6300 Ocean Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78412

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, located in Corpus Christi, Texas, sits on a 240-acre island and currently can support up to 10,000 students. In 2008, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi received 137 acres of city land. The Texas School plans to use the land for non-academic facilities like housing, athletics, a physical plant and parking. Academic facilities will remain concentrated on the island and this expansion will allow the Texas school to serve up to 16,000 students

The Texas A&M University Corpus Christi College of business offers undergraduate degrees in marketing, economics, and finance, along with graduate degrees in accounting and business. The education college offers graduate degrees in counseling, early childhood education, and kinesiology, while undergraduate degrees from the liberal arts college include criminal justice, political science, and Spanish.

The Texas A&M University Corpus Christi College of nursing and Health offers undergraduate degrees in health sciences and nursing, as well as a graduate degree in nursing. The science and technology college offers undergraduate degrees in biomedical sciences and electrical engineering technology, along with graduate degrees in computer science and mathematics.

Quick Facts:

More than 25 percent of incoming freshmen at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi were in the top 10 percent of their high school class.

More than 8,600 students attend the Texas school. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19-to-1.

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi is an NCAA Division I school, offering students several athletics programs, including men's and women's basketball, tennis, and track and field.

Student organizations at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi range from honor societies and special interest groups to cultural and religious groups. Options for students include the cadet club, the student nurse's association, the African American Cultural Society, Delta Sigma Pi, Veritas, and the Wildlife Conservation and Rehabilitation Club.

Students in the honors program at the Texas school gain several benefits, including early class registration and six-week check out privileges from Bell Library.

In 2006, the Islander Battalion was formed at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. More than 140 cadets have been commissioned as second lieutenants from the Texas school.

The women's center at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi was established in 1995 and is composed of students, faculty, staff, and community members working to raise awareness of gender issues and increase knowledge at the Texas school.

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