TAMIU ranking gains Laredo national recognition

LAREDO – Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) was ranked No. 20 in Top Public Schools Regional Universities West, up from the 2013 ranking of 35, according to U.S. News and World Report.

TAMIU is sixth in the nation for lowest net price among public four-year universities, according to figures released by the College Affordability and Transparency Center.

For the second year in a row, The Chronicle of Higher Education named TAMIU among the nation’s fastest-growing public master’s institutions, ranking it No. 8 in its “Almanac of Higher Education 2014.”

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Accountability System indicated that TAMIU’s current student retention rate is almost 87 percent for students remaining in higher education, among the highest for The Texas A&M University System’s regional campuses.