Texas A & M University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Texas A&M University, or TAMU, is a coeducational public research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, the state's first public institution of higher learning. In 1963, the school was renamed Texas A&M University by the Texas Legislature.

Situated on a 5,000-acre campus, Texas A&M University is one of a select few universities with land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant designations. TAMU has two branch campuses, one in Galveston, Texas, and one in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar.

The university was recently ranked first in the nation by The Washington Monthly for "tangible contributions to the public interest." U.S. News & World Report of 2009 ranked Texas A&M third nationally as a "best value" among public universities and 64th among national universities. Many degree programs are ranked among the top 10 in the country.

TAMU offers degrees in more than 150 areas of study through the following academic divisions:

• Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Architecture
• Dwight Look College of Engineering
• Education and Human Development
• George Bush School of Government and Public Service
• Geosciences
• Liberal Arts
• Mays Business School
• Science
• Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

The university has an active campus life, with more than 800 student organizations. Texas A&M's almost 650 student-athletes compete at the NCAA Division 1-A level in 20 varsity sports. Since the beginning of the Big 12 Conference in 1996, Texas A&M has won 20 Big 12 titles in various men's and women's sports. The recreational sports program includes 30 student sport clubs and one of the largest intramural programs in the nation.

Famous alumni include Jorge Quiroga and Martin Torrijos, former heads of state for Bolivia and Panama, respectively; Rick Perry current Governor of Texas; Congressmen Joe Barton, Chet Edwards, Jeb Hensarling, and Louie Gohmert; Austin Mayor Will Wynn; Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak; title-winning coach Gene Stallings; Houston Oilers defensive tackle Ray Childress; Heisman Trophy winner John David Crow; Country singers Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett; William A. Pailes and Michael E. Fossum, NASA astronauts; actor Rip Torn; Neal Boortz, nationally syndicated talk show host; Jack Whiteside, President of Barnes & Click, Inc.; Lowry Mays, chairman and CEO of Clear Channel Communications; Eduardo Castro-Wright, CEO of Wal-Mart Stores; and seven Medal of Honor recipients from World War II--Horace S. Carswell, Jr.; Thomas W. Fowler; William G. Harrell; Lloyd H. Hughes; George D. Keathley; Turney W. Leonard; and Eli L. Whiteley.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in agricultural science and management, engineering, animal science and care, nutrition and exercise therapy, science, computer science and engineering, landscaping and horticulture, and conservation and resource management.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Numerous part-time students.
• High male/female ratio.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 48,039 in 2009-2010 (44,469 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 79% of enrolled students and graduate students are 21%.

Students under 25 years old represent 84% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 92% are full-time and 8% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Texas A&M provides on-campus housing for 9,772 of its 44,469 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Big Twelve Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 237 male students received the aid (men were 52% of those receiving aid) and 218 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 48% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Texas A&M offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (721 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agricultural Business and Management
• Agricultural Communication/Journalism
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural and Food Products Processing
• Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling
• Agriculture
• Aquaculture
• Farm/Farm and Ranch Management
• Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (286 awarded)

• Agricultural Animal Breeding
• Animal Sciences
• Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
• Dairy Science
• Poultry Science

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (274 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
• Environmental Design/Architecture
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,882 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Human Resources Development
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (353 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Graphics
• Computer Science
• Information Science/Studies
• System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (242 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
• Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
• Forestry
• Natural Resources Management and Policy
• Natural Resources/Conservation
• Urban Forestry
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (263 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Health Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

ENGINEERING (1,658 awarded)

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (290 awarded)

• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (199 awarded)

• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Public Administration

HOSPITALITY (69 awarded)

• Tourism and Travel Services Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (132 awarded)

• Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding
• Agronomy and Crop Science
• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Range Science and Management
• Soil Science and Agronomy
• Turf and Turfgrass Management

LIBERAL ARTS (2,164 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Cartography
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (129 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (35 awarded)

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (99 awarded)

• Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (134 awarded)

• Veterinary Anatomy (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
• Veterinary Physiology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Veterinary Preventive Med Epidemiology/Public Hlth (Cert,MS,PhD)
• Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (508 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Nutrition Sciences
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (63 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (30 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (1,099 awarded)

• Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Chemistry
• Entomology
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Geophysics and Seismology
• Hydrology and Water Resources Science
• Microbiology
• Molecular Genetics
• Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
• Physical Sciences
• Physics
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
• Plant Physiology
• Toxicology
• Zoology/Animal Biology

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (465 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Psychology
• School Psychology