Texas A&M is a public university. The university is regionally accredited and is a member of the College Board and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Students can earn a bachelor's degree, post-bachelor's certificate, master's degree, doctoral research degree and doctoral professional degree.
Texas A&M is accredited by over 20 professional organizations, including the American Chemical Society, the American Psychological Association, the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education, the Institute of Food Technologies and the National Association of Public Affairs and Administration.
Texas A&M ranked number 63 on the "Best Colleges 2011" list by U.S. News and World Report.
According to the College Board, Texas A&M had a student body of over 39,148 undergraduate students and 9,981 graduate students enrolled in 2009. Females comprised nearly 48 percent of the student body, and males comprised about 52 percent of the student body. Freshmen accounted for nearly twenty percent of the enrollment in 2009. Students pursuing graduate-level degrees accounted for over 25 percent of the total enrollment. International students accounted for 1.6 percent of the enrollment. The student-to-faculty ratio in 2009 was 20:1.
On the College Station campus, the most popular degree majors include agriculture, agriculture operations, agriculture-related sciences, biological and biomedical science, business, management, marketing, engineering and multi-disciplinary degrees.
According to Princeton Review, among the graduating class of 2009, 18% received a degree in business, management, marketing and related support services; 12% received a degree in engineering; 12% received an agricultural-related degree; 9% received a degree in biological and biomedical sciences, and 8% received a multi-disciplinary degree.
The Dwight Look College of Engineering, Mays Business School, and the College of Education and Human Development consistently rank high in national ratings for graduate schools. Texas A&M is known as a research institution. It is also the only institution that offers a degree in veterinary medicine in the State of Texas. The campus is home for the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, making the University one of a handful of institutions that have a presidential library.
Texas A&M is highly selective. One in three applicants were denied acceptance in 2009. Nearly 97 percent of first-year freshmen were in-state residents; 9 percent were part-time students, and the student-body makeup was 49 percent women and 51 percent men.
In-state tuition and fees in 2010-2011 were $8,387. Out-of-state was $22,817, and room and board fees were $8,008.