


The school also has a campus in Qatar, where about 500 students enroll. The school, which is known as a research institution, offers unique programs including the only veterinary medicine school in Texas. The university has highly ranked graduate offerings through its Dwight Look College of Engineering, Mays Business School and College of Education and Human Development. For many students, these communities are also home freshmen are not required to live on campus and many choose to live in College Station or Bryan. All students can give back during The Big Event, the largest single-day, student-run volunteer effort in the country in which more than 22,000 Aggies work to improve the nearby cities of College Station and Bryan. First-year students interested in community service can get involved right away through the Freshmen in Service and Hosting program (FISH). Miss Rev, as the collie is known, is also the highest-ranking member in the school’s Cadet Corps, the largest ROTC program in the nation (not including programs at service academies). The school’s varsity sports compete in the NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference, cheered on by mascot Reveille IX, a collie.

More students, about 25%, play in Texas A&M intramural sports leagues, one of the largest programs in the country. Students can choose from more than 1,000 clubs and organizations, including nearly 60 fraternities and sororities. Once an all men’s school called the Agricultural and Mechanical College – now shortened to A&M – the university today is coed and offers a wide variety of majors and activities. Ready to be an Aggie? All students assume the nickname at Texas A&M, an academic and athletic powerhouse in central Texas. Its in-state tuition and fees are $13,178 out-of-state tuition and fees are $40,087. Texas A&M University's ranking in the 2022-2023 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #67. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 56,723 (fall 2021), its setting is city, and the campus size is 5,200 acres. Texas A&M University is a public institution that was founded in 1876.
