Texas A&M University

Founded in 1876, Texas A&M University is a public research university situated in 바카라사이트 city of College Station, Texas, in 바카라사이트 United States.

The university first opened as 바카라사이트 Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and was 바카라사이트 state¡¯s inaugural public institution of higher learning.

In 1971 and 1989, it was labelled as a sea-grant and a space-grant institution, making it one of 바카라사이트 first four universities to be awarded with 바카라사이트 triple distinction of land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant designations.

Today, Texas A&M is one of 바카라사이트 biggest research universities in 바카라사이트 nation; its faculty is responsible for over $866 million in research expenditures.

Texas A&M University is also one of just 62 members of 바카라사이트 renowned Association of American Universities (AAU) ¨C an organisation encompassing leading public and private universities in 바카라사이트 United States and Canada.

Home to 16 colleges and schools, 바카라사이트 university offers 139 undergraduate degree programmes and 268 graduate degree programmes. Among its student body are approximately 5,000 international students from more than 100 different countries.

Located 90 miles northwest of Houston, and within a three-hour¡¯s drive of Austin and Dallas, 바카라사이트 university¡¯s main campus houses more than 59,000 students. It also has branch campuses in Galveston, Texas, and Doha, Qatar.

Sporting 바카라사이트 colours maroon and white, students of Texas A&M are known as ¡®Aggies¡¯. The name derives from 바카라사이트 turn of 바카라사이트 20th century when students of 바카라사이트 university were nicknamed ¡®farmers¡¯. The term Aggie was first?introduced during 바카라사이트 1920s. In 1949, 바카라사이트 yearbook name changed from The Longhorn to Aggieland, making Aggie 바카라사이트 official student body nickname.

Texas A&M has a strong athletics scene and counts 바카라사이트 American football quarterback Johnny Manziel among its former students.

The university prides itself on its friendliness. One of its oldest traditions states that everyone on campus should be greeted with a ¡®Howdy!¡¯ to ensure that no-one ever feels like a stranger.