Scholarships & Financial Aid
Fact Sheet
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2013-2014
Student Employment
8,458 or (19.7%) of Texas
Number and Percent of Students Working and Average Earnings, by College
A&M Undergraduates and
College1
Wages/Work Study
Graduate Assistantships
5,782 or (45.9%) of
Agriculture
1,757
$3,436
21.3%
687
$17,480
49.1%
Graduate Students worked
378
$3,000
16.5%
202
$8,103
40.2%
on campus during the 2013- Architecture
Bush
65
$3,646
12.8%
52
$10,748
10.2%
2014 award year
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Student employees have a
9% higher retention rate
than other students
quick facts
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Students at Texas A&M University
can be employed by having a
graduate assistantship, by earning
Federal or Texas College Work
Study, or by earning wages through
part-time on campus employment.
Assistantships are usually in
teaching or research. Students earn
Work Study or wages at various
places of employment across
campus. Work Study can also be
earned through certain off-campus
entities through the Community
Service/Work Study Program. The
Student Employment Office
provides students with employment
resources and professional
development opportunities.
Business
1062
$2,748
18.3%
260
$8,467
24.9%
Education
1,140
$3,252
16.9%
322
$14,198
19.8%
Engineering
2346
$2,980
18.2%
1639
$15662
49.2%
Gen Studies
271
$2,308
8.6%
Geosciences
240
$3,468
18.3%
223
$18,026
58.4%
Liberal Arts
1536
$3,152
19.0%
489
$13,632
54.7%
Law School
92
$1,816
11.9%
12
$25,634
92.3%
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$6,695
33.3%
Public Health
8
$5,435
15.7%
22
$15,778
43.1%
Science
677
$3,341
15.8%
658
$21,445
52.9%
Vet Medicine
535
$2,762
20.1%
114
$20,700
14.6%
Medicine
Nursing
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Percentages are based on number of students from a college
who work anywhere on campus; not representative of the
number of students who work in a particular college.
Percent of Students in Each Assistantship Earning Category
with Loans and Gift Aid
Assistantship
Amount
$0 to $4,999
$5,000 to $9,999
$10,000 to $14,999
$15,000 to $19,999
$20,000 to $24,999
$25,000 and above
# Students
428
804
948
1,147
979
435
% with Loans
16%
17%
20%
15%
9%
8%
% with Gift Aid
79%
91%
99%
99%
99%
99%
Total Earnings
$1,095,650
$5,765,880
$34,413,436
Amount
$0
Federal/State Work
$20,000,000
$23,484,364
$40,000,000
Employment Wages
$60,000,000
$50,858,842
$80,000,000
Non-Teaching Assistantship
$100,000,000 $120,000,000
Teaching Assistantship
Research Assistantship
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Tel. 979-845-0686
Fax 979-847-9061
http://jobsforaggies.tamu.edu