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Texas A&M University-College Station

College Station, Texas Public 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Texas A&M University-College Station is a public four-year institution based in College Station, Texas. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 78,321, made up of 60,710 undergraduates and 17,611 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of Texas A&M University System.

Texas A&M University-College Station offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 266 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Communication, and Computer Science. It awarded 22,577 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 90 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

94% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

78,321
Students enrolled
94%
First-year retention
22,577
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
266
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 266

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Engineering 19
Business, Management and Marketing 27
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 22
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 29
Health Professions 33
Legal Professions and Studies 9
Social Sciences 10
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Engineering Technologies 7
Psychology 11
Communication and Journalism 5
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 13
Education 16
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 4
Physical Sciences 10
Mathematics and Statistics 4
Architecture 5
Natural Resources and Conservation 8
Public Administration and Social Services 3
History 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
English Language and Literature 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 4
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Science Technologies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
94%
First-year retention, part-time students
92%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
14,073
Master's degrees
4,489
Doctoral degrees (research)
810
Professional doctorates
711
Certificates under 1 year
1,193
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1,259
Post-master's certificates
42

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
78,321
Undergraduates, fall 2024
60,710
Graduate students, fall 2024
17,611
Full-time, fall 2024
85%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
82,873
Undergraduates, 2024-25
63,121
Graduate students, 2024-25
19,752
Full-time, 2024-25
83%
Size category
20,000 students or more

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
47%
Men
53%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
12%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
90
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Texas A&M University System
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Southeastern Conference
President
Mark A. Welsh III
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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