West Texas A & M University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Fringe town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
6,917 students
Larger than 84% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 45.4%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- Amarillo14.7 mi
- Borger54.8 mi
- Plainview55.9 mi
- Clarendon57.4 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 West Texas A & M University, the largest reported group is White (50.4%), followed by Hispanic (35.2%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 1.9% | 7.9% |
| Black | 4% | 1.1% |
| Hispanic | 35.2% | 4.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 50.4% | 76.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 1.5% | 7.4% |
| Unknown | 4.2% | 2% |
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Did you know? West Texas A & M University
- 98.7%West Texas A & M University admitted 5,573 of 5,743 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 22.3%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,244 of 5,573.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $17,909average net price after grants for aided students, against $24,829 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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