Texas A&M University

public research university in College Station, Texas, United States
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Texas A&M University is a public university in College Station, Texas. It is a large university, with about 65,000 students. It was founded in 1871. It and the University of Texas at Austin are the two largest universities in the state. For many years, everybody at Texas A&M had to take classes about the army, and Texas A&M is one of only six schools in the country that have a "Corps of Cadets." The George H.W. Bush presidential library is at Texas A&M.

Texas A&M University
Motto"The Home of the 12th Man"
TypePublic research university
Established1876
Endowment$18.1 billion (2023)[1]
PresidentMark A. Welsh III
ProvostAlan Sams
Students73,284 (Fall 2023)[2]
Undergraduates56,725
Postgraduates16,559
Location
College Station
,
Texas
,
United States
CampusUrban, 5,200 acres
ColorsMaroon and White
NicknameAggies
MascotReveille
Websitewww.tamu.edu
A view of the main campus, looking north from Kyle Field. At the center is the Academic Building with its copper dome

There are other campuses of Texas A&M in Galveston, Laredo, Corpus Christi and Texarkana. There is also a campus in Qatar.

Sports

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Texas A&M's athletics teams are called the Aggies. Texas A&M has 18 varsity teams that compete in the Southeastern Conference.

References

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  • "College Board College Search". Retrieved 2008-07-21.

Other websites

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  1. "Texas A&M Foundation". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  2. "Enrollment Statistics".[permanent dead link]