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West Texas A&M University

West Texas A&M University
2501 4th Avenue
Canyon, TX 79015

Official telephone: (806) 651-2000
Fax number: (806) 651-2126
Website: https://www.wtamu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 6,901
Full-time undergraduates: 5,316
Part-time undergraduates: 1,585
Total graduate students: 2,400
Full-time graduate students: 587
Part-time graduate students: 1,813
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
33.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
52.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.3% Nonresident Alien
3.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 128 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of students who live in school housing: 36%
Percent of students who live off campus: 54%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1200
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Residence Hall Association; Wesley; Student Government; SAGE; Baptist Student Ministries

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's bowlingyes 
Men's bowling  
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's equestrian sports  
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's footballyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's golfyes 
Men's socceryes 
Men's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyes 
Women's bowling  
Women's bowlingyes 
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's equestrian sportsyes 
Women's equestrian sports NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golfyes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's socceryes 
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's volleyballyes 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; bowling; football; golf; racquetball; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; wrestling; swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Rick Husband Amarillo Internat

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 85% within six months of graduation

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