Texas A & M University

Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. In 1963, it was renamed Texas A&M University by the Texas Legislature. TAMU offers degrees in over 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

U.S. News and World Report of 2009 ranked TAMU 64th among national universities. The university has over 800 student organizations.

Campus Location

College Station, TX 77843
USA
Main Tel: (979) 845-3211
Web Site

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Texas A & M University Highlights

Where Texas A & M University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

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

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	8,132	99
Master	1,768	96
Doctorale	598	77
First-professional degree	129	1

Texas A&M Students

The student enrollment at Texas A&M was 46,542 in 2007 (43,567 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 79% of enrolled students, graduate students are 20%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 1%.

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 94% are full-time and 6% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 7,335
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 15,675
Room	$ 3,760
Board	$ 2,720
Books and supplies	$ 1,156
Other	$ 2,160

Financial Aid: Texas A&M participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Texas A&M:

School	Location	Enrollment
California Polytechnic State University	San Luis Obispo, CA	19,777
University of California-Davis	Davis, CA	29,796
University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	51,725
Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, IN	40,534
Iowa State University	Ames, IA	26,160
Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	46,045
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, IL	42,326
Clemson University	Clemson, SC	17,585
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Raleigh, NC	31,802
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln, NE	22,973

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		1,218
Without tenure; working toward tenure		494
Without tenure; tenure not available		467

Housing and Meals

Texas A&M provides on-campus housing for 9,777 of its 43,567 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Texas A&M Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Texas A&M is in the Big Twelve Conference for major sports.

Texas A&M 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) .

Texas A&M Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	69%
Women	76%
All	72%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	520-630
Math	560-670
Writing	500-610

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (707 awarded)

Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
Agricultural Business and Management
Agricultural Communication/Journalism
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural and Food Products Processing
Agriculture
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management
Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (264 awarded)

Agricultural Animal Breeding
Animal Sciences
Dairy Science
Poultry Science

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (247 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 (1,853 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Finance
Logistics and Materials Management
Management Information Systems
Management Science
Marketing/Marketing Management
Operations Management and Supervision
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (191 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (228 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 (14 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (278 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 (1,381 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 (250 awarded)

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

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (157 awarded)

Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
Public Administration

HOSPITALITY (61 awarded)

Tourism and Travel Services Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (163 awarded)

Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding
Agronomy and Crop Science
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
Ornamental Horticulture
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
Plant Sciences
Range Science and Management
Soil Science and Agronomy
Turf and Turfgrass Management

LIBERAL ARTS (2,273 awarded)

American/United States Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Cartography
Comparative Literature
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
Museology/Museum Studies
Political Science and Government
Russian Language and Literature
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (121 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics
Statistics

MEDIA (26 awarded)

Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Journalism

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (14 awarded)

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

MEDICINE (148 awarded)

Pre-Veterinary Studies
Veterinary Anatomy (Cert, MS, PhD)
Veterinary Infectious Diseases (Cert, MS, PhD)
Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology (Cert, MS, PhD)
Veterinary Preventive Med Epidemiology/Public Hlth (Cert,MS,PhD)
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)

MUSIC (11 awarded)

Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (422 awarded)

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

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (58 awarded)

Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (39 awarded)

Philosophy

SCIENCE (1,167 awarded)

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

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (7 awarded)

Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (547 awarded)

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