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Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Kingsville, Texas Public 4-year Town

Overview

Located in Kingsville, Texas, Texas A&M University-Kingsville is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6,864, made up of 5,386 undergraduates and 1,478 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. It is part of Texas A&M University System.

Texas A&M University-Kingsville offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 85 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer and Information Sciences, General, General Studies, and Civil Engineering. It awarded 1,552 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 21 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

6,864
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
1,552
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
85
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 85

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

Engineering 14
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 6
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 3
Education 9
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Psychology 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Social Sciences 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Physical Sciences 4
Communication and Journalism 1
History 1
English Language and Literature 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
891
Master's degrees
577
Doctoral degrees (research)
24
Certificates under 1 year
34
Postbaccalaureate certificates
17
Post-master's certificates
9

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,864
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,386
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,478
Full-time, fall 2024
73%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,649
Undergraduates, 2024-25
5,868
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,781
Full-time, 2024-25
69%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
52%
Men
48%
White
15%
Hispanic or Latino
70%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
21
Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
13%
Students taking some online courses
56%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Texas A&M University System
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Lone Star Conference
President
Dr. Robert Vela Jr.
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
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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