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West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The surrounding location of Canyon is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is West Texas A&M University?

Contact details for West Texas A&M University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2501 4Th Ave, Canyon, TX 79016-0001
Phone:	806-651-0000
Website:	www.wtamu.edu

Can I Afford West Texas A&M University?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time West Texas A&M University students paid $437 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $549 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,372	$8,267
Fees	$2,729	$2,729
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$9,860	$9,860
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,854	$4,854

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At West Texas A&M University, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $6,714 a year. That adds up to $26,856 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at West Texas A&M University is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

West Texas A&M University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,083 undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University, with 5,332 being full-time and 1,751 being part-time.

There are also 2,519 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,332 full-time undergraduates at West Texas A&M University, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of West Texas A&M University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	86
Black or African American	243
Hispanic or Latino	1,735
White	2,834
International Students	73
Other Races/Ethnicities	361

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at West Texas A&M University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at West Texas A&M University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at West Texas A&M University

In 2020-2021, 8,544 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at West Texas A&M University has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of West Texas A&M University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at West Texas A&M University was 9.8%. This is the #1,231 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at West Texas A&M University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). under License

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