Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
8,034 students
Larger than 87% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 47.5%
- TypePublic
- ClassR2 research university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Kingsville36.6 mi
- Beeville56.4 mi
- Victoria79 mi
- Edinburg110.4 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, the largest reported group is Hispanic (54.2%), followed by White (32.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Asian | 2.8% | 14.9% |
| Black | 3.8% | 2.1% |
| Hispanic | 54.2% | 13.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 32.9% | 57.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% | 2.1% |
| Non-resident | 1.7% | 6.8% |
| Unknown | 0.9% | 2.3% |
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Did you know? Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
- 88.6%Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi admitted 6,592 of 7,222 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 25.1%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,652 of 6,592.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $13,843average net price after grants for aided students, against $20,673 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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