Background/History

Established in 1876 as the first public institution of higher learning in Texas, Texas A&M University today stands as a research-intensive flagship university committed to sending student leaders out into the world.  Situated in College Station, Texas, it is the fourth largest university in the United States (largest in Texas). In 2015, the University’s main campus accommodated over 64,000 students. The University is one of the few universities in the country to be designated a land grant, sea grant, and space grant university. On-going projects funded by agencies such as NASA, the National Institute of Health, the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research.

 

Why Texas A&M University?

Over the years, the University has been recognised in various ways for its combination of excellence, affordability, and ability to foster leaders of character impacting the society. Texas A&M University consistently ranks in the top 100 university nationally and globally. The University ranks at 51^st following SRC “Academic Rankings of World Universities 2016: USA (96^th internationally) and 68^th as according to U.S News & World Report “Best Colleges 2017: National Universities Rankings” (88^th internationally).

 

One of the most diversified and comprehensive public research universities in the nation, Texas A&M University offers more than 130 undergraduate degree programs, 170 master’s degree programs, 93 doctoral programs and 5 first professional degrees as choices for study. List of colleges & departments include:

 

1) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

2) College of Architecture

3) Mays Business School

4) College of Dentistry

5) College of Education & Human Development

6) College of Engineering

7) College of Geosciences

8) Bush School of Government & Public Service

9) School of Law

10) College of Liberal Arts

11) Medicine

12) Nursing

13) Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy

14) Public Health

15) College of Science

16) College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

 

Texas A&M University ranks highly in several subjects from its graduate schools. U.S. News & World Report, Best Grad School 2016 list the following: Biological/Agricultural Engineering (2^nd); Nuclear Engineering (3^rd); Veterinary Medicine (7^th); College of Engineering (12^th); and Mays Business School (29^th).