World-Class Education
Maybe you’re looking for a life-changing education with access to world-class resources and a decorated faculty. Or you want to make a career out of your passion. You might just be committed to learning and growing.
Either way, Texas A&M University is at the forefront of significant scholarly advances and discoveries in a wide range of disciplines, including science, technology and the human experience. If an affordable, high-quality education is important in your decision on where to go to school, you won’t find a better option than Texas A&M.
Research Fast Facts
- Total Texas A&M research expenditures broke the $1 billion mark in 2020 — a first for any university in Texas.
- Texas A&M’s research spans all topics of human knowledge at 16 colleges and schools in collaboration with Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
- The Innovative Learning Classroom Building opened in Fall 2020. The 118,000 square-foot facility holds 2,200 seats in 10 classrooms and is a key component of the institution's goal to build a culture of excellence in teaching and learning.
- Texas A&M’s faculty includes three Nobel laureates and numerous members and fellows of the National Academies.
- The university’s faculty-researchers collaborate with universities in Brazil and CONACYT-member universities and research centers in Mexico through grant programs.
- Texas A&M is one of only 17 universities in the nation to hold triple designation as a land-, sea- and space-grant university and is one of only 62 members of the prestigious Association of American Universities — a group of leading public and private research schools in the United States and Canada.
- The university is an active member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, a research and policy organization dedicated to strengthening and advancing the work of public universities in North America.
- Participation in the SECU, a Southeastern Conference academic initiative, gives Texas A&M faculty, staff and students opportunities to collaborate and enhance academic resources with other SEC schools.
- Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Karen L. Wooley was named the 2021 SEC Professor of the Year for her research.
Colleges & Majors
Choosing the right major is more important than ever in today’s competitive job market. Students are encouraged to declare their major when they apply to Texas A&M and begin building their resumes as soon as possible. Get involved with career-associated extra-curricular activities, follow your degree plan and stay connected with students and faculty within your major to stay on the right track.
The Office of Professional School Advising provides up-to-date information and assistance to students and former students of Texas A&M who aspire to enter a professional school. Services include one-on-one advising, information on professional school selection, application opportunities and much more. Interested students should reach out early in their careers.
Sample Careers
Anthropologist, Lawyer, Museum Educator, Psychologist, Geologist, Cartographer, Social Worker, Writer/Reporter, Political Diplomat, Teacher
Sample Majors
Anthropology, Communication, Geography, Geology, History, Psychology, Interdisciplinary Studies (Teaching), Political Science, International Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies