Texas A&M University - Kingsville
About Texas A&M University - Kingsville
The University is located in historic Kingsville, a friendly, safe cite University is the oldest continuously operating public institution of higher learning in South Texas. Texas A&M-Kingsville seeks to provide quality undergraduate and graduate programs for students of all ages through a judicious blend of liberal and career education programs.y of 25,000 that is the home of the legendary King Ranch. Corpus Christi and its beaches are just 40 miles to the northeast, and the border with Mexico is 120 miles to the south at Brownsville or 119 miles to the west at Laredo. Texas A&M University-Kingsville grew out of the teacher college or “normal school” movement that swept Texas and the nation in the early 1900s. Chartered in 1917 but not opened until 1925 because of America’s entry into World War I, the University is the oldest continuously operating public institution of higher learning in South Texas. Texas A&M-Kingsville seeks to provide quality undergraduate and graduate programs for students of all ages through a judicious blend of liberal and career education programs.
Class Profile
- Student Strength - 7479
- Faculty - 480 members
- Student Faculty Ratio - 16:1
- Number of US States represented - 35
- Number of Countries represented - 43
- Percentage of International Students - 6%
- Gender - Women - 47% - Male - 53%
Test Scores
- Average GPA - 3.3
- Average ACT Score - 21
- Average SAT Score - 970
- Average TOEFL - 213
Campus
Area – 795 Acres
No. of buildings – 80+ buildings
Research
Total Submissions – 234
Awards – 142
Total Awarded Amount – $19,314,513
Endowment
Endowment – $26.7 Million
Source from: www.tamuk.edu