Editing Texas A&M University (section)

===Student body===
{{Infobox U.S. college admissions
|year              = 2021<!-- Comparison year is automatically set to five years prior -->
|ref               = <ref name="CollegeBoard1">{{cite web|url=https://dars.tamu.edu/Student/files/CDS_2020-2021.aspx|title=Student Body|publisher=Texas A&M University|access-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref>
|change ref        = <ref name=2016data>{{cite web|url=https://dars.tamu.edu/Data-and-Reports/Student/files/CDS_2015-2016.aspx|title=Student Body|publisher=Texas A&M University|access-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref> <!--Should be 5 years prior-->
|admit rate        = 63.0%
|admit rate change = -2.8
|yield rate        = 
|yield rate change =

|test optional   = yes
|SAT EBRW        = 580–680 <!-- use an em-dash (–) -->
|SAT EBRW change = +50     <!-- 2016 was 520–640 -->
|SAT Math        = 580–700 <!-- use an em-dash (–) -->
|SAT Math change = +30     <!-- 2016 was 550–670 -->
|ACT             = 26–32   <!-- use an em-dash (–) -->
|ACT change      = +2      <!-- 2016 was 25–30 -->

|top decile         = 65.84%
|top decile change  = -1.8
|top quarter        = 91.53%
|top quarter change = +0.8
|top half           = 98.96%
|top half change    = +0.4
}}

As of the fall semester in 2021, Texas A&M was the largest [[List of largest U.S. universities by enrollment|American university]] with an enrollment of 72,982 students<ref name=totalstuds>{{Cite web|url=https://today.tamu.edu/2021/08/31/texas-am-reports-first-day-enrollment-totals/|title=Texas A&M Reports Fall 2021 Enrollment|date=August 31, 2021|website=Texas A&M Today|language=en-US|access-date=September 13, 2021|archive-date=September 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913164728/https://today.tamu.edu/2021/08/31/texas-am-reports-first-day-enrollment-totals/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=largesse>{{Cite news|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Paranoia-prevalent-at-Texas-A-M-but-it-might-be-17004768.php|title=Paranoia prevalent at Texas A&M, but it might be justified – especially after NCAA tournament snub|date=March 15, 2022|website=[[Houston Chronicle]]|language=en-US|access-date=April 5, 2022 |last1=Zwerneman |first1=By Brent }}</ref> who were pursuing degrees in 17 academic colleges. The student body originates from all 50 U.S. states and over 120 other countries. Texas residents account for 86.27% of the student population and 7.42% are of international origin.<ref name=Origins>{{Cite web|url=https://accountability.tamu.edu/All-Metrics/Mixed-Metrics/Student-Enrollment-Distribution|title=Student Enrollment Distribution|access-date=January 2, 2022|publisher=Texas A&M University}}</ref> The demographics of the student body are 52.9% male and 47.1% female.<ref name=Demographics>{{Cite web|url=https://accountability.tamu.edu/All-Metrics/Mixed-Metrics/Student-Demographics|title=Accountability – Student Demographics|access-date=December 21, 2021|publisher=Texas A&M University}}</ref> Members of ethnic minority groups make up 42.2% of the student population.{{efn|22.4% Hispanic, 8.8% Asian, 7.2% international, 3.4% Black, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, and 3.4% undetermined.}} According to ''U.S. News & World Report'', Texas A&M has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19:1 and an average-freshman-retention rate of 92%.<ref name=Demographics/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Texas A&M University Academics|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/texas-am-university-college-station-10366/academics|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=Best Colleges U.S. News & World Report Rankings}}</ref> According to the institution, in 2019, it had a four-year-graduation rate of 59% and a six-year-graduation of 81.7%.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Webb|first=Brandon|date=November 14, 2019|title=Retention And Graduation Rates Climb At Texas A&M|url=https://today.tamu.edu/2019/11/14/retention-and-graduation-rates-climb-at-texas-am/|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=Texas A&M Today}}</ref> [[Texas A&M University College of Engineering|College of Engineering]] had the largest enrollment of 29.6%. The College of Liberal Arts and the [[Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences|College of Agriculture and Life Sciences]] followed, enrolling 12% and 11% of the student body, respectively. The [[Texas A&M University School of Education and Human Development|School of Education and Human Development]] and [[Mays Business School]] each enrolled 9%. The remaining schools enrolled less than 6% each. In addition, slightly more than 3% of the student body had not declared a major.<ref name="TAMU_Accountability">{{cite web|url=https://accountability.tamu.edu/All-Metrics/Mixed-Metrics/Student-Enrollment-by-College|title=Student Enrollment by College|access-date=November 22, 2021|publisher=Texas A&M University}}</ref>

As of 2019, the university enrolled the seventh-highest total of [[National Merit]] scholars in the United States and the third-highest among all public universities.<ref name="NationalMerit">{{Cite web|url=https://today.tamu.edu/2019/03/14/texas-am-ranked-no-1-in-texas-for-national-merit-scholar-enrollment/|title=Texas A&M Ranked No. 1 in Texas for National Merit Scholar Enrollment|access-date=December 21, 2021|date=March 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=December 21, 2021|url=https://www.nationalmerit.org/s/1758/images/gid2/editor_documents/annual_report.pdf?gid=2&pgid=61|title=Annual Report|publisher=National Merit Scholarship Corporation|date=October 31, 2020}}</ref> As of 2021, about 72% of the student body receives about $810&nbsp;million in financial aid annually.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tamug.edu/finaid/|title=Financial Solutions for Your Education|publisher=Texas A&M University|access-date=April 2, 2022 }}</ref> The admission rate of students who applied as undergraduates in 2020 was 63%.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/texas-am-university-college-station-10366/applying |title=Texas A&M University—College Station – Texas A&M College Station – Best College – US News |access-date=April 2, 2022 |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref> The school is rated as "more selective" by ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/texas-am-university-college-station-10366 |title=Texas A&M University—College Station – Texas A&M College Station – Best College – US News |access-date=April 2, 2014 |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908040651/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/texas-am-university-college-station-10366 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/how-to-use-the-directory |title=How to Use the 2022 U.S. News Best Colleges Directory |access-date=April 2, 2022 |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref>