Texas A&M University--College Station (Look)

Engineering School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #13 Best Engineering Schools

Specialties #10 in Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical #3 in Biological / Agricultural Locked in Biomedical / Bioengineering Locked in Chemical Locked in Civil Locked in Computer Engineering Locked in Electrical / Electronic / Communications #8 in Industrial / Manufacturing Locked in Mechanical #4 in Nuclear

Engineering School Overview

The Texas A&M Dwight Look College of Engineering offers graduate programs in a wide variety of engineering fields including aerospace engineering and ocean engineering, as well as some less typical, interdisciplinary programs such as health physics, industrial distribution, and safety engineering. The school is particularly highly ranked in biological and agricultural engineering, petroleum engineering, and nuclear engineering.

There are about 3,000 graduate students and six degree areas: Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Engineering (M.E.), Master of Computer Science (M.C.S.), Master of Industrial Distribution (M.I.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), and Doctor of Engineering (D.E.). The university partners with the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, also located in College Station, Texas, for research projects and has many of its own labs and facilities on campus for engineering research.

To get financial aid for graduate school, Texas A&M students can apply for three types of assistantships: teaching, research, and non-teaching activities. There is also a National Excellence Fellowship for Look Ph.D. candidates, which provides between $15,000 and $40,000 a year for four years. Graduate students can apply for limited university-owned housing, though there may be a waiting list.

Notable alumni of the Texas A&M Look College of Engineering include Mark Puckett, former president of Chevron Energy Technology Co., and Dennis Segers, CEO and director of semiconductor company Tabula Inc.

Admissions

Application deadline (U.S. residents)	rolling
Application fee (U.S. residents)	$50
Application deadline (international students)	N/A
Application fee (international students)	$75

Academics

Full-time faculty	352
Ph.D. student/faculty ratio	2.9 - Medium

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	2,630
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $227 per credit (in-state) Full-time: $537 per credit (out-of-state) Part-time: $227 per credit (in-state) Part-time: $537 per credit (out-of-state)
Required fees	$2,715 per year

* Engineering School Overview details based on 2010 data