Texas A&M University (A&M standing for "Agriculture and Mechanical"), College Station, is the flagship institution among 11 more universities in the Texas A&M University System (see list below). The Texas A&M University System educates more than 131,000 students each year.
Texas A&M University, College Station was opened in 1876 as Texas' first public institution of higher learning. It is a research-intensive university with more than 50,000 students – including 10,000 graduate students – studying in more than 120 undergraduate and 240 graduate degree programs in ten colleges. Students of the university can join countless activities ranging from athletics and recreation to professional and community service events; all organized within 950 student groups.
Being a part of amazing school organizations is only part of the Aggie experience. What is an Aggie? An Aggie is a student at Texas A&M University. In the early 1900s A&M students were referred to as Farmers. The term Aggie began to be used in the 1920s. In 1949 the yearbook changed its name to Aggieland, that’s when Aggie became the official student body nickname.*
Texas A&M also offers its students access to world-class research programs and award-winning faculty. There are opportunities to learn in and out of the classroom, whether through technology, or through one of their branch campuses, or at international study centers. All of this helps fulfill Texas A&M's mission of "developing leaders of character dedicated to serving the greater good."
The U.S. News and World Report's 2014 edition ranks Texas A&M as 25th overall among public universities and 2nd in the nation in the "great schools, great prices" category. The Wall Street Journal named Texas A&M 2nd among all national universities in a survey of top U.S. corporations, nonprofits and government agencies, based on graduates who recruiters prefer to hire. Texas A&M also ranks 2nd nationally among public and private universities in 2014 Washington Monthly based on research, service, social mobility and contributions to society.
Athletics
Arch-rivals with the University of Texas, the Aggies play as a member of the Southeastern Conference in all sports as of July 2012. The school was previously a charter member of the Southwest Conference until it dissolved in 1996. Texas A&M athletics has had almost 650 student-athletes compete in the SEC at the NCAA Division 1-A level in 20 varsity sports.
The school's 20 sports teams wear the colors maroon and white, and as of April 2011 have earned 138 Southwest and Big 12 conference regular season and tournament titles, as well as 11 team national championships.
In 2002, Sports Illustrated ranked the university 46th in an analysis of America's Best Sports Colleges, naming College Station as the 9th best college sports town.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Texas A&M offers a variety of resources to help students defray the cost of attendance: scholarships, grants, loans, waivers, work-study, and on-campus student employment. Approximately 71 percent of the student body at Texas A&M receives some form of financial aid, sharing in over $536 million in financial assistance annually.
Library System
Texas A&M's campus libraries include Evans Library & Annex, Cushing, West Campus, Medical Sciences, Policy Sciences & Economics, Map & GIS, Digital, Qatar Campus, and Galveston Campus. More than 4 million e-books are available throughout the library system.
Student Housing
In the 2006 fall semester, more than 20 percent of the student body lived on-campus in one of a pair of housing sections on opposite ends of campus: the Northside and Southside areas, which have both single-sex and co-educational residence halls. There are 17 student residence halls on the Northside; these include three university honors dorms. The first new residence hall built since 1989, Hullabaloo Hall, opened in fall 2013; it is a state-of-the-art, 648-bed residence hall with many amenities such as music practice rooms, game room, and open-access computer lab. On Southside, several residence halls are reserved for members of the Corps of Cadets; there are also two Living Learning Communities on this side of campus.
The Texas A&M University System
The Texas A&M University System institutions include:
- Texas A&M University, College
Station - Baylor
College of Dentistry - Texas
A&M University-Commerce - Texas
A&M University-Corpus Christi - Texas
A&M University-Galveston - Texas
A&M University-Kingsville - Prairie
View A&M University - Tarleton
State University - Texas
A&M University-Texarkana - Texas
A&M International University
(Laredo) - West
Texas A&M University
*Source: Texas A&M Traditions and Spirit, by C.J. Bible
General Information
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Admission Office PO Box 30014 College Station, TX 77842 (979) 845-1060 Fax: (979) 458-1808 [email protected] Contact: Scott McDonald Director of Admissions |
Main Address College Station, TX 77843 (979) 845-3211 www.tamu.edu |
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Size Total enrollment: 53,000 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 8,176 Degree-seeking undergrads: 44,839 Graduate enrollment: 13,000 Student-to-faculty ratio: 20:1 Setting |
Degrees offered: Bachelor's Master's Doctoral |
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Admissions Considerations Secondary school GPA: Required Secondary school rank: Required Secondary school record: Required Admission test scores (SAT/ACT): Required College-prep program completed: Recommended TOEFL: Required Undergraduate Admissions Fall |
Test Scores: Fall 2011 SAT Critical Reading
SAT Math
SAT Writing
ACT Composite
ACT English
ACT Math
ACT Writing
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Enrollment Statistics
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Retention and Graduation Rates
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Retention Rates for First-Time Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees  |
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Graduation Rates for Students
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6-Year Graduation Rate by
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Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-'09 | 2009-'10 | 2010-'11 | 2011-'12 | % change 2010-'12 |
| 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 | 2008-'09 | 2009-'10 | 2010-'11 | 2011-'12 | % change 2010-'12 |
| 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 Degrees 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 | 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 | 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 | 76 | 17 | 1 | – | – |
| Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production | 124 | – | – | – | – |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | 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 | – | 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 | 269 | 11 | 2 | – | – |
| Biotechnology | – | 27 | – | – | – |
| Botany/plant Biology | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Entomology | 39 | 7 | 5 | – | – |
| Environmental Biology | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Microbiology | 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, Management, Marketing, etc. | 1692 | 537 | 8 | – | – |
| Accounting | 359 | 106 | 1 | – | – |
| Business Administration and Management | 178 | 173 | 3 | – | – |
| Finance | 378 | 115 | 1 | – | – |
| Human Resources Development | 105 | – | – | – | – |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Management Science | 148 | – | – | – | – |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | 273 | 29 | 3 | – | – |
| Operations Management and Supervision | – | 52 | – | – | – |
| Real Estate | – | 54 | – | – | – |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | 181 | – | – | – | – |
| Tourism and Travel Services Management | 70 | – | – | – | – |
| Communication and Journalism 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 | – | 25 | 21 | – | – |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Health Teacher Education | – | 6 | 4 | – | – |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Special Education and Teaching | – | 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 | 151 | 118 | 23 | – | – |
| Computer Engineering | 49 | 38 | 11 | – | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 88 | 70 | 24 | – | – |
| Engineering | – | 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 | 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 | 226 | 9 | 17 | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 75 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 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 | 245 | 3 | 132 | – | – |
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 57 | – | – | – | – |
| Health and Wellness | 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 | – | 1 | 5 | – | – |
| History | 206 | 4 | 3 | – | – |
| History | 206 | 4 | 3 | – | – |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Forensic Science and Technology | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Human Services | – | 43 | – | – | – |
| Public Administration | – | 43 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 61 | 46 | 25 | – | – |
| Applied Mathematics | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics | 36 | 27 | 14 | – | – |
| Statistics | – | 19 | 11 | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | 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 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | 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 | 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 | 26 | 8 | 8 | – | – |
| Chemistry | 49 | 7 | 40 | – | – |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Geology and Earth Science | 31 | 12 | 4 | – | – |
| Geophysics and Seismology | 7 | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | – | 7 | 1 | – | – |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | – | 5 | 3 | – | – |
| Physics | 22 | 9 | 11 | – | – |
| Psychology | 340 | 40 | 43 | – | – |
| Community Psychology | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Counseling Psychology | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Educational Psychology | – | 31 | 18 | – | – |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Psychology | 340 | 9 | 8 | – | – |
| School Psychology | – | – | 9 | – | – |
| Science Technologies/Technicians | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 617 | 94 | 30 | – | – |
| Anthropology | 47 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Economics | 144 | 24 | 7 | – | – |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 27 | – | – | – | – |
| Geography | 25 | 6 | 3 | – | – |
| International Relations and Affairs | – | 50 | – | – | – |
| Political Science and Government | 245 | 3 | 12 | – | – |
| Sociology | 129 | 5 | 8 | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 21 | – | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Music | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Work and Family Studies | 169 | – | – | – | – |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | 169 | – | – | – | – |
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Admissions Information
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Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $60 Online application fee: $60 |
Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 69% |
Undergraduate Majors
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies Latin American Studies B Biological & Biomedical Business, Management, & Communications & Journalism Education English Language & Foreign Language & Health Professions & History Mathematics Natural Resources & Parks, Recreation & Fitness Physical Sciences Psychology Public Administration & Security & Protective Social Sciences |
Degrees, certificates and diplomas for each major are designated by the following letters:
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.