TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY–KINGSVILLE has superior faculty and courses to provide an education that prepares students to impact the world around them. Degrees include well-known programs in engineering, animal and wildlife sciences, social work, and music, along with fast-growing bachelor’s degree programs in veterinary technology and criminal justice.
In keeping with its tradition of educational access and opportunity, Texas A&M–Kingsville has recently launched the Javelina Opportunity Award (JOA). JOA will cover tuition and fees for a year for new, eligible first-year and transfer students. The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education classifies Texas A&M–Kingsville as a R2-High Research Activity doctoral university, one of only six in Texas. In 2020 in its survey of college alumni, Forbes ranked Texas A&M–Kingsville among the top 25 universities in the nation and one of only two in Texas.
With a steadfast focus on excellence, Texas A&M–Kingsville’s reputation as a top-tier institution of higher learning goes beyond South Texas. The university is ranked among the nation’s top institutions for awarding engineering, agriculture, and communication sciences and disorders degrees to Hispanics, according to Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.