Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) is a University located in Corpus Christi, Texas on Ward Island. It is commonly marketed to incoming students as "The Island University". TAMUCC is a member of the Texas A&M University System. The school's athletic programs operate as the Islanders and the school's mascot is Izzy the Islander.

History
Tamucc was established in 1947 as the University of Corpus Christi, a Baptist University. It became a public university in 1973 when the school was sold to the State of Texas.

Athletics


Texas A&M-Corpus Christi joined the NCAA's Southland Conference in 2006-07 as a non-football member. Before that, it had been an independent school since it began offering NCAA Division I sports in 1999.TAMUCC teams all compete under the team name The Islanders. Their mascot is "Izzy the Islander", a costumed man with a tiki mask headdress, grass skirt and spear. Prior to that, the official mascot was "Tarpie" the Tarpon.

Sports
TAMUCC offers 5 men's sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, tennis, and track and field; as well as 7 women's sports: basketball, cross country, golf, softball, soccer, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. More info about sports at TAMUCC such as rosters, scores, stats, and ticket prices can be found at http://www.goislanders.com.

The Islander men's basketball team has competed in the NCAA Tournament only once in team history during the 2007 tournament as a 15th seed and lost to a 2nd seed Wisconsin.

Students
TAMUCC serves about 10,000 students, about 8,000 of those being undergraduates. About 60% of enrolled students are female. More than 70% of students utilize some form of financial aid. The student to faculty ratio is 20:1, that is 20 students for ever 1 faculty member. The school's acceptance rate is near 85%.

Ethnicity Statistics

 * 43% Hispanic/Latino


 * 41% White


 * 5% Black / African American


 * 5% Asian / Pacific Islander


 * 1% American Indian / Alaskan Native


 * 1% Multiple Race


 * 4% Non-Resident

Official Website
http://www.tamucc.edu