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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi was awarded 86 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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Texas A&M Corpus Christi is ranked #1,053 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Texas A&M Corpus Christi held the #1,146 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is ranked at #55.
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With an acceptance rate of 91%, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 48% of students accepted to Texas A&M Corpus Christi submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 480 and 580.
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The student to faculty ratio at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 19% for first-time, full-time students at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,483 undergraduates at Texas A&M Corpus Christi with 6,284 being full-time and 2,199 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Texas A&M Corpus Christi, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Texas A&M Corpus Christi, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $6,067 a year. That adds up to $24,268 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Texas A&M Corpus Christi is 6.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Texas A&M Corpus Christi are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 6300 Ocean Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5503 |
| Phone: | 361-825-5700 |
| Website: | https://www.tamucc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/islanduniversity |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/IslandCampus |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 251 | $62,271 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 188 | $41,756 |
| General Biology | 164 | $27,553 |
| General Psychology | 123 | $25,328 |
| Health & Physical Education | 115 | $31,079 |
| Business Administration & Management | 97 | $38,778 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 84 | $32,767 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 80 | $60,083 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 77 | $28,874 |
| Marketing | 69 | $39,916 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 6,371 students took at least one online class at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. This is a decrease from the 9,036 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,371 | 2,691 |
| 2019-2020 | 9,036 | 3,201 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,783 | 1,638 |
| 2017-2018 | 6,418 | 867 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,941 | 1,368 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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