Registration for the A&M-Central Texas Summer and Fall 2025 semesters officially opens for new and returning students on Monday, April 7 at 8 a.m. as enrollment from the Spring 2025 semester set new growth records for the university.
The number of semester credit hours – the total hours being taken by all students at the university in Spring 2025 – set a high mark at 23,427. The most it has been since Spring 2017.
According to the university’s institutional research office, that is a 10.6% increase in the one year between Spring 2024 and Spring 2025 and a 24.5% increase in the two years between 2023 to 2025. University funding is generated by credit hours.
The University offers 30 undergraduate degrees and 20 graduate degrees, including a recently added master’s degree in public administration. Undergraduate admissions is open to everyone who has completed a minimum of 30 college or university credits with a 2.0 GPA. New graduate degree programs are expected next year pending the outcome of respective accreditation processes.
A&M-Central Texas is a transfer-friendly institution of higher education, known for its high-quality programs, adult student friendly environment, involved and knowledgeable advisors, small student-to-faculty ratios, and student-focused support programs, including comprehensive student learning and tutoring programs, outstanding library services, a food pantry and vibrant student activities.
Ranked the most affordable university in the U.S. by EdSmart editors, A&M-Central Texas offers a variety of cost savings programs including the Bachelor Bonus Program that allows students who take 12 credit hours to take additional courses at no additional cost.
The University’s WarriorReady option, students’ textbooks are conveniently packaged and ready on a rental basis and access to digital material is directly available on the Canvas system – all for only $24 per semester credit hour, typically saving students between 35-50% on the cost of textbooks and materials. Prospective students can visit the university in person or via the website at www.tamuct.edu.