Texas A&M University is dedicated to the discovery, development, communication, and application of knowledge in a wide range of academic and professional fields. Its mission of providing the highest quality undergraduate and graduate programs is inseparable from its mission of developing new understandings through research and creativity. It prepares students to assume roles in leadership, responsibility, and service to society. Texas A&M assumes as its historic trust the maintenance of freedom of inquiry and an intellectual environment nurturing the human mind and spirit. It welcomes and seeks to serve persons of all racial, ethnic, and geographic groups, women and men ...show more »
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| Institution Type | 4-year, Public |
| Special Learning Opportunities | ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Teacher certification Distance learning opportunities Study abroad |
| Student Services | Remedial services Academic/career counseling service Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus day care for students' children |
| Credit Accepted | Dual credit Advanced placement (AP) credits |
| Religious Affiliation | Not applicable |
| Federal Aid | Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans). |
| Degrees/Certificates Offered | Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree - research/scholarship Doctor's degree - professional practice |
| Campus Setting | City: Small |
| Disability Services Student | 3% or less |
| School Costs | |
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At Texas A & M University, 75.0% percent of first-time undergrads receive financial aid, 50.0% receive grants and/or scholarships (an average of $7,627), and 35% receive loans ($6,541 on average). On-campus room and board costs about $8,039. Off campus it is around $8,039. Taking into account total living expenses and financial aid, the average net cost of attending Texas A & M University is $11,468 per year. |
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| Yearly Tuition | |
| Tuition Undergrad in State | $8,176 |
| Tuition Undergrad Out of State | $22,606 |
| Tuition Graduate in State | $5,322 |
| Tuition Graduate Out of State | $12,066 |
| Living Costs | |
| Total Expense in State on Campus | $20,316 |
| Total Expense Out of State On Campus | $34,746 |
| Total Expense In State Off Campus | $20,316 |
| Total Expense in State off Campus With Family | $12,277 |
| Total Expense Out of State Off Campus | $34,746 |
| Total Expense Out of State Off Campus With Familhy | $26,707 |
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In Fall 2009, 22,969 people applied to Texas A & M University. Of the applicants, 67.0% were admitted (65.0% male & 68.0% female ) and 53.0% accepted (53.0% male and 52.0% female) Of the 38,809 undergraduate students at Texas A & M University, 9.0% are part-time. A majority (97.0%) of the undergrad students are under 25 years of age. And 20.0% of the 9,893 graduate students are part-time. |
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| Percent of In-State Undergrads | 95.0% |
| Full Time Retention Rate | 93.0% |
| Part Time Retention Rates | 89.0% |
| Four-Year Graduation Rate | 38.0% |
| Six-Year Graduation Rate | 78.0% |
| Overall Graduation Rate | 80.0% |
| Admissions | |
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| Yearly Application Deadline | January 15 |
| Admissions Office Phone | (979) 845-1060 |
| Admissions Office Email | admissions@tamu.edu |
| Admissions Office Address | Office of Admissions 217 John J. Koldus Building Texas A&M University 1265 TAMU College Station, TX 77843 |
| Admissions Transfer URL | http://admissions.tamu.edu/transfer/default.aspx |
| Admissions Website | http://www.tamu.edu/home/admissions/ (find financial aid info here) |
| Application Website | http://admissions.tamu.edu/freshmen/default.aspx |
| Application Fee | $60 |
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In order to be accepted to Texas A & M University, you should have:
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| Test Scores | |
| SAT Reading (25th Percentile) | 520 |
| SAT Reading (75th Percentile) | 630 |
| SAT Math (25th Percentile) | 560 |
| SAT Math (75th Percentile) | 670 |
| SAT Writing (25th Percentile) | 500 |
| SAT Writing (75th Percentile) | 610 |
| ACT Composite (25th Percentile) | 24 |
| ACT Composite (75th Percentile) | 30 |
| ACT English (25th Percentile) | 24 |
| ACT English (75th Percentile) | 29 |
| ACT Math (25th Percentile) | 23 |
| ACT Math (75th Percentile) | 30 |
| Texas A & M University Programs | |||||
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| Program Name | Certificate | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
| Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences | 1 | 97 | 40 | ||
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 503 | 11 | |||
| Agricultural and Food Products Processing | 16 | ||||
| Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding | 3 | 3 | |||
| Agricultural Animal Breeding | 5 | 5 | |||
| Agricultural Business and Management, General | 45 | 13 | |||
| Agricultural Communication/Journalism | 49 | ||||
| Agricultural Economics | 19 | 7 | |||
| Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling | 4 | ||||
| Agriculture, General | 27 | ||||
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 14 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Animal Sciences, General | 81 | 15 | 5 | ||
| Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production | 154 | ||||
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General | 55 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Aquaculture | 4 | ||||
| Dairy Science | 2 | ||||
| Farm/Farm and Ranch Management | 9 | ||||
| Food Science | 6 | 8 | |||
| Poultry Science | 7 | 7 | 5 | ||
| Range Science and Management | 16 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General | 4 | ||||
| Turf and Turfgrass Management | 18 | ||||
| Architecture and related services | 181 | 73 | 20 | ||
| Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) | 126 | 41 | 11 | ||
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 3 | 22 | 9 | ||
| Environmental Design/Architecture | 20 | ||||
| Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) | 32 | 10 | |||
| Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies | 2 | ||||
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 2 | ||||
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 727 | 51 | 38 | ||
| Biochemistry | 29 | 7 | 11 | ||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 248 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 324 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Biotechnology | 16 | ||||
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 22 | ||||
| Entomology | 37 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Microbiology, General | 13 | 2 | |||
| Molecular Genetics | 28 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | 1 | 1 | |||
| Plant Physiology | 2 | 3 | |||
| Toxicology | 1 | 5 | |||
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 26 | 4 | |||
| Business, management, marketing, and related support services | 1 | 507 | 13 | ||
| Accounting | 299 | 98 | 5 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 171 | 149 | 5 | ||
| Finance, General | 369 | 108 | 1 | ||
| Human Resources Development | 125 | ||||
| Logistics and Materials Management | 13 | ||||
| Management Science, General | 73 | 1 | |||
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 233 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Operations Management and Supervision | 42 | ||||
| Real Estate | 63 | ||||
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General | 155 | ||||
| Tourism and Travel Services Management | 69 | ||||
| Communication, journalism, and related programs | 34 | 1 | |||
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 34 | ||||
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other | 1 | ||||
| Computer and information sciences and support services | 91 | 150 | 20 | ||
| Computer Graphics | 10 | ||||
| Computer Science | 56 | 30 | 20 | ||
| Information Science/Studies | 110 | ||||
| System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager | 35 | ||||
| Education | 208 | 55 | |||
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | 19 | 9 | |||
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 25 | 7 | |||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 114 | 17 | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 35 | 20 | |||
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | 9 | ||||
| Health Teacher Education | 4 | 2 | |||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 2 | ||||
| Engineering | 1 | 512 | 170 | ||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering | 58 | 15 | 10 | ||
| Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering | 31 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 66 | 14 | 5 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 88 | 13 | 8 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 180 | 90 | 31 | ||
| Computer Engineering, General | 54 | 31 | 7 | ||
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | 134 | 83 | 26 | ||
| Engineering, General | 4 | ||||
| Industrial Engineering | 84 | 92 | 11 | ||
| Materials Engineering | 1 | 9 | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | 180 | 93 | 25 | ||
| Nuclear Engineering | 28 | 11 | 8 | ||
| Ocean Engineering | 37 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Petroleum Engineering | 128 | 50 | 18 | ||
| Engineering technologies/technicians | 290 | ||||
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 209 | ||||
| Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician | 19 | ||||
| Manufacturing Technology/Technician | 62 | ||||
| English language and literature/letters | 477 | 23 | 22 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 207 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Speech and Rhetorical Studies | 270 | 11 | 10 | ||
| Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 157 | ||||
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | 157 | ||||
| Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics | 44 | 3 | |||
| Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General | 2 | ||||
| French Language and Literature | 9 | ||||
| German Language and Literature | 1 | ||||
| Russian Language and Literature | 3 | ||||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 29 | 3 | |||
| Health professions and related clinical sciences | 145 | 9 | 126 | ||
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 47 | ||||
| Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine (Cert, MS, PhD) | 1 | ||||
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 98 | ||||
| Veterinary Anatomy (Cert, MS, PhD) | 1 | ||||
| Veterinary Medicine (DVM) | 120 | ||||
| Veterinary Physiology (Cert, MS, PhD) | 2 | 1 | |||
| Veterinary Preventive Med Epidemiology/Public Hlth (Cert,MS,PhD) | 1 | ||||
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD) | 5 | 4 | |||
| History | 181 | 4 | 3 | ||
| History, General | 181 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Mathematics and statistics | 63 | 46 | 20 | ||
| Applied Mathematics | 20 | ||||
| Mathematics, General | 43 | 24 | 15 | ||
| Statistics, General | 22 | 5 | |||
| Multi/interdisciplinary studies | 665 | 4 | 2 | ||
| International/Global Studies | 96 | ||||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 569 | ||||
| Nutrition Sciences | 4 | 2 | |||
| Natural resources and conservation | 193 | 37 | 12 | ||
| Environmental Science | 67 | ||||
| Environmental Studies | 8 | ||||
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | 1 | ||||
| Forest Management/Forest Resources Management | 4 | ||||
| Forestry, General | 1 | ||||
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | 10 | ||||
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 15 | 30 | 10 | ||
| Urban Forestry | 1 | ||||
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 88 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies | 435 | 44 | 23 | ||
| Health and Physical Education, General | 216 | 36 | |||
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 8 | ||||
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | 46 | ||||
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 8 | 8 | 15 | ||
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 165 | ||||
| Philosophy and religious studies | 24 | 6 | |||
| Philosophy | 24 | 6 | |||
| Physical Sciences | 1 | ||||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 34 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 68 | 4 | 40 | ||
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | 7 | ||||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 31 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Geophysics and Seismology | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | 7 | 1 | |||
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 4 | 6 | |||
| Physics, General | 27 | 5 | 16 | ||
| Psychology | 324 | 56 | 38 | ||
| Clinical Psychology | 1 | ||||
| Counseling Psychology | 10 | ||||
| Educational Psychology | 44 | 12 | |||
| Psychology, General | 324 | 12 | 7 | ||
| School Psychology | 8 | ||||
| Public administration and social service professions | 42 | ||||
| Public Administration | 42 | ||||
| Science technologies/technicians | 2 | ||||
| Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician | 2 | ||||
| Social sciences | 594 | 101 | 45 | ||
| Anthropology | 30 | 15 | 4 | ||
| Cartography | 13 | ||||
| Economics, General | 156 | 19 | 15 | ||
| Geography | 24 | 9 | 7 | ||
| International Relations and Affairs | 45 | ||||
| Political Science and Government, General | 240 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Sociology | 131 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Visual and performing arts | 13 | ||||
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 8 | ||||
| Music, General | 5 | ||||
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