Texas A&M University
Purpose
Developing leaders of character dedicated to serving the greater good.
Core Values
• Excellence • Integrity • Leadership • Loyalty • Respect • Selfless Service •
Overview
From humble beginnings in 1876 as Texas' first public institution of higher learning, to a bustling 11,000-acre campus with 46,000-plus students and a nationally recognized faculty, Texas A&M University is one of a select few universities with land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant designations.
This research-intensive flagship university has 10 colleges and offers 120-plus undergraduate degrees, more than 240 master's and doctoral degrees, and one professional degree, the doctor of veterinary medicine. With an enrollment of about half men and half women, 25 percent of the freshman class are the first in their family to attend college and 8,500 are graduate students.
A building boom is underway on campus, with $500 million in new construction, including facilities for life sciences, physics, veterinary medicine and engineering.
Texas A&M is ranked first in the nation by The Washington Monthly for "tangible contributions to the public interest" and third by U.S. News & World Report in "best values among public universities." Many of the university's degree programs are ranked in the top 10 nationally, making Texas A&M the university of choice for students from all walks of life.