Texas A&M Health Science Center

Location and Contact Information

301 Tarrow, 7th Floor
College Station, TX 77840
USA
Main Tel: (979) 458-7200
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

The Texas A and M University System Health Science Center is a premier assembly of colleges, located in Houston, Corpus Christi, Kingsville and College Station, Texas. The university system was established in the year 1999. The colleges under this system offer several programs in diverse areas of study. HSC-College Station Campus is composed of several colleges, which impart education in professional health science programs. The colleges under HSC are:

  • Baylor College of Dentistry
  • College of Medicine
  • College of Nursing
  • Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Institute of Biosciences and Technology
  • Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
  • School of Rural Public Health

HSC sponsors several clubs and organizations. The Student Government Association governs and organizes several programs and activities on campus.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in medicine and science.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Large number of students.
  • High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Other health profession schools.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • Distance learning is available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

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

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant  
Institutional Grant  
Federal Grant  
Pell Grant  
Other Federal Grant  
State or Local Grant  

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan  
Federal Loan  
Other Loan  

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

Similar Schools

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

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Midwestern UniversityDowners Grove, IL1,998
2University of the Sciences in PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA3,000
3University of the PacificStockton, CA6,251
4Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FL11,857
5Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD19,758
6Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY6,292
7Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA12,755
8Texas Southern UniversityHouston, TX9,102
9University of Southern NevadaHenderson, NV785
10Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY23,196

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Doctorate (Professional Practice)1662
Master1033
Bachelor301
Post-master's certificate211
Doctorate (Research/Scholarship)201

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  91
Without tenure; working toward tenure  44
Without tenure; tenure not available  189

Students

Student enrollment was 1,695 in 2009-2010 (886 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 8% of enrolled students and graduate students are 92%.

Students under 25 years old represent 42% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

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

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (32 awarded)

  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

MEDICINE (271 awarded)

  • Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)
  • Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
  • Medicine (MD)
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

SCIENCE (37 awarded)

  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences