College Station, TX 77843
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1876
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 36,368
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $345,364,064
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: February 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $6,966 in-state, 15,216 out-of-state
Room/Board: $7,052
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: women’s center, placement service, day care, health service
Remedial Services Offered: study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: 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
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 3,302,468
Number of current serial subscriptions: 56,903
Number of microforms: 5,480,289
Number of audiovisuals: 786,574
Number of ebooks: 234,908
Other library facilities: West Campus Library, Policy Sciences & Economics Library, Cushing Library, Medical Sciences Library
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: George Bush Museum & Library; J. Wayne Stark Gallery; Forsyth Gallery
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,307
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 300
Classrooms: 900
Labs: 32
Other areas: 450
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – 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 simultaneous connection capacity: 2,000
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 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)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 25%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 6%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 12%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 25%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: 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%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 5%
Doubles: 95%
Triples or Suites: 0%
Apartments: 0%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 39
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 59%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 5,200 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Houston (96), College Station (5)
Nearest train station: Houston (96)
Nearest bus station: Bryan (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 85%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 30%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,626
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered on campus
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most 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.