Academics at Texas A&M University - College Station - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at Texas A&M will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at Texas A&M this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 53,743 undergraduate students at Texas A&M University - College Station is 3,220 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 20 to 1 which places Texas A&M University - College Station among the worst concerning instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Texas A&M University - College Station , there are 20 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is among the worst regrading instructional attention.

The vast majority of the instructors (87.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The vast majority of the faculty (87.0% ) are full-time.
	A significant percentage of the faculty (41.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Texas A&M University - College Station compares to the national average

The Most Popular Majors Students Choose

Texas A&M University - College Station offers 113 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 94 majors within 25 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Texas A&M University - College Station awarded 13,134 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)	1,153	1,153
General Biology	718	718
Business Administration & Management	550	550
General Psychology	502	502
Agricultural Economics & Business	455	455

Find out what Texas A&M University - College Station's top fields of study and majors are

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