Texas A&M University

2116 TAMU, College Station

  • #154 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 64,752Total Students
  • 3,049Faculty
  • 6,621Int'l Students

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Scope. The flagship of the 18-member Texas A&M University System, Texas A&M University is a tier one research institution, one of only 62 invited members of the Association of American Universities, and one of only 17 holding the federal land-, sea- , and space-grant designation.

 

The state’s first public institution of higher learning, Texas A&M has strategically grown into one of the nation’s most diverse and comprehensive universities, offering nearly 200 undergraduate majors and nearly 245 graduate degree programs, as well as professional degrees in law, veterinary medicine, medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. With a student body of more than 68,600 (with about 63,000 on the College Station campus), Texas A&M ranks among the nation’s largest universities. It has a maritime branch campus in Galveston, Texas, and an engineering branch campus in Doha, Qatar, and centers in Mexico and Costa Rica.

Academic Excellence. Texas A&M is known for providing a world-class education at a reasonable cost. Twenty-six percent of the student body are the first in their family to attend college, and nearly 60 percent are in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class. Texas A&M ranks second among public universities nationally for enrollment of National Merit Scholars. It consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the number of science and engineering doctorates awarded, and in the top 20 in the number of doctoral degrees awarded to minorities.

The state’s first public institution of higher learning, Texas A&M has strategically grown into one of the nation’s most diverse and comprehensive universities, offering nearly 200 undergraduate majors and nearly 245 graduate degree programs, as well as professional degrees in law, veterinary medicine, medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. With a student body of more than 68,600 (with about 63,000 on the College Station campus), Texas A&M ranks among the nation’s largest universities. It has a maritime branch campus in Galveston, Texas, and an engineering branch campus in Doha, Qatar, and centers in Mexico and Costa Rica.

 

Research. Texas A&M is one of theworld’s leading research institutions, with research expenditures of more than$892 million in fiscal year 2016. The National Science Foundation ranks TexasA&M 16th in the nation for total research and development expenditures forfiscal year 2015, at more than $866 million, and sixth in the nation in NSFfunding.

 

Texas A&M researchers conduct studies on everycontinent, with more than 600 initiatives underway in more than 80 countries. TexasA&M faculty include three Nobel laureates and 53 members of the NationalAcademy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy ofMedicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Law Institute, or AmericanAcademy of Nursing.

 

TexasA&M faculty and students work on practical solutions to real-worldchallenges, including sustainable and efficient energy, designing andprotecting the environment, improving economic development, and enhancinghuman, animal, and plant health.

 

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Scope. The flagship of the 18-member Texas A&M University System, Texas A&M University is a tier one research institution, one of only 62 invited members of the Association of American Universities, and one of only 17 holding the federal land-, sea- , and space-grant designation.

 

The state’s first public institution of higher learning, Texas A&M has strategically grown into one of the nation’s most diverse and comprehensive universities, offering nearly 200 undergraduate majors and nearly 245 graduate degree programs, as well as professional degrees in law, veterinary medicine, medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. With a student body of more than 68,600 (with about 63,000 on the College Station campus), Texas A&M ranks among the nation’s largest universities. It has a maritime branch campus in Galveston, Texas, and an engineering branch campus in Doha, Qatar, and centers in Mexico and Costa Rica.

Academic Excellence. Texas A&M is known for providing a world-class education at a reasonable cost. Twenty-six percent of the student body are the first in their family to attend college, and nearly 60 percent are in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class. Texas A&M ranks second among public universities nationally for enrollment of National Merit Scholars. It consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the number of science and engineering doctorates awarded, and in the top 20 in the number of doctoral degrees awarded to minorities.

The state’s first public institution of higher learning, Texas A&M has strategically grown into one of the nation’s most diverse and comprehensive universities, offering nearly 200 undergraduate majors and nearly 245 graduate degree programs, as well as professional degrees in law, veterinary medicine, medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. With a student body of more than 68,600 (with about 63,000 on the College Station campus), Texas A&M ranks among the nation’s largest universities. It has a maritime branch campus in Galveston, Texas, and an engineering branch campus in Doha, Qatar, and centers in Mexico and Costa Rica.

 

Research. Texas A&M is one of theworld’s leading research institutions, with research expenditures of more than$892 million in fiscal year 2016. The National Science Foundation ranks TexasA&M 16th in the nation for total research and development expenditures forfiscal year 2015, at more than $866 million, and sixth in the nation in NSFfunding.

 

Texas A&M researchers conduct studies on everycontinent, with more than 600 initiatives underway in more than 80 countries. TexasA&M faculty include three Nobel laureates and 53 members of the NationalAcademy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy ofMedicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Law Institute, or AmericanAcademy of Nursing.

 

TexasA&M faculty and students work on practical solutions to real-worldchallenges, including sustainable and efficient energy, designing andprotecting the environment, improving economic development, and enhancinghuman, animal, and plant health.

 

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #165
  • 2014
    #153
  • 2015
    #165
  • 2016
    #=159
  • 2017
    #=160
  • 2018
    #=195
  • 2019
    #203
  • 2020
    #=189
  • 2021
    #=169
  • 2022
    #=168
  • 2023
    #=164
  • 2024
    #=134
  • 2025
    #154

Student & Staff

Total students
64,752

21%
79%

International students
6,621

63%
37%

Total faculty staff
3,049

389
2660

Total students
64,752

21%
79%

International students
6,621

63%
37%

Total faculty staff
3,049

2660
389
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Campus locations

Texas A&M at Qatar,

Education City Student Center , Doha , Qatar ,

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