Texas A&M University-Texarkana

A graduate receives her diplomaA&M-Texarkana offers many opportunities for students to get hands-on research experience in the lab.

Located on the border of Texas and Arkansas, Texas A&M University-Texarkana is an upper-level university serving junior, senior and graduate students—and proudly providing the citizens of Northeast Texas and three neighboring states a convenient opportunity to earn a four-year or graduate degree. The average student age is 33. Each semester, approximately 70 percent of students are female and 70 percent are enrolled part-time. Students in Oklahoma and Arkansas attend at in-state tuition rates, and, historically, 30 percent of the student body is from Arkansas. Construction has begun on a new campus on 375 acres near Bringle Lake. When finished, the campus will accommodate 10,000 students.

Established 1971
Joined A&M System 1996
Fall 2008 Enrollment 1,625
Number of Faculty 132
Student/Faculty Ratio 14:1
Average Undergraduate Class Size 13
Undergraduate Degree Programs 20
Graduate Degree Programs 13
FY 2009 Operating Budget $19M

Logo: an eagle in flightColors: blue, gold and maroon
Mascot: eagle

Did You Know?

  • The Science and Technology Building, the first for A&M-Texarkana’s five-phase multiplex campus, is expected to be completed in June 2008. Construction is scheduled to begin in September on the next building, a 175,000-square-foot, four-story, multipurpose library.

  • Students in Oklahoma and Arkansas attend at in-state tuition rates; 28 percent of the student body is from Arkansas.
  • A&M-Texarkana’s Teacher Bound program enables teacher’s aides to become certified teachers.
  • The median age of the university's student body is 32; 65 percent of the student body is female.

University information: (903) 223-3000 · www.tamut.edu