Texas A&M University
Former names | State Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (1871–1887)[note 1] Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (1887–1963) |
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| Type | Public land-grant research senior military university |
| Established | 1876[1][note 2] |
Parent institution | Texas A&M University System |
| Accreditation | SACS |
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| Endowment | $18.13 billion (FY2023) (Texas A&M only)[5] $20.38 billion (FY2024) (system-wide)[6] |
| President | Mark A. Welsh III |
| Provost | Alan Sams |
Academic staff | 4,300 (fall 2024)[7] |
Total staff | 11,114 (fall 2024)[7][8] |
| Students | 79,114 (fall 2024)[9][10] • 71,045 (College Station) • 2,138 (Galveston) • 1,751 (Fort Worth) • 430 (McAllen) • 3,750 (Health Science Center) |
| Undergraduates | 61,442 (fall 2024)[11] |
| Postgraduates | 12,140 (fall 2024)[11] |
| 5,439 (fall 2024)[11] | |
| Location | College Station , , 30°36′37″N 96°20′37″W / 30.61028°N 96.34361°W |
| Campus | Midsize city[14], 5,500 acres (2,230 ha)[13] |
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| Newspaper | The Battalion |
| Colors | Aggie maroon and white[15][16] |
| Nickname | Aggies, Texas Aggies |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FBS – SEC |
| Mascot | Reveille X |
| Website | tamu |
Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. Since 2021, Texas A&M has enrolled the largest student body in the United States.[17] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and since 2001 a member of the Association of American Universities.
The university was the first public higher education institution in Texas; it opened for classes on October 4, 1876, as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (A.M.C.) under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Act. In the following decades, the college grew in size and scope, expanding to its largest enrollment during WWII before its first significant stagnation in enrollment post-war.[18] Enrollment grew again in the 1960s under the leadership of President James Earl Rudder, during whose tenure, the college desegregated, became coeducational, and ended the requirement for participation in the Corps of Cadets. In 1963, to reflect the institution's expanded roles and academic offerings, the Texas Legislature renamed the college Texas A&M University; the letters "A&M" were retained as a tribute to the university's former designation.
The university's main campus spans over 5,500 acres (22 km2), and includes the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The university offers degrees in more than 130 courses of study through 18 colleges, and houses 21 research institutes. As a senior military college, Texas A&M is one of six American universities classed as such and has a full-time, volunteer Cadet Corps whose members study alongside civilian undergraduate students. About one-fifth of the student body lives on campus. Texas A&M has more than 1,000 officially recognized student organizations. The university's students, alumni, and sports teams are known as Aggies, and its athletes compete in eighteen varsity sports as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
- ^ a b c "History of the University". Texas A&M University. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
The State of Texas agreed to create a college under the terms of the Morrill Act in November 1866, but actual formation didn't come until the establishment of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas by the Texas state legislature on April 17, 1871.
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- ^ As of August 31, 2023. "IPEDS - Texas A & M University-College Station". National Center for Education Statistics. United States Department of Education. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ As of June 30, 2024. "U.S. and Canadian 2024 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2024 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY23 to FY24, and FY24 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student" (XLSX). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 12, 2025. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
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- ^ "IPEDS-Texas A&M University, College Station". nces.ed.gov. National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Web Color Palette". Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Brand Colors". Texas A&M University. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Record Enrollment Numbers Continue at Texas A&M". Texas A&M University. October 20, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Historical Enrollment Texas A&M University". Texas A&M University. December 15, 2021.
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