Texas A&M University System


The Texas A&M University System is a state university system in Texas and is one of the state's six independent university systems.
The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the United States, with a budget of $6.3 billion. Through a statewide network of 11 universities and eight state agencies, and the RELLIS Campus, the Texas A&M System educates more than 153,000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year. System-wide, research and development expenditures exceeded $996 million in FY 2017 and helped drive the state’s economy.
The system's flagship institution is Texas A&M University in College Station.

Component institutions

The founding member of the A&M System is Texas A&M University, established in 1876. Prairie View A&M, also established in 1876, is an HBCU. Many of the member universities and agencies joined the A&M System decades after being established. Its flagship institution is Texas A&M University. The institution now named The University of Texas at Arlington was a member from 1917 to 1965.
UniversityLocation
Statistical Area
FoundedCarnegie ClassificationEnrollmentPresidentJoined
TAMU
System		NicknameAthletic
Conference

Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
College Station–Bryan metropolitan area
1876Doctoral/Research University58,515Michael K. Young1876AggiesSEC
NCAA D-I FBS

Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View, Texas
Greater Houston
1876Doctoral/Research University9,500Ruth Simmons1876PanthersSWAC
NCAA D-I FCS

Tarleton State University		Stephenville, Texas
Stephenville micropolitian area
1899Master's University13,176James Hurley1917Texans
TexAnns 		WAC
NCAA D-I

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi		Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi metropolitan area
1947Doctoral/Research University12,174Kelly M. Miller1989IslandersSouthland
NCAA D-I

Texas A&M University–San Antonio		San Antonio, Texas
Greater San Antonio
2009Master's University4,564Cynthia Teniente-Matson2009Jaguars
NAIA

Texas A&M University–Kingsville		Kingsville, Texas
Kingsville micropolitan area
1925Doctoral/Research University9,207Mark Hussey1989JavelinasLone Star
NCAA D-II

Texas A&M International University		Laredo, Texas
Laredo metropolitan area

Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area
1969Doctoral/Research university7,192Pablo Arenas1989DustdevilsHeartland
NCAA D-II

West Texas A&M University		Canyon, Texas
Amarillo metropolitan area
1910Master's University9,901Walter Wendler1990BuffaloesLone Star
NCAA D-II

Texas A&M University–Central Texas		Killeen, Texas
Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood metropolitan area
1999Master's University2,466Marc Nigliazzo2000Warriors
n/a

Texas A&M University–Texarkana		Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana metropolitan area
1971Master's University2,066Emily Cutrer1996EaglesNAIA

Texas A&M University–Commerce		Commerce, Texas
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
1889Doctoral/Research University12,302Mark J. Rudin1996LionsLone Star
NCAA D-II

Agencies

With a direct presence in all 254 Texas counties, A&M System agencies offer research and service to the state's citizens. The agencies focused on addressing and improving the social, economic, educational, health and environmental conditions of Texans.
Established in 1999, the HSC is a part of Texas A&M University and reaches across all parts of Texas through its six components: Texas A&M University College of Dentistry at Dallas; the College of Medicine at College Station, Temple, Dallas, Round Rock, and Houston; the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Dallas, College Station and Houston; the Institute of Biosciences and Technology at Houston; the School of Public Health at College Station and McAllen; and the latest addition, the Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy at Kingsville. Southern regions of the state also are further served by the Coastal Bend Health Education Center, which covers the 19-county region surrounding Corpus Christi and Kingsville, and the South Texas Center at McAllen.
The HSC received full accreditation in December 2002 from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral and professional degrees. Its components are accredited by accrediting organizations specific to their areas.
The Health Science Center in 2013 was merged into Texas A&M University proper and is no longer an independent institution.

Academic units

The System is governed by a nine-member Board of Regents. Each member is appointed by the Governor of Texas for a six-year term and the terms overlap.
In addition, a tenth "student regent" is appointed by the Governor for a one-year term.
The responsibilities of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents are to:
Additionally, the Texas A&M University System is a member of the Alliance for Biosecurity, a public-private coalition that "advocates for public policies and funding to support the rapid development, production, stockpiling, and distribution of critically needed medical countermeasures".