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Texas A&M University - College Station - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Southwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 5142 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 5,142-acre campus in College Station (population: 61,210), 90 miles north
- of Houston; branch campus in Galveston. Served by air, bus, and train;
- major airport serves Houston. School operates transportation from city
- apartments to campus. Public transportation serves campus.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms are used by 21% of the on-campus students.
- Women's Dorms are used by 36% of the on-campus students.
- Men's Dorms are used by 32% of the on-campus students.
- Sorority housing.
- Fraternity housing.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- On-campus Married-student housing.
- 14% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 86% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 60% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
Campus housing is not available for all unmarried students regardless of year. Reason:
Contact School Directly
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- All students may have cars on campus.
- 31% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age but certain restrictions apply.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Honor Code
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 23% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1665 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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