Texas A&M University is a land-grant, sea-grant and
space-grant institution located in College
Station, Texas. The university is centrally located, approximately
equidistant from three of the 10 largest cities in the United States (Houston,
Dallas and San Antonio) and the state capital (Austin). The university’s
enrollment includes approximately 43,000 students studying for degrees in 10
academic colleges
Texas A&M is a public university dedicated to the development and
dissemination of knowledge in many and diversified academic and professional
fields. The university is committed to assist students in their search for
knowledge, to help them understand themselves and their cultural and physical
environments, and to develop in them the wisdom and skills needed to assume
responsibility in a democratic society. The university assumes as its historic
trust the maintenance and enhancement of an intellectual environment that
encourages the development and expansion of the human mind and spirit. While
continuing to fulfill its missions as a land grant/sea grant/space grant
institution, the university is evolving and expanding its role to meet the
changing needs of state, national, and international communities.
