About the A&M System
The A&M System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a statewide network of nine universities, seven state agencies and a comprehensive health science center.
The A&M System educates more than 105,000 students and reaches another 15 million people through service each year. With nearly 27,000 faculty and staff, the A&M System has a physical presence in 248 of the state’s 254 counties and a programmatic presence in every Texas county. Externally funded research brings almost $627 million every year to help drive the state’s economy.
| Universities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Established | Joined A&M System | |
| Texas A&M University | 1876 | 1876 |
| Prairie View A&M University | 1876 | 1876 |
| Texas A&M University-Commerce | 1889 | 1996 |
| Tarleton State University | 1899 | 1917 |
| West Texas A&M University | 1910 | 1990 |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 1925 | 1989 |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 1947 | 1989 |
| Texas A&M International University | 1970 | 1989 |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana | 1971 | 1996 |
| The Texas A&M Health Science Center | 1999 | 1999 |
| Agencies | ||
| Texas AgriLife Research | 1887 | |
| Texas Engineering Experiment Station | 1914 | |
| Texas Forest Service | 1915 | |
| Texas AgriLife Extension Service | 1915 | |
| Texas Engineering Extension Service | 1948 | |
| Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory | 1967 | |
| Texas Transportation Institute | 1950 | |
Each of the 17 members of the A&M System has its own mission, history and goals. The oldest institution and founding member of the A&M System is Texas A&M University, established in 1876. Many of the member universities and agencies joined the A&M System decades after being established. Together, they strive to provide educational programs, outreach and community enhancement services as well as research that will improve the lives of people in Texas and beyond.
- More than one in five students in a public university in Texas is enrolled in an A&M System institution.
- Texas A&M consistently ranks in the forefront among public universities in Texas in retention rates—keeping students enrolled and on course for graduation both overall and for African-American and Hispanic students.
- A&M System students received about $247 million in scholarships and grants annually.
- The A&M System awarded 22,888 degrees in FY 2007
- The A&M System’s faculty include recipients of the Nobel Prize, National Medal of Science, Pulitzer Prize, World Food Prize and Wolf Prize, as well as members in the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.
| Institution | White | African American | Hispanic | Asian / Pacific Islander | Other | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M University | 304 | 7,442 | 318 | 134 | 184 | 8,382 |
| Tarleton State University | 7,360 | 905 | 822 | 128 | 245 | 9,460 |
| Texas A&M International University | 141 | 37 | 4,612 | 31 | 358 | 5,179 |
| Texas A&M University | 33,697 | 1,413 | 5,282 | 1,875 | 4,275 | 46,542 |
| Texas A&M University at Galveston | 1,297 | 36 | 175 | 41 | 65 | 1,614 |
| Texas A&M University-Commerce | 5,751 | 1,529 | 779 | 179 | 641 | 8,879 |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 4,361 | 381 | 3,284 | 205 | 332 | 8,563 |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 1,604 | 312 | 3,895 | 70 | 666 | 6,547 |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana | 1,205 | 284 | 76 | 15 | 25 | 1,605 |
| West Texas A&M University | 5,438 | 328 | 1,293 | 129 | 314 | 7,502 |
| Texas A&M Health Science Center | 710 | 85 | 210 | 290 | 137 | 1,432 |
| Totals | 61,868 | 12,752 | 20,746 | 3,097 | 7,242 | 105,705 |
The A&M System encourages innovation and discovery. Faculty in the A&M System had more than $627 million in research expenditures in FY 2007, using funds received from the state and federal governments, industry, foundations and individual donors.
The Office of Technology Commercialization provides revenue to the A&M System through the commercialization of new technologies. In FY 2007, A&M System intellectual property generated $8.5 million in revenue from intellectual property agreements. In FY 2007, the OTC received 153 new disclosures of invention from its faculty, filed 88 U.S. patents, received 25 U.S. patents and executed 57 license and option agreements.