Common Data Set A: General Information (2002-2003)
A1.  Address Information
Name of College or University Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 
 Mailing Address 6300 Ocean Drive 
City/State/Zip Corpus Christi, TX  78412
 Country United States
 Street Address (if different)  
 Main Phone 361-825-5700 
 WWW Home Page Address www.tamucc.edu 
 Admissions Phone Number 361-825-2624 
 Admissions Toll-Free Number 800-482-6822 
 Admissions Office Mailing Address 6300 Ocean Drive 
 City/State/Zip Corpus Christi, TX   78412
 Country United States
 Admissions Fax Number 361-825-5887 
 Admissions Email Address Judith.Perales@mail.tamucc.edu 
 If there is a separate URL application site on the internet, please specify: www.applytexas.org 

A2. Source of institutional control
Public   Private (nonprofit) 

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution
Coeducational  Men's  Women's 

A4.  Academic year calendar
Semester  Quarter  Trimester  4-1-4  Other  Continuous 
Differs By Program 
 If you chose "Continuous", please describe here:  
 If you chose "Differs", please describe here:  
 If you chose "Others", please describe here:  

A5. Degrees offered by your institution
Certificate
Diploma
Associate
    Transfer
    Terminal
Bachelor's
Post Bachelor's Certificate
Master's
Post Master's Certificate
Doctoral
First Professional
First Professional Certificate
   


Common Data Set B: Enrollment And Persistence (2002-2003)

B1.  Institutional Enrollment---Men and Women

Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2002.

  FULL-TIMEPART-TIME
Undergraduates
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen 376 608 984 10 17
Other first-year, degree-seeking 219 267 486 42 57 99
All other degree-seeking 1,229 2,047 3276 503 652 1155
Total degree-seeking 1,824 2,922   552 719  
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses 11 32 38 70
  Total undergraduates 1,830 2,927 4757 584 757 1341
First-professional
First-time, first-professional students 0 0
All other first-professionals 0 0
Total first-professional        
Graduate
Degree-seeking, first-time 48 93 141 95 202 297
All other degree-seeking 124 134 258 236 432 668
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses 10 43 92 135
Total graduate 176 233   374 726  
 Total all undergraduates (2001 IPEDS sum of lines 8 and 22, cols. 15 and 16): 6,098 
 Total all graduate and professional students (2001 IPEDS sum of lines 14 and 28, cols. 15 and 16): 1,509 
 GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS (2001 IPEDS line 29, sum of cols. 15 and 16): 7,607 

B2.Searchable Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2002. Include international students only in the category "Nonresident aliens." Complete the "Total Undergraduates" column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns. Refer to IPEDS EF-1 Part A or IPEDS EF-2 Part A surveys based on column and line numbers in grid for totals.

  Degree-seeking
First-time First year
 Degree-seeking
undergraduates (including first-time first-year)
 Total Undergraduates (both degree- and non-degree-seeking)
Non-resident aliens 43  44 
Black, non-Hispanic 27 143  143 
American Indian or Alaskan Native 29  29 
Asian or Pacific Islander 22 100  100 
Hispanic 304 2,200  2,231 
White, non-Hispanic 641 3,502  3,550 
Race/ethnicity unknown
Total 1,001 6,017  6,098 

Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002

 Certificate/diploma
 Associate degrees
 Bachelor's degrees 914 
 Post-Bachelor's certificates
 Master's degrees 372 
 Post-master's certificates
 Doctoral degrees
 First professional degrees
 First professional certificates

Graduation Rates

The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System's Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary on the 2002 Web-based survey.

For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs

Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1996. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1996.

B4.
Initial 1996 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students: 487 
(2001 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 10, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B5.
Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:  
(2001 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part C, line 45, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B6.
Final 1996 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:       487 
(Subtract question B5 from question B4)

B7.
Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2000): 65 
(2001 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 19, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B8.
Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2000 and by August 31, 2001): 73 
(2001 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 20, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B9.
Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2001 and by August 31, 2002): 24 
(2001 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 21 sum of columns 15 and 16)

B10.
Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): 162 
(2001 IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 18 sum of columns 15 and 16)

B11.
Six-year graduation rate for 1996 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): 33 

For Two-Year Institutions

The information in this section comes from the IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey ( IPEDS GRS-2). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS-2 instructions and glossary.

B12.
Initial 1999 cohort, total of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students:  
(2001 IPEDS GRS-2, Section III, line 10, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B13.
Of the initial 1999 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions:  
(2001 IPEDS GRS-2, Section III, line 45, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B14.
Final 1999 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:  
(Subtract question B13 from question B12)

B15.
Completers of programs of less than two years duration (total):  
(2001 IPEDS GRS-2, Section III, line 11, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B16.
Completers of programs of less than two years within 150 percent of normal time:  
(2001 IPEDS GRS-2, Section III, line 11A, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B17.
Completers of programs of at least two but less than four years (total):  
(2001 IPEDS GRS-2, Section III, line 12, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B18.
Completers of programs of at least two but less than four-years within 150 percent of normal time:  
(2001 IPEDS GRS-2, Section III, line 12A, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B19.
Total transfers-out (within three years) to other institutions:  
(2001 IPEDS GRS-2, Section III, line 30, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B20.
Total transfers to two-year institutions:  
(2001 IPEDS GRS-2, Section III, line 32, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B21.
Total transfers to four-year institutions:  
(2001 IPEDS GRS-2, Section III, line 33, sum of columns 15 and 16)

Retention Rates

Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in Fall 2001 (or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government or official church missions. No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

B22. 
For the cohort of all full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshman in Fall 2001 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in Fall 2002? 65 




Common Data Set C: First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission (2002-2003)
Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students:
Provide the number of degree-seeking first-time, first-year who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2002. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants include all students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, no admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.
 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 1,163
 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 1,951
 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) who applied  
 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 957
 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 1,686
 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) who were admitted  
 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 376
 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 607
 Total full-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) who enrolled  
 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 8
 Total part-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 9
 Total part-time, first-time , first-year (freshman) who enrolled  

C2. Freshman wait-listed students
(students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? Yes       No      

If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2002 admissions:
 Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list  
 Number accepting a place on the waiting list  
 Number of wait-listed students admitted  

Admission Requirements

C3.  High school completion requirement
High school completion requirement(s) for degree-seeking entering students:
High school diploma is required and GED is accepted      
High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted      
High school diploma or equivalent is not required      

C4.  Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree-seeking students?
Require    
Recommend    
Neither require nor recommend    

C5.  Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended.
Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

  Units required Units recommended
Total academic units 15  
English 4  
Mathematics 3  
Science 3  
   -of these, units that must be lab    
Foreign language 2  
Social Studies 3  
History    
Academic electives    
Other:    

Basis for Selection

C6. Open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? If so, check which applies:

Open admission policy as described above for all students      
Open admission policy as described above for most students, but
selective admission for out-of-state students      
selective admission to some programs      
Other (explain)  

C7.  Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

  Very important Important Considered Not considered
Academic        
Secondary school record
Class rank
Recommendations
Standardized test scores
Essays
Non-Academic        
Interview
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability
Character/personal qualities
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residence
State residency
Religious affiliation/commitment
Minority status
Volunteer work
Work experience

SAT and ACT Policies

C8.  Entrance exams
A. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? Yes       No      

If yes, please select the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission.

  ADMISSIONS
  Require Recommend Require for some Consider if submitted Not used
SAT I
ACT
SAT I or ACT (no preference)
SAT I or ACT-SAT I preferred
SAT I or ACT-ACT preferred
SAT I or SAT II
SAT I and SAT II or ACT
SAT II

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?

Placement Yes       No      
Counseling Yes       No      

B. Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:
  PLACEMENT
  Require Recommend Require for some
SAT I
SAT II
ACT
SAT I or ACT

C. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:07/01
Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission: 
D. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g. if tests recommended for some students, or if tests not required of some students):
Local placement exams in Reading, Writing and Math are required of all first- time freshmen

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2002, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2002 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores.
Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g. mathematics scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. SAT scores should be recentered scores. The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.
Percent submitting SAT scores 79 
Percent submitting ACT scores 53 
Number submitting SAT scores 790 
Number submitting ACT scores 525 

  25th percentile 75th percentile
 SAT I Verbal 430  518 
 SAT I Math 410  527 
 ACT Composite 17  23 
 ACT English 17  24 
 ACT Math 18  24 

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

  SAT I Verbal SAT I Math
 700-800
 600-699 10 
 500-599 36  41 
 40-499 43  40 
 300-399
 200-299

  ACT Composite ACT English ACT Math
 30-36
 24-29 18  21  18 
 18-23 61  50  53 
 12-17 21  26  28 
 6-11
 below 6

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you collected high school rank information).
 Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class 15 
 Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class 45 
Percent in top half of high school graduating class 83 
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class 14 
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank: 97 

C11. Percent of all enrolled, degree-seeking first-time, first-year(freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale); report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA.
Percent who had a GPA of 3.0 or higher   
Percent who had a GPA between 2.0 and 2.99   
Percent who had a GPA between 1.0 and 1.99   
Percent who had a GPA below 1.0   

C12.
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:   
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:   

Admission Policies

C13. Application Fee
 Does your institution have an application fee? Yes       No      
 Amount of application fee $20  
 Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes       No      

C14. Application Closing Date
 Does your institution have an application closing date? Yes       No      
Application closing date (Fall) 07/01
 Priority date  

C15.
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? Yes       No      

C16.  Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
On a rolling basis beginning (date) 12/01
By (date)  
Other Within 2 weeks of receipt of completed application

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)
Must reply by (date)  
No set date
Must reply by May 1 or within   weeks if notified thereafter
Other  

C18. Deferred admission:
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes       No      
If yes, maximum period of postponement:  

C19. Early admission of high school students:
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation? Yes   No

C20. Common application
Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted? Yes     No
If "yes," are supplemental forms required? Yes     No
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group? Yes     No

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21.  Early decision
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for Fall enrollment? Yes     No

If "yes," please complete the following:

First or only early decision plan closing date  
First or only early decision plan notification date  
Other early decision plan closing date  
Other early decision plan notification date  
Number of early decision applicants received by your institution for the Fall 2002 entering class:  
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan for the Fall 2002 entering class:  
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan.  

C22. Early action:
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college? Yes       No      

If "yes," please complete the following:

Early action closing date  
Early action notification date  



Common Data Set D: Transfer Admission (2002-2003)
Fall Applicants

D1.
Does your institution enroll transfer students? Yes       No      
(If no, please skip to Section E)
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities? Yes       No  

D2.  Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in Fall 2002.
  Applicants Admitted Applicants Enrolled Applicants
Men 627 523 408
Women 978 804 608
Total 1,605 1,327 1,016

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:
Fall       Winter       Spring       Summer      

D4.
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman? Yes       No      
If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure? 30

D5.  Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:
  Required of All Recommended of All Recommended of Some Required of Some Not Required
High school transcript
College transcript(s)
Essay or personal statement
Interview
Standardized test score
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)

D6.
If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):  

D7.
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale): 2.0

D8.
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
 

D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the "Rolling admission" column.

  Priority Date Closing Date Notification Date Reply Date Rolling Admission
Fall        
Winter        
Spring        
Summer        

D10.
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students? Yes       No      

D11.
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
At least 60 hours of previous regionally accredited college work required. Maximum of 70 hours of lower division credit allowed toward bachelor's degree. Applicants with fewer than 30 transferable credit hours must submit high school transcript and entrance exam scores.

Transfer Credit Policies

D12.
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: D

D13.
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:  
unit type:  

D14.
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:  
unit type:  

D15.
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree:  

D16.
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 36

D17.
Describe other transfer credit policies:
 




Common Data Set E: Academic Offerings And Policies (2002-2003)

E1.  Special study options:
Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary for definitions.
Accelerated program
Cooperative (work-study) program
Cross-registration
Distance learning
Double major
Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Exchange student program (domestic)
External degree program
Other (specify):
Honors program
Independent study
Internships
Liberal arts/career combination
Student-designed major
Study abroad
Teacher certification program
Weekend college
   

E2. Has been removed from the CDS.

E3.  Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation
Arts/fine arts
Computer literacy
English (including composition)
Foreign languages
History
Other (describe):
Humanities
Mathematics
Philosophy
Sciences (biological or physical)
Social science

Library collections

Report the number of holdings. Refer to IPEDS 2000 Academic Libraries Survey, Section D, "Library Collections, FY 2000," lines 26-30, column 2 for corresponding equivalents.

E4.
Books, serial back files, documents, and government documents (titles) that are accessible through the library's catalog (sum of lines 27 and 29, column 2) 731,586

E5.
Current serial subscriptions (paper, microform): (sum of lines 30 and 31, column 2) 1,901

E6.
Microforms (units): (line 28, column 2) 536,059

E7.
Audiovisual materials (units): (line 32, column 2) 6,012


Common Data Set F: Student Life (2002-2003)

F1. Percentage of first-times, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2002 who fit the following categories:
  First-time, first-year (freshman) students Undergraduates
Percent of students who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresident aliens) 3 3
Percent of men who join fraternities    
Percent of women who join sororities    
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing    
Percent who live off campus or commute    
Percent of students age 25 and older 1 19
Average age of full-time students 19 23
Average age of all students (full- and part-time) 19 25

F2. Activities offered:
Identify those programs available at your institution.

Choral groups
Concert band
Dance
Drama/theater
Jazz band
Literary magazine
Marching band
Music ensembles
Musical theater
Opera
Pep band
Radio station
Student government
Student newspaper
Student-run film society
Symphony orchestra
Television station
Yearbook

F3. ROTC
(program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officer's Training Corps)

Army ROTC is offered:

On campus
At cooperating institutions (name):
 

Navy ROTC is offered:

On campus
At cooperating institutions (name):
 

Air Force ROTC is offered:

On campus
At cooperating institutions (name):
 

F4. Housing
Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for undergraduates at your institution.

Coed dorms
Men's dorms
Women's dorms
Apartments for married students
Apartments for single students
Other housing options (specify):
 
Special housing for disabled student
Special housing for international students
Fraternity/sorority housing
Cooperative housing


Common Data Set G: Annual Expenses (2002-2003)

Provide 2003-2004 academic year costs for the following categories that are applicable to your institution.


Check here if your institution's 2003-2004 academic year costs are not available at this time and provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2003-2004 academic year costs will be available: Not Available at this time

G1. Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board
List the typical tuition, required fees, and room and board for a full-time undergraduate student for the FULL 2003-2004 academic year. A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters or trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan. Room and board is defined as double occupancy and 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan. Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are NOT included in tuition (e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.) Do NOT include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).

  FIRST-YEAR UNDERGRADUATES
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS: (in-district)    
In-state: (out-of-district)    
Out-of-state    
NONRESIDENT ALIENS:    
REQUIRED FEES:    
ROOM AND BOARD: (on-campus)    
ROOM ONLY: (on-campus)    
BOARD ONLY: (on-campus meal plan)    

Comprehensive tuition/room/board fee (if your college cannot provide separate tuition/room/board/fees): Published  
Other:  

G2.
Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition
Minimum   Maximum  


G3.
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)? Yes       No      

G4.
If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly:
 

G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student.
 ResidentsCommuters (living at home)Commuters (not living at home)
Books and supplies:       
Room only:      
Board only:      
Transportation: