Nonresident students holding graduate assistantships pay the same tuition as Texas residents. Living and Housing Costs Cost of living is low, compared with the national average, and allows graduate students on limited incomes to maintain an increased standard of living. Single graduate students may share a University apartment. The University Housing Office can supply additional information. The College of Medicine has 42 graduate students enrolled, with women representing over 40 percent of the student body.
Students come from all regions of the United States and a number of other countries.
Graduates of the program have gone on to prestigious postdoctoral fellowships that have lead to both academic and research positions. The twin cities of Bryan and College Station have a combined population of approximately 120,000. The communities offer good school systems, a regional shopping mall, and a variety of other retail outlets. Students can take advantage of the cultural and intellectual activities associated with an academic community. The two cities maintain forty parks, six swimming pools, a golf course and numerous tennis courts.