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Texas A&M will limit undergraduate enrollment growth for the next 5-7 years and implement several changes aimed at “right-sizing” campus, President Mark A. Welsh III announced on January 23, 2025.
The enrollment growth pause will limit new undergraduate enrollments at the main campus to 15,000 annually — 11,750 freshmen and 3,250 transfer students.
The limit gives A&M time to build the infrastructure and capacity necessary to properly accommodate students, including an additional 2,500 beds worth of on-campus housing.
Enrollment has increased by 33% over the past decade.
However, Texas A&M began decreasing student enrollment last year, enrolling 9.8% fewer first-time students this past fall—a total of 12,531. This was part of a strategic effort to grow specific programs on campus while intentionally admitting a smaller undergraduate cohort.
A look back over the past few years….
FIRST-TIME, FIRST-FIRST YEAR students
Fall 2024: 12,531
Fall 2023: 13,721
Fall 2022: 12,490
🔥 With this announcement, expect applying to Texas A&M to become more competitive and the acceptance rate to drop!
Texas A&M will limit undergraduate enrollment growth for the next 5-7 years and implement several changes aimed at “right-sizing” campus, President Mark A. Welsh III announced on January 23, 2025.
The enrollment growth pause will limit new undergraduate enrollments at the main campus to 15,000 annually — 11,750 freshmen and 3,250 transfer students.
The limit gives A&M time to build the infrastructure and capacity necessary to properly accommodate students, including an additional 2,500 beds worth of on-campus housing.
Enrollment has increased by 33% over the past decade.
However, Texas A&M began decreasing student enrollment last year, enrolling 9.8% fewer first-time students this past fall—a total of 12,531. This was part of a strategic effort to grow specific programs on campus while intentionally admitting a smaller undergraduate cohort.
A look back over the past few years….
FIRST-TIME, FIRST-FIRST YEAR students
Fall 2024: 12,531
Fall 2023: 13,721
Fall 2022: 12,490
🔥 With this announcement, expect applying to Texas A&M to become more competitive and the acceptance rate to drop!
