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Texas A & M University

General Information

Name: Texas A & M University
Address: , College Station, TX 77843
Phone:

  • General information: (979) 845-3211
  • Financial aid office: (979) 845-3236
  • Admissions office: (979) 845-1031

Website: www.tamu.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$6,966$6,399$5,955
        Out-of-state$15,216$14,679$13,695
Books and supplies$1,280$1,180$1,186
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$7,660$6,952$6,887
        Other expenses$2,552$2,190$2,310
Off-campus
        Room and board$7,660$6,952$6,887
        Other expenses$2,552$2,190$2,310
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,552$2,190$2,310

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$18,458$16,721$16,338
        Off-campus$18,458$16,721$16,338
        Off-campus with family$10,798$9,769$9,451
Out-of-state
        On-campus$26,708$25,001$24,078
        Off-campus$26,708$25,001$24,078
        Off-campus with family$19,048$18,049$17,191

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 67%
  • Federal grants: 13%
  • State/local grants: 47%
  • Institutional grants: 35%
  • Student loans: 26%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3102
  • State/local grants:$3827
  • Institutional grants:$3979
  • Student loans:$4115

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$50
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants17,3828,8798,503
Percent admitted73.5%70.9%76.2%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time58.5%58.7%58.3%
Part-time2.6%3.1%2.1%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 44910
Undergraduate enrollment: 36368
First-time student retention: 92%
Overall graduation rate: 77%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 91%
    • Part Time: 9%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 51%
    • Women: 49%

White non-hispanic: 80%
Black non-hispanic: 3%
Hispanic: 11%
Asian/pacific islander: 4%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 3%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations - Bachelor, Master
  • Agricultural and Food Products Processing - Bachelor
  • Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding - Master, Doctor
  • Agricultural Animal Breeding - Master, Doctor
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Agricultural Communication/Journalism - Bachelor
  • Agricultural Economics - Master, Doctor
  • Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling - Bachelor
  • Agriculture, General - Bachelor
  • Agronomy and Crop Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Animal Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production - Bachelor
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Dairy Science - Bachelor
  • Farm/Farm and Ranch Management - Bachelor
  • Food Science - Master, Doctor
  • Ornamental Horticulture - Bachelor
  • Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management - Master
  • Plant Sciences, General - Master
  • Poultry Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Range Science and Management - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General - Master, Doctor
  • Turf and Turfgrass Management - Bachelor
    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Master, Doctor
  • Environmental Design/Architecture - Bachelor
  • Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) - Bachelor, Master
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biomedical Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Biotechnology - Master
  • Botany/Plant Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology - Bachelor
  • Ecology - Bachelor
  • Entomology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Microbiology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Molecular Genetics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Plant Pathology/Phytopathology - Master, Doctor
  • Plant Physiology - Doctor
  • Toxicology - Master, Doctor
  • Zoology/Animal Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Finance, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Logistics and Materials Management - Master
  • Management Information Systems, General - Master
  • Management Science, General - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Operations Management and Supervision - Master
  • Real Estate - Master
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General - Bachelor
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia - Bachelor
  • Journalism - Bachelor
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other - Master
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Education
  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching - Master, Doctor
  • Agricultural Teacher Education - Master, Doctor
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master, Doctor
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design - Master
  • Health Teacher Education - Master, Doctor
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - Master, Doctor
    Engineering
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Engineering, General - Doctor
  • Industrial Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Materials Engineering - Master, Doctor
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Nuclear Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Ocean Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Petroleum Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician - Bachelor
  • Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician - Bachelor
  • Manufacturing Technology/Technician - Bachelor
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Comparative Literature - Master
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling - Bachelor
  • Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine (Cert, MS, PhD) - Master
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies - Bachelor
  • Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine (Cert, MS, PhD) - Master
  • Veterinary Anatomy (Cert, MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  • Veterinary Medicine (DVM) - First Professional
  • Veterinary Physiology (Cert, MS, PhD) - Master
  • Veterinary Preventive Med Epidemiology/Public Hlth (Cert,MS,PhD) - Master
  • Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD) - Master, Doctor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Bachelor
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Master, Doctor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International/Global Studies - Bachelor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Museology/Museum Studies - Bachelor
  • Nutrition Sciences - Master, Doctor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor
  • Environmental Studies - Bachelor
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management - Bachelor
  • Forest Management/Forest Resources Management - Bachelor
  • Forestry, General - Master
  • Natural Resources Management and Policy - Bachelor
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Urban Forestry - Bachelor
  • Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Doctor
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management - Bachelor
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Physical Sciences
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geophysics and Seismology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science - Master, Doctor
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical - Master, Doctor
  • Physical Sciences - Master
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology - Doctor
  • Counseling Psychology - Doctor
  • Educational Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • School Psychology - Doctor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Master
    Science Technologies/Technicians
  • Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician - Master
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Cartography - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • International Relations and Affairs - Master
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor


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