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Facts and Figures

 2011/2012 Student Data:

Number of Honors Students:  140

Female/Male ratio:  73 females; 67 males

Honors Students per Academic College:

• Dick & Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and

      Human Sciences:  12

• College of Arts and Sciences:  85
• College of Business Administration: 3
• College of Education and Human Performance: 7
• Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering: 33

Presidential Scholars:

            Gold:  17

            Silver:  29

            Blue:  31

Members of Honors Societies:

            Alpha Lambda Delta (First Year): 7

            Delta Mu Delta (Business):  2

            Phi Epsilon Kappa (Kinesiology):  1

Popular Majors of Honors Students: 

• Biomedical Science
• Geology
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil Engineering/Architectural Engineering
• Health/Kinesiology

Student Background:

Number of Freshmen: 65

Number of Transfer Students:  6

            Siblings: 1 set of brothers; 4 sets of brother/sisters (one sister has graduated)

 

Geography:

Countries where Honors Students studied abroad:

            Germany, Spain, and South Africa

Origin of Students:  

            Texas Cities (56):  Alice, Anahuac, Banquete, Beeville, Benavides, Bishop, Brownsville, Carrolton, Calallen, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Donna, Driscoll, Eagle Pass, Edinburg, Falfurias, Falls City, Garciasville, George West, Harlingen, Hebbronville, Houston, Inez, Katy, Kingsville, Kyle, Laredo, Los Fresno, Marion, Mathis, McAllen, Mercedes, Mission, Missouri City, New Braunfels, Nordheim, Odem, Orange Grove, Pawnee, Plano, Pleasanton, Port Lavaca, Portland, Poth, Premont, Raymondville, Richmond, Rio Grande City, Robstown, San Antonio, Seguin, Skidmore, Three Rivers, Van Vleck, Victoria, Weslaco

            U.S. Cities outside Texas: (1):  Hawthorn, CA

            Countries outside the U.S. (4):  Ivory Coast, Mexico, Nigeria, UAE

 

Breakdown of 2011/2012 Honors Courses:

Honors Courses: 

Fall 2011:  4 sections in the disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, History and Psychology

Spring 2012:  8 sections in the disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, History, Political Science, and Sociology

 

Honors Contracts: 

Fall 2011:  67 contracts in the Anthropology, Arts, Biology Business, Chemistry, Communications, CSDO, Education, Engineering, English, Geography, History, Human Nutrition, Math, Music, Philosophy, Plant Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Statistics

Spring 2012: 52 contracts in Accounting, Anthropology, Art, Biology, Chemistry, CSDO, Education, Engineering, English, Geography, Geology, History, Kinesiology, Philosophy, Political Science, Physics, Range and Wildlife Management, Sociology and Statistics