| Name |
Texas A&M University-College Station |
| Address |
College Station, TX 77843 |
| Website |
http://www.tamu.edu |
| Email |
admissions@tamu.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
25% |
| Percent Fraternity |
6% |
| Percent Sorority |
12% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
N/A |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
25% |
| Campus Housing |
No |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (23%), women's dorms (30%), men's dorms (44%), apartment for single students (0%), special housing for disabled students (0%), other housing options (3%) |
| College Owned Singles |
5% |
| College Owned Doubles |
95% |
| College Owned Triples |
0% |
| College Owned Apartments |
0% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
39 |
| Sprinkler System |
59% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
5,200 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
N/A |
| Nearest Airport |
Houston (96), College Station (5) |
| Nearest Train |
Houston (96) |
| Nearest Bus |
Bryan (5) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
85% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
30% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
2,626 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Aggie Muster; Parent's Weekend; Silver Taps; Midnight Yell Practice; OPAS; Whoopstock; The Big Event. . . . . see web site http: //studentactivities. tamu. edu/calendar for additional information. |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
700 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Eta Sigma; Lambda Sigma; Tau Kappa; Cap & Gown; Golden Key; Phi Kappa Phi |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) 82 organizations -- see web site http: //studentactivities. tamu. edu for additional information. |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) 68 organizations -- see web stie http: //studentactivities. tamu. edu for additional information. |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) see web site http: //studentactivities. tamu. edu for additional information. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Battalion (daily) |
| Num Frats |
30 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
11 |
| Percent Frat Members |
6% |
| Num Sororities |
22 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
11 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
12% |
| Type |
Public institution |
| Year Founded |
1876 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
36,368 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
345,364,064 |
| Application Deadline |
February 1 |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
6,966 in-state, 15,216 out-of-state |
| Room Board |
7,052 |
| Basic |
women's center, placement service, day care, health service |
| Remedial |
study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological |
| Career |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Accenture, Boeing, Bryan ISD, Cargill, Chevron, Citigroup, ConocoPhillips, Dell,Deloitte & Touche; Ernst & Young, ExxonMobil, Ferguson, FMC, GE, GeneralDynamics, Halliburton, Hewlette Packard, IBM, Intel, JP Morgan Chase, Kohl's, KPMG LLP, L-3 Communicati |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
3,302,468 |
| Num Subscriptions |
56,903 |
| Num Microforms |
5,480,289 |
| Num Audiovisual |
786,574 |
| Num Ebooks |
234,908 |
| Library Facilities |
West Campus Library, Policy Sciences & Economics Library, Cushing Library, Medical Sciences Library |
| Museums |
George Bush Museum & Library; J. Wayne Stark Gallery; Forsyth Gallery |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
1,307 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
300 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
900 |
| Num Wired Labs |
32 |
| Num Wired Other |
450 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
2,000 |
| Recommended Os |
N/A |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
