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Texas A&M University - College Station

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location College Station, TX
Population 270,000
Website http://www.tamu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 59,099
Men / Women 53% / 47%
White 49%
Hispanic 25%
Asian 11%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 94%
From Region 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 22%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19%
Engineering 18%
Life & Natural Sciences 15%
Health Sciences 9%
Professional 6%
Computer Science 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
Arts 2%
Education 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,928
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $40,157
Est. In-State Cost $16,724
Est. Out-of-State Cost $51,947
10-Year ROI $227,000
ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 61%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (Unbound) 35%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $543M #6
Life & Natural Sciences $721M #29
Humanities & Social Sciences $49M #29
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 333 #6
Life & Natural Sciences 791 #11
Humanities & Social Sciences 344 #58

Honors College

Name University Honors Program
Students 2,000 (3%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1190 – 1350
SAT Math Range 570 – 710
SAT RW Range 580 – 690
ACT Range 25 – 31

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Bush School of Government and Public Service 723 63% / 37% 0% $72,846 96%
Economics 367 +7 76% / 24% 1% $80,293 86 97%
International Studies 109 — 30% / 70% 0% $62,793 61 92%
Political Science 247 +3 59% / 41% 0% $66,219 68 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 1,735 42% / 58% 1% $64,421 95%
Agriculture 37 — 8% / 92% 0% $61,337 58 98%
Animal Science 267 +6 19% / 81% 0% $61,442 58 95%
Biochemistry 80 +2 44% / 56% 4% $60,555 56 100%
Ecology and Conservation Biology 15 — 73% / 27% 0% $60,521 56 96%
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 49 — 37% / 63% 0% $42,033 9 95%
Entomology 23 +19 30% / 70% 0% $49,595 25 100%
Environmental Studies 78 — 29% / 71% 0% $68,160 71 96%
Fisheries Science 12 +2 42% / 58% 0% $47,640 19 92%
Food Science and Technology 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $70,751 75 88%
Forestry 6 — 100% / 0% 0% $62,199 60 90%
Genetics 21 +12 33% / 67% 5% $65,238 66 96%
Horticulture 37 — 32% / 68% 0% $59,586 53 86%
Nutrition 144 — 17% / 83% 1% $61,043 57 100%
Plant Biology 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $42,033 9 95%
Plant and Environmental Soil Science 17 — 76% / 24% 0% $65,183 66 98%
Poultry Science 43 — 47% / 53% 2% $61,442 58 95%
Rangeland Ecology and Management 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $65,183 66 98%
Renewable Natural Resources 73 +3 42% / 58% 0% $68,160 71 96%
Turfgrass Science 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $59,586 53 86%
Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences 15 +1 27% / 73% 0% $60,521 56 96%
Agribusiness 297 +14 57% / 43% 1% $72,348 78 94%
Agricultural Economics 293 +2 70% / 30% 0% $72,348 78 94%
Agricultural Leadership and Development 35 — 74% / 26% 0% $72,348 78 94%
Hospitality Management 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $100,030 96 95%
Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences 111 — 34% / 66% 1% $53,166 35 100%
Agricultural Communications and Journalism 66 — 18% / 82% 0% $56,760 45 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 2,615 31% / 69% 1% $62,377 94%
Applied Mathematical Sciences 94 +6 64% / 36% 3% $92,684 94 94%
Chemistry 74 — 45% / 55% 0% $72,127 77 90%
Geology 39 — 51% / 49% 0% $72,906 78 92%
Geophysics 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $72,906 78 92%
Marine Sciences 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $63,062 61 —
Mathematics 52 +8 50% / 50% 2% $61,876 59 100%
Meteorology 39 — 46% / 54% 3% $60,434 55 97%
Oceanography 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $72,906 78 92%
Physics 35 — 83% / 17% 6% $90,969 93 100%
Statistics 44 — 59% / 41% 9% $101,704 97 94%
Biology 319 — 34% / 66% 0% $64,611 65 95%
Environmental Geosciences 55 +2 36% / 64% 2% $68,160 71 96%
Marine Biology 74 — 34% / 66% 0% $42,033 9 95%
Microbiology 20 — 50% / 50% 5% $63,756 63 —
Molecular and Cell Biology 21 — 48% / 52% 0% $63,684 63 —
Neuroscience 54 — 26% / 74% 2% $63,974 63 —
Zoology 22 — 9% / 91% 0% $49,595 25 100%
Anthropology 40 +2 32% / 68% 2% $43,190 10 93%
Classics 7 +2 29% / 71% 0% $60,761 56 —
Communication 438 +2 19% / 81% 0% $62,316 60 92%
English 106 +4 15% / 85% 0% $53,489 36 91%
Forensic and Investigative Sciences 40 — 20% / 80% 0% $64,108 64 100%
Geography 11 — 73% / 27% 0% $71,323 76 89%
History 92 +3 65% / 35% 0% $53,850 37 91%
Journalism 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $59,353 53 —
Modern Languages 7 +4 43% / 57% 0% $64,916 65 96%
Philosophy 16 +3 50% / 50% 0% $61,055 57 89%
Pre-Law 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $60,906 57 —
Psychology 594 +7 16% / 84% 1% $57,797 48 93%
Sociology 173 +3 27% / 73% 0% $56,269 44 93%
Spanish 8 +6 12% / 88% 0% $59,456 53 92%
Telecommunication Media Studies 62 — 29% / 71% 0% $60,248 55 100%
Women's and Gender Studies 5 +1 0% / 100% 0% $54,250 38 —
Spatial Sciences 36 +1 69% / 31% 3% $71,323 76 89%
Maritime Studies 18 — 39% / 61% 0% $56,720 45 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 3,591 77% / 23% 3% $102,702 98%
Aerospace Engineering 207 — 86% / 14% 2% $96,505 95 91%
Architectural Engineering 44 — 55% / 45% 0% $92,523 94 —
Biological and Agricultural Engineering 30 — 57% / 43% 0% $81,198 86 92%
Biomedical Engineering 159 — 48% / 52% 1% $101,088 97 95%
Chemical Engineering 217 — 52% / 48% 3% $123,773 99 97%
Civil Engineering 233 — 74% / 26% 3% $95,279 95 99%
Computer Engineering 161 — 89% / 11% 6% $119,310 99 99%
Electrical Engineering 319 — 86% / 14% 4% $107,294 98 100%
Environmental Engineering 34 — 35% / 65% 3% $82,887 88 —
Industrial Engineering 274 — 72% / 28% 3% $103,679 97 99%
Materials Science and Engineering 56 — 62% / 38% 4% $94,709 95 —
Mechanical Engineering 486 — 82% / 18% 2% $97,743 96 97%
Multidisciplinary Engineering 17 — 53% / 47% 0% $102,524 97 —
Nuclear Engineering 72 — 82% / 18% 1% $91,599 93 88%
Ocean Engineering 47 — 74% / 26% 0% $94,615 95 92%
Petroleum Engineering 91 — 82% / 18% 19% $125,028 99 95%
Computer Science 407 — 83% / 17% 3% $121,797 99 100%
Cybersecurity 92 — 75% / 25% 0% $82,337 87 94%
Industrial Distribution 313 — 83% / 17% 1% $91,278 93 100%
Electronic Systems Engineering Technology 119 — 90% / 10% 1% $91,482 93 96%
Industrial Engineering Technology 23 — 100% / 0% 0% $90,849 93 —
Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology 107 — 93% / 7% 0% $87,836 91 100%
Mechatronics Engineering Technology 83 — 81% / 19% 2% $89,964 92 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts 88 40% / 60% 1% $57,698 95%
Visualization 77 — 40% / 60% 1% $57,961 49 94%
Performance Studies 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $55,862 43 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Mays Business School 1,384 51% / 49% 1% $88,354 96%
Accounting 271 +2 48% / 52% 1% $101,031 97 96%
Finance 289 +24 75% / 25% 1% $100,030 96 95%
Human Resource Management 84 — 12% / 88% 0% $75,890 82 95%
Logistics and Supply Chain Management 98 +2 63% / 37% 1% $81,761 87 95%
Management 279 +23 43% / 57% 0% $81,761 87 95%
Management Information Systems 104 +8 62% / 38% 4% $92,830 94 100%
Marketing 192 +13 25% / 75% 0% $71,166 76 97%
Nonprofit Management 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $81,761 87 95%
Supply Chain Management 66 — 74% / 26% 2% $81,761 87 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Architecture 530 75% / 25% 1% $91,121 97%
Architecture 101 — 40% / 60% 0% $67,636 70 97%
Landscape Architecture 22 — 36% / 64% 0% $73,880 80 87%
Urban and Regional Planning 38 — 55% / 45% 0% $65,422 66 100%
Construction Science 369 — 89% / 11% 1% $101,224 97 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Dentistry 29 10% / 90% 0% $64,298 97%
Dental Hygiene 29 — 10% / 90% 0% $64,298 64 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education and Human Development 910 36% / 64% 1% $66,842 96%
Kinesiology 348 — 33% / 67% 1% $67,447 70 96%
Sport Management 201 — 70% / 30% 2% $67,447 70 96%
Teaching, Learning and Culture 308 — 6% / 94% 0% $58,430 50 —
Aviation Management 53 — 96% / 4% 0% $109,470 98 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 235 15% / 85% 0% $85,772 97%
Nursing 235 — 15% / 85% 0% $85,772 90 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Public Health 688 15% / 85% 0% $67,023 99%
Community Health 41 — 5% / 95% 0% $65,528 66 100%
Epidemiology 44 — 41% / 59% 0% $64,200 64 —
Public Health 217 — 18% / 82% 0% $65,397 66 98%
Public Health Sciences 386 — 12% / 88% 0% $68,419 72 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 587 31% / 69% 1% $64,611 95%
Biomedical Sciences 587 — 31% / 69% 1% $64,611 65 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University Studies 594 49% / 51% 1% $56,370 93%
University Studies 594 — 49% / 51% 1% $56,370 44 93%

Rankings

Politically Incorrect

Equal Opportunity Objectification Most Attractive Men
Gym Selfie Central
I'm Getting Cancelled in 3, 2, 1... Most Attractive Women
Looks AND Brains

My Tribe

Little Meca Most Muslim
Active Community

Engineering

It Actually IS Rocket Science Aerospace Engineering
Rocket Scientists
Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
The Green Giants
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Dinosaur Juice
Playing House Civil Engineering
Infrastructure Elite
Resistance Is Futile Computer Engineering
Segfault Survivors & Kernel Panickers
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Dangerously Grounded
Drill, Baby, Drill Energy & Mining Engineering
Black Gold Elite
Making Spreadsheets Go Brrrr Industrial Engineering
The Classics
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Crystal Clear Leaders
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Mad Scientists' Machine Shop
We Glow In The Dark Nuclear Engineering
Reactor Masters

Computer Science

Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better. Artificial Intelligence
Solid Programs
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science (Eng)
10k-Student Server Crashers
Hoodie Not Included Cybersecurity
NSA Recruiters Already Have Your Number
Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again? Information Technology
IT Enterprise Experts

Physical Sciences & Math

Quants, Proofs & p < 0.05 Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Actuaries, Modelers & Aspiring Quants
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Plastics, Polymers & Profitable Patents
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Ocean Explorers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
Our Labs Have Labs (The Experimentalists)
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Equation Elegance

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Petri Dish Elite
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Climate Warriors
Better Eating Through Chemistry Food Science & Nutrition
Lab Coat Foodies
Memorizing 206 Bones Human Biology
Lab Partners
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
The Land Grants
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
We Can Pet It AND Fix Its Spleen

Health Sciences

Open Wide Dentistry & Oral Health
Plaque Attackers
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
Mortar & Pestle
Sweat Equity Sports & Fitness
The Training Room

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
Ledger Lords
Show Me the Bushels Agribusiness & Economics
Wall Street of Wheat
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets Business Analytics
Dashboard Dictators
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
The Aggie-Econ & Applied Regressions Guild
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Fortune 500 Feeders
May I Take Your Order? Hospitality & Tourism
Solid Training Ground
Office Politics 101 Human Resources
Org Chart Architects
Tik-Tok Generation Marketing
Getting There

Humanities & Social Sciences

Mappy Few, the Cartography Crew Geography & Cartography
Plot Twisters
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Diplomat Track
Nosy for a Living Journalism
Reliable Sources (Allegedly)
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
Solidly Upper-Middle-Class Comm Degrees
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group Philosophy & Ethics
The Questioners
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Corporate Compliance Consultants
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
The Collective

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Classroom Ready

Arts

Sleep Deprivation by Design Architecture
Design Visionaries

Professional

The Hard Hat Caste Construction
The Owners of the Site Trailer
The "Actually Knowing How to Build It" Crew Manufacturing
Polytechnic Powerhouses
You Can't Handle The Truth Military
Senior Military Colleges