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Texas A&M Health Science Center

Texas A&M Health Science Center

The Texas A&M Health Science Center was established in 1999. It brought together the A&M System’s health-related institutes. Commonly referred to as TAMHSC or simply HSC, the university is composed of the following academic units:

  • Baylor College of Dentistry
  • College of Medicine
  • College of Nursing
  • Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Institute of Biosciences and Technology
  • Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
  • School of Rural Public Health

Through these six institutes, the HSC offers facilities in the cities of Dallas, Temple, Houston, College Station, and Kingsville, in Texas. Students can choose from a wide variety of degrees and research options in the field of medical sciences.

The Texas A&M Health Science Center supports pre-professional student groups like the Pre-Medical Society, and Pre-Dental Society. The university also offers financial assistance to the students in the form of departmental scholarships, Federal Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Texas Public Education Grant, Alternative or Private Loans, and HB 3015 funds.

Overview of Texas A&M Health Science Center

Texas A&M HSC is located in a small city, in College Station, TX. The school is a public institution. Degree levels at Texas A&M HSC top out at the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

The school tries to do a few things and do them well, and doesn't offer a huge range of majors. Students at Texas A&M HSC often study medicine.

Texas A&M HSC Selectivity

The admissions department at the school does not accept all those who apply.

Faculty

Students at Texas A&M HSC benefit from the low student/teacher ratio. The school's tenure system is geared toward rewarding and keeping the most valuable professors. By paying its faculty better than most schools, Texas A&M HSC tries to attract and retain a high quality teaching staff.

Student Body

The school offers classes to 1,432 students (1,320 full-time equivalent).

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Texas A&M HSC

Texas A&M Health Science Center
301 Tarrow 7th Floor
College Station, TX 77840
General Phone: (979) 458-7200
http://tamhsc.edu/

Texas A&M HSC Programs and Degrees (2007)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Medicine337public health, dentistry, medicine, advanced general dentistry, pharmacy
Medical Support And Technology28dental hygienist
Science28biomedical sciences

Number of programs and degrees for Texas A&M HSC in 2007:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
First-professional degree1573
Master's degree1233
First-professional certificate631
Bachelor's degree281
Doctor's degree221

Texas A&M HSC Student Body

In 2007, Texas A&M HSC had a total enrollment of 1,432 students (1,320 full-time equivalent).

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Undergraduate4%
Graduate33%
First Professional62%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White54%
Black6%
Hispanic13%
Asian18%
American Indian1%
Unknown1%
(Foreign Students)8%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
18-190%
20-213%
22-2438%
25-2939%
30-3411%
35-395%
40-493%
50-642%

Texas A&M HSC Room and Board (2007)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of College Station, Texas for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Texas Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Texas A&M HSC Admissions and Selectivity (2007)

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
Years of College Work Before Admittancerecommended

Texas A&M HSC Expenses and Financial Aid (2007)

Financial Aid:
Texas A&M HSC participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 494800)

Texas A&M HSC Faculty

Texas A&M HSC has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured7822
Non-tenured, but on tenure track3319
Non-tenured and not on tenure track7840

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year37$158,95710$136,090
Associate professorcalendar year22$101,47217$99,805
Assistant professorcalendar year49$92,05122$80,186
Instructorcalendar year0*19$46,149
Lecturercalendar year0*1*
All faculty totalcalendar year108$116,89269$83,239

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Texas A&M HSC Degree Programs (2007)

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

MEDICINE
Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
Medicine (MD)
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

SCIENCE
Biomedical Sciences, General

Texas A&M HSC Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Texas A&M HSC Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 2%Texas A&M HSC Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
% of degrees in medicine
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%Texas A&M HSC % of degrees in medicine
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Texas A&M HSC Salaries of full-time faculty
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 7%Texas A&M HSC Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Offers distance learning
Career counseling
Student employment services
Tenure system for quality teaching

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