Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University, often referred to as A&M or TAMU, is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas. It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The seventh-largest university in the United States, A&M enrolls over 49,000 students in ten academic colleges. Texas A&M’s designation as a land, sea, and space grant institution reflects a broad range of research with ongoing projects funded by agencies such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Naval Research. The school ranks in the top 20 American research institutes in terms of funding and has made notable contributions to such fields as animal cloning and petroleum engineering.

The first public institution of higher education in Texas, the school opened on October 4, 1876,  as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Its original mission was to educate white males in farming and military techniques. Under the leadership of President James Earl Rudder, in the 1960s A&M desegregated, became coeducational, and dropped the requirement for participation in the Corps of Cadets. To reflect the institution’s expanded roles and academic offerings, the Texas Legislature renamed the school to Texas A&M University in 1963. The letters “A&M,” originally short for “Agricultural and Mechanical,” are retained only as a link to the university’s past. The school’s students, alumni, and sports teams are known as “Aggies”.

The main campus is one of the largest in America, spanning 5,200 acres (21 km2),   and includes the George Bush Presidential Library. Approximately one-fifth of the student body lives on campus. Students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities and can choose from among 800 officially recognized student organizations. Many students also observe the traditions of Texas A&M University, which govern daily life as well as special occasions, including sports events. Aggie sports teams compete in the Big 12 Conference. A&M operates two branches: Texas A&M at Qatar and Texas A&M University at Galveston. Working with agencies such as the Texas AgriLife Research and Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M has a direct presence in each of the 254 counties in Texas. The university offers degrees in over 150 courses of study through ten colleges and houses 18 research institutes. Texas A&M has awarded over 320,000 degrees, including 70,000 graduate and professional degrees.

As a Senior Military College, Texas A&M is one of three public universities with a full-time, volunteer Corps of Cadets. It provides more commissioned officers to the United States Armed Forces than any other school outside of the service academies.

Texas A&M University Rankings in 2010

• Best Undergraduate Engineering University
• Best Undergraduate Marketing College
• Best Primary Care Medical Schools
• Best Research Medical Schools
• Top 100 Colleges in the United States
• Top National Universities Ranking by High School Counselor
• Top Undergraduate Accounting Colleges
• Top 50 Engineering Graduate Schools
• 2010 Top 100 Global MBA / Business School
• BIO CHEMICAL / BIOENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKING
• TOP 100 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKING IN 2010
• TOP CHEMISTRY COLLEGE RANKING IN 2010
• TOP 200 UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM IN 2010
• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKINGS

Texas A&M University Rankings in 2011

• BEST BUSINESS GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKING IN 2011
• TOP 100 LAW SCHOOLS IN 2011
• TOP 100 GRADUATE COMPUTER ENGINEERING SCHOOL RANKINGS IN 2011
• WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS IN 2011-2012
• 2011-2012 TOP 200 COLLEGES IN UNITED STATES
• QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2011
• FORBES AMERICAN’S BEST COLLEGE RANKINGS IN 2011
•  TOP ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOLS RANKING IN 2011-2012
• 2011 TOP PUBLIC COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY RANKINGS IN UNITED STATES

Texas A&M University Tuition and Fees

Estimated Cost of Attendance

The Cost of Attendance is the total ESTIMATED cost for one year (fall and spring) for an undergraduate student who is a resident of Texas taking 15 hours per semester, and includes:

• Tuition & Fees
• Estimated Books
• Estimated Room & Board (off campus)
• Other Miscellaneous Expenses (e.g., transportation, personal expenses)

For more information, click the linked costs below.

Colleges of Texas A&M University

The ten colleges making up Texas A&M University have awarded more than 320,000 degrees, including more than 70,000 graduate and professional degrees. Seven of the ten colleges rank among the nation’s largest in terms of enrolled students.

• Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Architecture
• The Bush School of Government and Public Service
• Mays Business School
• Education and Human Development
• Dwight Look College of Engineering
• Geosciences
• Liberal Arts
• Science
• Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

• General Academic Programs
• Interdisciplinary Programs

Texas A&M University News

• 12 For 12: Study Unlocks Salmonella Infection Mystery - Fri, 18 May 2012
  

• Texas A&M Reports Increases In Job Postings, Recruiting - Fri, 18 May 2012
  

• 12 For 12: Built Environment Can Aid Active Living - Fri, 18 May 2012
  

• Boas, Goodson Named Presidential Professors - Fri, 18 May 2012
  

Texas A&M University Events

• Hot Topics in Higher Education - Fri, 18 May 2012
  Friday, May 18th | 8:30 am-10:00 am | General Services Complex (GSC) Room:Assembly Room 101A
  Coffee Conversations: Hot Topics in Higher Education gives participants the opportunity to hear from campus experts about topics currently making news and how they impact employees at Texas A&M. To register visit http://EODinfo.tamu.edu/ and select Course Schedule.
  

• Friends of Evans Library Host Come Home to MSC - Fri, 18 May 2012
  Friday, May 18th | 11:00 am-2:00 pm | Memorial Student Center (MSC) Room:Room 2400
  Friends of Evans Library will host their annual meeting and celebrate the reopening of the MSC with tours and a booksigning by guest speaker Amy Bacon, author of Building Leaders, Living Traditions, The Memorial Student Center at Texas A&M University.
  

• Living Jewelry Workshop - Sun, 20 May 2012
  Sunday, May 20th | 2:00 pm-4:00 pm | J. Wayne Stark Galleries Room:Stark Galleries
  The University Art Galleries Department at Texas A&M University will be hosting a Free Living Jewelry Workshop for adults on May 20 at 2:00 pm in J. Wayne Stark Galleries, Memorial Student Center, TAMU. The workshop is for ages 18 and above and pre-registration is required. Through this workshop the participants will learn to create handcrafted jewelry from flowers. This workshop is facilitated by internationally renowned floral designer James L. Johnson. For more information about the workshop or to register please call 979.845.8501. Visit our website: http://uart.tamu.edu for more details.
  

• Texas Water Summit - Mon, 21 May 2012
  Monday, May 21st | 7:00 am-5:30 pm | Off campus
  The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST) will hold the 2012 Texas Water Summit: Securing Water for Texas’ Future at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin, Texas on Sunday and Monday, May 20-21, 2012. This event will explore the major challenges of ensuring future water resources including: supply and demand, water science and conservation, surface and groundwater resources and developing new forms of water resources.This event, sponsored by Texas A&M University and The Texas A&M University System, will include keynote addresses by The Honorable Mark Strama, Texas House of Representatives and Robert E. Mace, Ph.D., P.G., deputy executive administrator, Water Science and Conservation, Texas Water Development Board, as well as presentations by prominent experts from Texas industry, academia, and government.
  

• Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 - Essentials - Mon, 21 May 2012
  Monday, May 21st | 1:30 pm-4:30 pm | General Services Complex (GSC) Room:Suite 2201
  Discover how to create and edit presentations from scratch in Microsoft PowerPoint. Find out how to insert and modify clip art and spell check your presentation, as well as how to format, edit and proof presentation text. Learn how to create a custom layout for your slides, apply background styles, add speaker notes and copy text and slides between multiple presentations. Find out the different options for printing presentation data and how to utilize Outline view as well as slide sorter view to make organizing your slide text easier. To register visit http://EODinfo.tamu.edu/ and select Course Schedule.
  

• New Student Conference-Transfer 1 - Tue, 22 May 2012
  Tuesday, May 22nd | All day-12:00 am | Texas A&M University
  New student orientation begins with admission and continues through the students’ first academic year. Orientation seeks to assist students with their academic and personal transition into the institution. It is important that new students understand the academic expectations, their personal responsibilities, and the environment of the institution in order to be successful. The orientation process also strives to connect new students with the institution and to begin their developmental experience. By connecting new students with the University, the student’s commitment to the institution is solidified, and connecting new students with the University enhances their success. This is an important step in the successful retention and graduation of students. The formal and informal orientation processes seek to meet the transitional needs of all new students and their families.New Student Conferences - Mandatory for all new students The key component of the orientation process is the New Student Conference(s), which is an integrated effort among all colleges, divisions, and departments of the University community to assist entering students with the transition from their previous environment to the Texas A&M University environment and to enhance their success in college.
  

• New Student Conference - Transfer Students - Tue, 22 May 2012
  Tuesday, May 22nd | All day-12:00 am | Texas A&M University
  A New Student Conference for incoming transfer students will takes Tuesday, May 22 and Wednesday, May 23.For more information about New Student Conferences, visit http://newaggie.tamu.edu/
  

• Interpersonal Communication Skills - Tue, 22 May 2012
  Tuesday, May 22nd | 8:30 am-12:00 pm | General Services Complex (GSC) Room:Suite 1401
  This workshop will cover foundational knowledge and skills of interpersonal communication including: understanding and adjusting to different communication styles; active listening; giving and receiving feedback; asking and responding to questions; and understanding the impact that culture has on interpersonal communication.
  

• Microsoft Excel 2010 - Intermediate - Tue, 22 May 2012
  Tuesday, May 22nd | 8:30 am-11:30 am | General Services Complex (GSC) Room:Suite 2201
  Learn more of the essential features of Microsoft Excel and spreadsheets to create and manage large workbooks, lock and hide rows and columns, print large worksheets, create 3-D formulas and link workbooks together. Find out how to use functions to format text, work with styles and themes, add and delete watermarks, outline and consolidate data, create subtotals, sort and filter data. Table and chart creation will also be covered. To register visit http://EODinfo.tamu.edu/ and select Course Schedule.
  

• BioMedOpTex Symposium - Wed, 23 May 2012
  
  hosted by Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
  Wednesday, May 23rd | All day-12:00 am | Texas A&M University
  The BioMedOpTex Symposium brings together researchers from across Texas and the U.S. to discuss current application and future directions of biomedical optics. The conference focus is new trends and progress made in biomedical optical technologies and applications in diagnostics and therapeutics to improve public health worldwide. Conference fees are discounted for students and for early registration through May 1. Conference details and registration information is available online: http://biomed.tamu.edu/BMOT.