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West Texas A&M University was awarded 84 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is agriculture.
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West Texas A&M University landed the #1,648 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
West Texas A&M University is also ranked #77 out of 115 schools in Texas.
With an acceptance rate of 92%, West Texas A&M University 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 42% of students accepted to West Texas A&M University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 570. Math scores were between 480 and 580.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, West Texas A&M University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 West Texas A&M University is 80%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at West Texas A&M University is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate 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 27% for first-time, full-time students at West Texas A&M University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,326 undergraduates at West Texas A&M University with 5,621 being full-time and 1,705 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,868 | $17,523 | $20,609 | $22,506 | $22,649 |
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 West Texas A&M University, 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 West Texas A&M University, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $6,369 a year. That adds up to $25,476 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for West Texas A&M University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2501 4Th Ave, Canyon, TX 79016-0001 |
| Phone: | 806-651-0000 |
| Website: | https://www.wtamu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 334 | $43,492 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 173 | $40,793 |
| Nursing | 165 | $74,531 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 154 | $46,614 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 153 | $42,650 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 109 | $26,513 |
| Plant Sciences | 78 | NA |
| Marketing | 71 | $40,465 |
| General Biology | 69 | $28,507 |
| General Business/Commerce | 59 | $43,167 |
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 2022-2023, 6,258 students took at least one online class at West Texas A&M University. This is a decrease from the 8,544 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 6,258 | 3,491 |
| 2021-2022 | 8,544 | 3,808 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,801 | 4,083 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,835 | 3,382 |
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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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