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Ranks 1415th overall and 58th in Texas

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Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Galveston, TX 77554

Surrounding communitySmall city (inside urban area, pop. under 100,000)
Total Population8,056 (3,670 urban / 4,386 rural)
Households3,625 (2.18 people per house)
Median Household Income$51,722
Families2,299 (2.71 people per family)
Pop. — African American417
Pop. — Asian175
Pop. — Pacific Islander6
Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native102
Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)7,219
Pop. — Other286
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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Diverse Fields

UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence
GraduateSingle postbaccalaureate (other field)
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentVery high undergraduate
Size & SettingSmall four-year, highly residential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringMaster's degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionNo

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningNo
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force YesNo / Yes / No
Study AbroadNo
Weekend CollegeNo
Teacher CertificationYes

Campus Crime Statistics

Ranks 243rd overall and 41st in Texas on StateUniversity.com‘s Safe School Index

  Incidents per 1000 Students
Aggravated assault N/A N/A
Forcible rape N/A N/A
Murder & Non-Negligent Manslaughter N/A N/A
Robbery N/A N/A
Violent crime N/A N/A
Arson N/A N/A
Burglary N/A N/A
Larceny-theft 21 13.01
Vehicle theft N/A N/A
Property crime 21 13.01

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Texas A & M University at Galveston?

Ranks 2073rd for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $4,680 $4,680 $4,680
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $1,375 $1,375 $1,375
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $156 $156 $156
FT Graduate Tuition $3,708 $3,708 $3,708
FT Graduate Required Fees $1,375 $1,375 $1,375
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $206 $206 $206
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $15,267 $15,267 $15,267
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $7,436 $7,436 $7,436
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $7,436 $7,436 $7,436

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $5,118 trend  $6,055 $5,118 trend  $6,055 $5,118 trend  $6,055
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $1,180 trend  $1,381
On-Campus – Room & Board $4,870 trend  $5,203
On-Campus – Other Expenses $2,463 trend  $2,628
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses N/A trend  N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$45
Graduate Application Fee$50
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 1,181 (687 male / 494 female)
Admitted 926 (545 male / 381 female)
Admission rate 78%
First-time Enrollment 465 (273 male / 192 female)
FT Enrollment 440 (264 male / 176 female)
PT Enrollment 25 (9 male / 16 female)
Total Enrollment1,553

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Texas A & M University at Galveston use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / Required / Required
College Prep. CompletionRecommended
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Texas A & M University at Galveston accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceNo
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

ACT Test Admission

Ranks 577th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 47%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 24
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 20 / 25
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 20 / 25

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 521st for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting SAT results 87%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 460 / 590
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 490 / 600
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 950 / 1190

Student Services

Remedial ServicesYes
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareNo
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredYes
Dorm Capacity650
Meals per Week21
Room Fee$2,150
Board Fee$3,053

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Texas A & M University at Galveston Ranks 4219th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $2,949 75 pie   16%
State & Local Grant Aid $1,793 58 pie   13%
Institutional Grant Aid $2,397 22 pie   5%
Student Loan Aid $2,646 184 pie   40%
Any financial aid type   217 pie   47%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Texas A & M University at Galveston?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
6612
Black Non-Hispanic
211940
Hispanic
8570155
Asian / Pacific Islander
201939
American Indian / Alaskan Native
11213
White Non-Hispanic
7315321,263
Race Unknown
191231
Total 893 660 1,553

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Texas A & M University at Galveston?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
112
Black Non-Hispanic
235
Hispanic
142135
Asian / Pacific Islander
437
American Indian / Alaskan Native
213
White Non-Hispanic
185182367
Race Unknown
224
Total 210 213 423

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Texas A & M University at Galveston.

  Men Women Total
20 53 73
46 23 69
26 4 30
6 13 19
18 1 19

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Business Administration and Management, General 2 9 2 55 1 69
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management 1 2 3
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 3 5 64 1 73
Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer 2 2 1 25 30
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1 1 17 19
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 2 1 1 10 1 15
Ocean Engineering 5 1 13 19
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical 1 9 10
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management 3 16 19
Total 9 27 6 1 211 3 257

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Texas A & M University at Galveston Ranks 1023rd for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $60,603 ($63,108 male / $51,558 female)
Number of FT Faculty 83 (65 male / 18 female)
Number of PT Faculty 15
FT Faculty Ratio 6 : 1
Total Benefits $1,377,927
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Texas A & M University at Galveston Academics

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Texas A&M University-Galveston is unique in its study options. Specifically, the university has a Accelerated Program, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Navy, Semester At Sea, Study Abroad and Teacher Certification. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance and Tutoring. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Texas A&M University-Galveston.

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
Biological/Physical Sciences
Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
recreation & fitness – general
Physical Sciences:
Geology, HydrologyWater Resources, Oceanography, Physical Sciences – General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Aquatic Biology/Limnology, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Botany, Marine/Aquatic Biology, Zoology
Education:
Biology Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Business Administration/Management, International Business, International Finance, Transportation/Transportation Management, Travel/Tourism Management

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of March. In addition, for international students, the application fee is 75.

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Texas A & M University at Galveston Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 96% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 72%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For example, there were two hundred and eighteen total number of transfer students who applied and two hundred and ten total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school did not report their application fee.

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of April. Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of March. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. The regular application due date was not reported. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of September and For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of March.

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Texas A & M University at Galveston Financial Aid

Financial aid distribution is at thirteen percent scholarships per grants and eighty-seven percent loans per jobs. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and Leadership. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics and State/District Residency.

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Texas A & M University at Galveston Students

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The university is a Public, Branch Campus, University, Four-year, Coed, where 96 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Moreover, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. Texas A&M University-Galveston offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Again, the student body consists of eighty-six percent in-state students, fourteen percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, forty-one percent women, fifty-nine percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, two percent asian per pacific islander, two percent black per non-hispanic, ten percent hispanic, eighty-two percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, one percent race per ethnicity unreported, eleven percent in top 10th of graduating class, forty percent in top quarter of graduating class and seventy-three percent in top half of graduating class. The school’s size is approximately one thousand, six hundred and thirty-six degree-seeking undergrads, four hundred and sixty-six first-time degree-seeking freshmen and forty-one graduate enrollment.

Definitely, the school is located 50 miles from Houston.Furthermore, the university has many unique facilites such as fleet of research and training boats, 300-acre wetlands on west Galveston Bay, wetlands research center, ship bridge simulator.. This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus.

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Texas A & M University at Galveston Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

  • Varsity Sailing
  • Rowing teams
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
  • Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Soccer
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball

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