Texas A & M University-Kingsville

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Texas A&M University–Kingsville is a public university located in Kingsville, Texas. It was established in 1925. The college’s sports teams are referred to by the nickname 'Javelina.' The campus is spread across an area of 545 acres. The university offers more than 50 undergraduate degree programs, 60 masters programs and 5 doctoral degrees through the following academic divisions:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business Administration
• College of Education
• College of Graduate Studies
• Dick & Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences
• Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering
• Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
• Texas A&M Health Science Center
• Texas A&M University-Kingsville System Center-San Antonio
• University College

Texas A&M–Kingsville hosts a number of recognized student clubs, organizations and Greek-letter academic honor societies. The campus is home to several Greek fraternities and sororities as well.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, engineering, conservation and resource management, and computer science and engineering.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Large number of students.
• High male/female ratio.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

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

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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Texas A&M Kingsville participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 88% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 7,133 in 2009-2010 (6,133 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students and graduate students are 24%.

Students under 25 years old represent 59% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 72% are full-time and 28% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Texas A&M Kingsville provides on-campus housing for 1,400 of its 6,133 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

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

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 157 male students received the aid (men were 70% of those receiving aid) and 68 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 30% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (38 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agriculture
• Farm/Farm and Ranch Management

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (17 awarded)

• Animal Sciences

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (148 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (59 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (41 awarded)

• Natural Resources and Conservation
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (5 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (91 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (172 awarded)

• Architectural Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (25 awarded)

• Industrial Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (29 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (10 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (7 awarded)

• Agronomy and Crop Science

LIBERAL ARTS (293 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (16 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (51 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MUSIC (19 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (58 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

SCIENCE (56 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (46 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (44 awarded)

• Psychology