)
Residential campus

Degrees offered:
Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral



Tuition & Fees

Estimated Expenses for Academic Year '07-2008 '08-2009 '09-2010 '10-2011 % change 2009-'11
Tuition and fees $7,335 $7,844 $8,176 $8,387 +2.58%
Books and Supplies $1,156 $1,200 $1,278 $1,350 +5.63%
Living Arrangement - On Campus
Room and Board $7,700 $8,000 $8,039 $8,008 -0.39%
Other $2,853 $2,851 $2,823 $2,776 -1.66%
Living Arrangement - Off Campus
Room and Board $7,700 $8,000 $8,039 $8,008 -0.39%
Other $2,853 $2,851 $2,823 $2,776 -1.66%
Total Expenses '07-2008 '08-2009 '09-2010 '10-2011 % change 2009-'11
In-state On Campus $19,044 $19,895 $20,316 $20,521 +1.01%
In-state Off Campus $19,044 $19,895 $20,316 $20,521 +1.01%
In-state with Family $8,491 $9,044 $9,454 $9,737 +2.99%
Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees
Tuition for In-state Students $5,437
In-state Student Fees $2,715
Tuition for Out-of-state Students $12,181
Out-of-state Fees $2,715



Financial Aid

Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
Type of Aid Students Percent Amount Average Per Student
All students financial aid 5,613 75%
Grant or scholarship aid 3,980 53% $36,601,763 $9,196
• Federal grants 1,634 22% $7,580,625 $4,639
• Pell grants 1,338 18% $4,639,303 $3,467
• Other federal grants 1,521 20% $2,941,322 $1,934
State/local government grant or scholarships 1,796 24% $8,941,372 $4,978
Institutional grants or scholarships 3,714 50% $20,079,766 $5,407
Student loan aid 2,588 35% $15,786,949 $6,100
• Federal student loans 2,553 34% $12,692,368 $4,972
• Other student loans 334 4% $3,094,581 $9,265



All Majors and Programs

Program Completions for Most Recent Year BA/BS MA/MS DOCTOR AA/AS CERT
Total of All Education Programs 8356 2040 691
Agriculture, General 875 102 26
Agribusiness/agricultural Business Operations 443 10
Agricultural and Food Products Processing 22
Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding 3 2
Agricultural Animal Breeding 5 3
Agricultural Business and Management, General 33 19
Agricultural Communication/journalism 49
Agricultural Economics 8 13
Agricultural/farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling 2
Agronomy and Crop Science 9 5 3
Animal Sciences, General 76 17 1
Animal/livestock Husbandry and Production 124
Applied Horticulture/horticulture Operations, General 44 6
Aquaculture 7
Dairy Science 3
Farm/farm and Ranch Management 8
Food Science 11 2
ornamental Horticulture 1
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management 2
Poultry Science 23 3 1
Range Science and Management 17 6 1
Soil Science and Agronomy, General 6
Turf and Turfgrass Management 15
Architecture and Related Services 150 75 12
Architecture 114 48 6
City/urban, Community and Regional Planning 15 16 6
Landscape Architecture 21 11
Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies 8 3
American/united States Studies/civilization 5
Hispanic-american, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-american/chicano Studies 3
Women's Studies 3
Biology and Biomedical Sciences 707 63 47
Biochemistry 37 5 17
Biology and Biological Sciences, General 248 3 2
Biomedical Sciences, General 269 11 2
Biotechnology 27
Botany/plant Biology 2
Cell/cellular and Molecular Biology 22
Entomology 39 7 5
Environmental Biology 3
Microbiology, General 11 1
Molecular Genetics 48 3 7
Plant Pathology/phytopathology 3
Plant Physiology 1 5
Toxicology 3 5
Zoology/animal Biology 30 1
Business, Administration, Marketing, Management, and Related Services 1692 537 8
Accounting 359 106 1
Business Administration and Management, General 178 173 3
Finance, General 378 115 1
Human Resources Development 105
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 8
Management Science 148
Marketing/marketing Management, General 273 29 3
Operations Management and Supervision 52
Real Estate 54
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General 181
Tourism and Travel Services Management 70
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 27 4
Digital Communication and Media/multimedia 27
Technical and Scientific Communication 4
Computing and Information Sciences 93 115 19
Computer Graphics 22 5
Computer Science 47 32 19
Information Science/studies 78
System, Networking, and Lan/wan Management/manager 24
Education 203 78
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching 33 13
Agricultural Teacher Education 26 14
Curriculum and Instruction 106 26
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 25 21
Educational/instructional Technology 4
Health Teacher Education 6 4
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 2
Special Education and Teaching, General 1
Engineering 1066 580 153
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/space Engineering 61 26 10
Agricultural Engineering 21 12 3
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 54 13 6
Chemical Engineering 134 4 18
Civil Engineering, General 151 118 23
Computer Engineering, General 49 38 11
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 88 70 24
Engineering, General 1 1
Industrial Engineering 112 99 8
Materials Engineering 5 14
Mechanical Engineering 198 88 20
Nuclear Engineering 32 19 7
Ocean Engineering 52 18 3
Petroleum Engineering 114 69 5
Engineering Technology, General 229
Construction Engineering Technology/technician 144
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/technician 31
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/technician 54
English Language, Composition and Literature/letters 226 9 17
English Language and Literature, General 226 9 17
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 75 7
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 5
Comparative Literature 1
French Language and Literature 12
German Language and Literature 4
Russian Language and Literature 7
Spanish Language and Literature 47 6
Health Services and Allied Health Sciences, General 245 3 132
Community Health Services/liaison/counseling 57
Health and Wellness, General 188
Veterinary Anatomy 1
Veterinary Infectious Diseases 1
Veterinary Medicine 125
Veterinary Physiology 1
Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health 1
Veterinary Sciences/veterinary Clinical Sciences, General 1 5
History 206 4 3
History, General 206 4 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services 4
Forensic Science and Technology 4
Human Services, General 43
Public Administration 43
Mathematics and Statistics 61 46 25
Applied Mathematics, General 25
Mathematics, General 36 27 14
Statistics, General 19 11
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General 786 8 3
International/global Studies 130
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other 656
Nutrition Sciences 8 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 205 26 8
Environmental Science 69
Environmental Studies 19
Forest Management/forest Resources Management 3
Forestry, General 3 2
Natural Resources Management and Policy 11
Natural Resources/conservation, General 17 18 6
Urban Forestry 2
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 84 5
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 416 24 14
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 219 17 7
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General 28
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies 8 6 7
Sport and Fitness Administration/management 161 1
Physical Sciences 138 50 70
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 26 8 8
Chemistry, General 49 7 40
Geological and Earth Sciences/geosciences, Other 3
Geology and Earth Science, General 31 12 4
Geophysics and Seismology 7 2 3
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 7 1
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical 5 3
Physics, General 22 9 11
Psychology 340 40 43
Community Psychology 3
Counseling Psychology 4
Educational Psychology 31 18
Industrial and organizational Psychology 1
Psychology, General 340 9 8
School Psychology 9
Science Technologies/technicians, General 7
Nuclear/nuclear Power Technology/technician 7
Social Sciences 617 94 30
Anthropology 47 6
Economics, General 144 24 7
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 27
Geography 25 6 3
International Relations and Affairs 50
Political Science and Government, General 245 3 12
Sociology 129 5 8
Visual and Performing Arts 21
Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts, General 14
Music, General 7
Work and Family Studies 169
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 169
Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.



Admissions Information

Application Fee
College has an application fee: Yes
Regular application fee: $60
Online application fee: $60
Enrollment Rates
Percent applicants admitted: 69%



Undergraduate Majors

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies
Latin American Studies B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biology B

Business, Management, & Marketing
Accounting B
Business Administration/Management B
Business/Managerial Economics B
Finance/Banking B
Management Information Systems B
Marketing Management B

Communications & Journalism
Communications/Rhetoric B

Education
Bilingual/Bicultural Education B
Biology Teacher Education B
Early Childhood Education B
Elementary Education B
English Teacher Education B
History Teacher Education B
Mathematics Education B
Reading Teacher Education B
Social Studies Teacher Education B
Spanish Language Teacher Education B
Special Education B

English Language & Literature
English Language & Literature - General B

Foreign Language & Literature
Spanish B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
Nursing (RN) B
Nursing - Preoperative/Surgical B

History
History - General B

Mathematics
Mathematics - General B

Natural Resources & Conservation
Natural Resources & Conservation - General B

Parks, Recreation & Fitness
Health/Physical Fitness B

Physical Sciences
Chemistry B

Psychology
Psychology - General B

Public Administration & Services
Social Work B

Security & Protective Services
Criminal Justice Studies B

Social Sciences
Political Science/Government B
Social Sciences - General B
Sociology B
Urban Studies B

Degrees, certificates and diplomas for each major are designated by the following letters:
    A = Associate degree
    B = Bachelor's degree
    C = Certificate or diploma
*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.
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