Currently Browsing: Texas A&M University
Jan 7, 2012
Attractions & Diversions
When you visit Bryan-College Station , you will be amazed at the number of quality Central Texas attractions, all within a 10-mile radius. Texas A&M University offers several galleries and museums -- as well as the Bonfire Memorial, horticulture gardens, and a full tour of the campus, with an explanation about the various traditions that make this university so unique.
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Texas A&M University- CollegeStation City Overview Part II
Dec 28, 2011
General info about College Station
94,347: Estimated population through September 2010.
876: City of College Station full-time equivalent employees
6.8%: Average unemployment in August 2010
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Texas A&M University- CollegeStation City Overview-Part I
Dec 18, 2011
Texas A&M University is committed to providing excellence in all areas of study. Most graduate classes are small, facilitating scholarly discussion among faculty and students. Among Texas A&M University's faculty are Nobel Prize winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, Fulbright and Humbolt Scholars and many others with prestigious awards in their fields. These distinguished and diverse faculty are committed to fostering the creative energies and individual dreams of our students.
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Texas A&M University- Graduate Studies
Dec 8, 2011
* 22nd in nation among public universities (U.S. News & World Report, 2010)
* 2nd in nation among public universities in "Great Schools, Great Prices" category (U.S. News & World Report, 2010)
* 2nd in nation for universities from which corporations prefer to hire (Wall Street Journal, 2010)
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Texas A&M University- Recognitions
Nov 28, 2011
Did you know that ...
* Texas A&M international graduate have gone on to become heads of state in two countries - Bolivia (2001-2002 - Jorge Quiroga Ramirez '81) and Panama - (2004 - current - Martin Torrijos Espino '87)
* First known international student, Helge Ness from Norway, graduated from Texas A&M in 1889 and then taught on campus. Ness is the first in America to produce hybrid Oaks. Several of his trees can still be found on campus
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Texas A&M University- Did you know that?- College of the Week #4 2011
Nov 18, 2011
Texas A&M University is dedicated to the discovery, development, communication, and application of knowledge in a wide range of academic and professional fields. Its mission of providing the highest quality undergraduate and graduate programs is inseparable from its mission of developing new understandings through research and creativity. It prepares students to assume roles in leadership, responsibility, and service to society.
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Texas A&M University Mission Statement
Nov 8, 2011
FAQs about Texas A&M
1. What does "A&M" stand for?
Texas A&M, the state's first public institution of higher education, was opened on Oct. 4, 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, and at that time the "A" and "M" initials were used to abbreviate the name components. When the institution gained university status in 1963, the "A&M" representation (no periods, no spaces and with an ampersand) was incorporated into the official name in deference to the institution's history and rich traditions, but the individual letters no longer explicitly stand for anything.
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Texas A&M University- FAQs
Nov 2, 2011
Opened in 1876 as Texas' first public institution of higher learning, Texas A&M University is a research-intensive flagship university with 38,000-plus undergraduates and more than 9,000 graduate students studying in over 250 degree programs in 10 colleges. Students can join any of 800 student organizations and countless activities ranging from athletics and recreation to professional and community service events.
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Texas A&M University- Overview
Oct 31, 2011
* Agribusiness - 6th nationally (Gourman Report, 2006)
* Agricultural Economics - 5th nationally (Gourman Report, 2006)
* Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications - 2nd nationally (American Association for Agricultural Education Research Conference Proceedings, 2009)
* Agronomy - 2nd nationally (Gourman Report, 2006)
* Animal Science - 4th nationally (Gourman Report, 2006)
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Texas A&M University-Top Programs
