Editing Texas A&M University (section)

==Academics==
[[File:Bush Family Texas A&M Commencement Dec. 12, 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Then-President [[George W. Bush]] with parents, former President [[George H. W. Bush]] and former First Lady [[Barbara Bush]] at Texas A&M's December 2008 [[convocation]]|alt=The head and shoulders of three people – an older man, an older woman, and a middle-aged man – wearing formal robes are shown in front of a large circular seal. On the outer edges of the seal the letters "XAS A...IVERSITY...87..." are visible; an inner band of leaves separates the letters from a block T superimposed with a star.]]

===Administration and organization===

Texas A&M is part of the Texas A&M University System, which consists of eleven universities, eight state agencies, and the RELLIS Campus. The system is governed by a ten-member [[Texas A&M University System#Governance and administration|Board of Regents]], nine of whom are appointed by the Governor of Texas to six-year terms, and one non-voting Student Regent who is appointed to a one-year term. The Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System is responsible for day-to-day operations and is answerable to the Board of Regents.<ref name=AdminStructure>{{Cite web|url=https://new.tamu.edu/discover-texas-am/organizational-structure/|title=Organizational Structure – New Employee Welcome|access-date=August 5, 2021|work=Texas A&M University|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805041802/https://new.tamu.edu/discover-texas-am/organizational-structure/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=OrgChart>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tamus.edu/system/about/orgchart/|title=The Texas A&M University System Organization Chart|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805041801/https://www.tamus.edu/system/about/orgchart/|url-status=live|work=Texas A&M University System}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-appoints-university-student-regents-and-student-representative-to-the-texas-higher-education-coordinating-board|title=Governor Abbott Appoints University Student Regents and Student Representative to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628222149/https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-appoints-university-student-regents-and-student-representative-to-the-texas-higher-education-coordinating-board|url-status=live|work=Texas Governor Press Release}}</ref>

The university is led by the university president, who has executive responsibility, and is selected by and reports to the chancellor. The provost is responsible for all educational and service activities of the university, and reports to the president. The cabinet, as the institution's administrative arm, and the deans of the respective colleges, also report to the president.<ref name=AdminStructure/><ref name=OrgChart/> The university and colleges are accredited by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] and associated professional organizations offering degrees in 130 courses of study, over 260 professional and graduate degrees via its 17 colleges, and further opportunities in 21 research centers and institutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tamu.edu/statements/accreditation.html|title = Accreditations – Texas A&M University, College Station, TX|access-date=December 21, 2021|publisher=Texas A&M University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tamu.edu/academics/index.html|title = Academics|access-date=December 21, 2021|publisher=Texas A&M University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://health.tamu.edu/about/centers-institutes.html|title = Centers & Institutes|access-date=December 21, 2021|publisher=Texas A&M University}}</ref>

===Student body===
{{Infobox U.S. college admissions
|year              = 2021<!-- Comparison year is automatically set to five years prior -->
|ref               = <ref name="CollegeBoard1">{{cite web|url=https://dars.tamu.edu/Student/files/CDS_2020-2021.aspx|title=Student Body|publisher=Texas A&M University|access-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref>
|change ref        = <ref name=2016data>{{cite web|url=https://dars.tamu.edu/Data-and-Reports/Student/files/CDS_2015-2016.aspx|title=Student Body|publisher=Texas A&M University|access-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref> <!--Should be 5 years prior-->
|admit rate        = 63.0%
|admit rate change = -2.8
|yield rate        = 
|yield rate change =

|test optional   = yes
|SAT EBRW        = 580–680 <!-- use an em-dash (–) -->
|SAT EBRW change = +50     <!-- 2016 was 520–640 -->
|SAT Math        = 580–700 <!-- use an em-dash (–) -->
|SAT Math change = +30     <!-- 2016 was 550–670 -->
|ACT             = 26–32   <!-- use an em-dash (–) -->
|ACT change      = +2      <!-- 2016 was 25–30 -->

|top decile         = 65.84%
|top decile change  = -1.8
|top quarter        = 91.53%
|top quarter change = +0.8
|top half           = 98.96%
|top half change    = +0.4
}}

As of the fall semester in 2021, Texas A&M was the largest [[List of largest U.S. universities by enrollment|American university]] with an enrollment of 72,982 students<ref name=totalstuds>{{Cite web|url=https://today.tamu.edu/2021/08/31/texas-am-reports-first-day-enrollment-totals/|title=Texas A&M Reports Fall 2021 Enrollment|date=August 31, 2021|website=Texas A&M Today|language=en-US|access-date=September 13, 2021|archive-date=September 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913164728/https://today.tamu.edu/2021/08/31/texas-am-reports-first-day-enrollment-totals/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=largesse>{{Cite news|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Paranoia-prevalent-at-Texas-A-M-but-it-might-be-17004768.php|title=Paranoia prevalent at Texas A&M, but it might be justified – especially after NCAA tournament snub|date=March 15, 2022|website=[[Houston Chronicle]]|language=en-US|access-date=April 5, 2022 |last1=Zwerneman |first1=By Brent }}</ref> who were pursuing degrees in 17 academic colleges. The student body originates from all 50 U.S. states and over 120 other countries. Texas residents account for 86.27% of the student population and 7.42% are of international origin.<ref name=Origins>{{Cite web|url=https://accountability.tamu.edu/All-Metrics/Mixed-Metrics/Student-Enrollment-Distribution|title=Student Enrollment Distribution|access-date=January 2, 2022|publisher=Texas A&M University}}</ref> The demographics of the student body are 52.9% male and 47.1% female.<ref name=Demographics>{{Cite web|url=https://accountability.tamu.edu/All-Metrics/Mixed-Metrics/Student-Demographics|title=Accountability – Student Demographics|access-date=December 21, 2021|publisher=Texas A&M University}}</ref> Members of ethnic minority groups make up 42.2% of the student population.{{efn|22.4% Hispanic, 8.8% Asian, 7.2% international, 3.4% Black, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, and 3.4% undetermined.}} According to ''U.S. News & World Report'', Texas A&M has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19:1 and an average-freshman-retention rate of 92%.<ref name=Demographics/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Texas A&M University Academics|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/texas-am-university-college-station-10366/academics|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=Best Colleges U.S. News & World Report Rankings}}</ref> According to the institution, in 2019, it had a four-year-graduation rate of 59% and a six-year-graduation of 81.7%.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Webb|first=Brandon|date=November 14, 2019|title=Retention And Graduation Rates Climb At Texas A&M|url=https://today.tamu.edu/2019/11/14/retention-and-graduation-rates-climb-at-texas-am/|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=Texas A&M Today}}</ref> [[Texas A&M University College of Engineering|College of Engineering]] had the largest enrollment of 29.6%. The College of Liberal Arts and the [[Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences|College of Agriculture and Life Sciences]] followed, enrolling 12% and 11% of the student body, respectively. The [[Texas A&M University School of Education and Human Development|School of Education and Human Development]] and [[Mays Business School]] each enrolled 9%. The remaining schools enrolled less than 6% each. In addition, slightly more than 3% of the student body had not declared a major.<ref name="TAMU_Accountability">{{cite web|url=https://accountability.tamu.edu/All-Metrics/Mixed-Metrics/Student-Enrollment-by-College|title=Student Enrollment by College|access-date=November 22, 2021|publisher=Texas A&M University}}</ref>

As of 2019, the university enrolled the seventh-highest total of [[National Merit]] scholars in the United States and the third-highest among all public universities.<ref name="NationalMerit">{{Cite web|url=https://today.tamu.edu/2019/03/14/texas-am-ranked-no-1-in-texas-for-national-merit-scholar-enrollment/|title=Texas A&M Ranked No. 1 in Texas for National Merit Scholar Enrollment|access-date=December 21, 2021|date=March 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=December 21, 2021|url=https://www.nationalmerit.org/s/1758/images/gid2/editor_documents/annual_report.pdf?gid=2&pgid=61|title=Annual Report|publisher=National Merit Scholarship Corporation|date=October 31, 2020}}</ref> As of 2021, about 72% of the student body receives about $810&nbsp;million in financial aid annually.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tamug.edu/finaid/|title=Financial Solutions for Your Education|publisher=Texas A&M University|access-date=April 2, 2022 }}</ref> The admission rate of students who applied as undergraduates in 2020 was 63%.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/texas-am-university-college-station-10366/applying |title=Texas A&M University—College Station – Texas A&M College Station – Best College – US News |access-date=April 2, 2022 |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref> The school is rated as "more selective" by ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/texas-am-university-college-station-10366 |title=Texas A&M University—College Station – Texas A&M College Station – Best College – US News |access-date=April 2, 2014 |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908040651/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/texas-am-university-college-station-10366 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/how-to-use-the-directory |title=How to Use the 2022 U.S. News Best Colleges Directory |access-date=April 2, 2022 |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref>

===Rankings===
{{Infobox US university ranking
<!-- National rankings -->
| Forbes_NU     = 70
| USNWR_NU      = 51 <small>(tie)</small>
| Wamo_NU       = 59
| WSJ_NU        = 28
<!-- Global rankings -->
| QS_W          = 154
| THE_W         = 118
| USNWR_W       = 171
| ARWU_W= 201–300
}}
In a comparison of educational quality, faculty quality, and research output, the Center for World-Class Universities placed Texas A&M 57th nationally and 151st internationally in its 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) rankings.<ref name="shanghai">{{cite web|url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2021|title=Academic Ranking of World Universities – 2021|access-date=September 13, 2021|publisher=Shanghai Jiao Tong University|url-status=live|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909134534/http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2021}}</ref> In its 2021–2022 rankings, ''[[The Times Higher Education Supplement]]'' listed Texas A&M 61st among North America's universities and 193rd among world universities.<ref name="THES">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2022/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/name/Texas%20A&M/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|title=World University Rankings 2022|access-date=September 13, 2021|magazine=[[Times Higher Education|THES]]|url-status=live|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909233054/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2022/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/name/Texas%20A&M/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats}}</ref> The 2021–2022 [[QS World University Rankings]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2022 |title=QS World University Rankings |publisher=Top Universities |access-date=September 13, 2021 }}</ref> placed the university 168th in the world. In its 2022 edition, the Center for World University Rankings placed Texas A&M as the 74th-best university globally and 41st nationally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cwur.org/2021-22.php |title=Global 2000 List by the Center for World University Rankings |publisher=Center for World University Rankings |access-date=September 13, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=June 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618114255/https://cwur.org/2021-22.php }}</ref> In the 2022 edition of the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranking of universities, Texas A&M was placed 68th nationally and 130th globally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/texas-am-university-college-station-10366|title=Texas A&M University—College Station|website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|url-status=live|access-date=September 13, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806225102/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/texas-am-university-college-station-10366}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/texas-am-university-college-station-228723|title=Texas A&M University—College Station|website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|url-status=live|access-date=September 13, 2021|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019161105/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/texas-am-university-college-station-228723}}</ref>

In 2021, ''[[The Washington Monthly]]'' assessed Texas A&M 21st nationally based on their criteria that weigh research, community service, and social mobility.<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 National Universities Rankings |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021college-guide/national |magazine=[[The Washington Monthly]] |date=August 28, 2020 |access-date=September 13, 2021 |archive-date=September 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913130500/https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021college-guide/national |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, ''[[Forbes]]'' rated Texas A&M as the 17th-best public university in the country and 50th overall.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/texas-a-m-university/?sh=72fd1dc02abd|title=#50 Texas A&M University, College Station|access-date=September 13, 2021|date=July 15, 2021|work=[[Forbes]]|url-status=live|archive-date=September 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913194940/https://www.forbes.com/colleges/texas-a-m-university/?sh=72fd1dc02abd}}</ref> After conducting a survey of leading employment recruiters, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' ranked Texas A&M second nationally as "most likely to help students land a job in key careers and professions" and the 83rd-best college overall.<ref name="WSJ1">{{cite news|title=Texas A&M University-College Station|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/best-colleges-2021-explore-the-full-wsj-the-college-ranking-list-11600383830|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=September 13, 2021|date=September 17, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115065454/https://www.wsj.com/articles/best-colleges-2021-explore-the-full-wsj-the-college-ranking-list-11600383830}}</ref><ref name="WSJ2">{{cite news|title=Schools' Rankings Calculated From 479 Recruiter Responses|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704358904575478074223658024?mod=googlenews_wsj|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=September 13, 2010|date=September 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628234117/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704358904575478074223658024?mod=googlenews_wsj|archive-date=June 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2017, according to ''Best Value Schools'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bestvalueschools.com/colleges-for-veterans-roi/|title=Best Colleges for Veterans, Ranked by Return on Investment (ROI) – Best Value Schools|work=Best Value Schools|access-date=November 18, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035437/https://www.bestvalueschools.com/colleges-for-veterans-roi/|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Texas A&M graded first in nation as the best college for military veterans, based on a return on investment. As of 2015, Texas A&M was rated the second-best university for veterans in ''USA Today''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://college.usatoday.com/2015/11/11/best-colleges-for-veterans/|title=The top 10 colleges in the U.S. for veterans|date=November 11, 2015|work=USA Today College|access-date=November 18, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042845/http://college.usatoday.com/2015/11/11/best-colleges-for-veterans/|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ninth for "business schools for veterans" by the [[Military Times Media Group|''Military Times'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestforvets.militarytimes.com/business-schools/2016/|title=Best for Vets: Business Schools 2016 – Military Times|website=[[Military Times]]|access-date=November 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111035614/http://bestforvets.militarytimes.com/business-schools/2016/|archive-date=November 11, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Endowment===
[[File:TAMU MSC 2022-02-14 3.jpg|thumb|The Memorial Student Center|alt=Texas A&M University Memorial Student Center]]

The Texas A&M University System has an endowment valued at more than $19.2&nbsp;billion; the second highest among U.S. public universities and seventh overall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://universitybusiness.com/the-top-20-university-endowments-of-2023/|title=The top 20 university endowments of 2023|work=[[University Business]]|date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=24 Jun 2024}}</ref><ref name=USNewsEndowment2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/10-universities-with-the-biggest-endowments|title=10 Universities With the Biggest Endowments|work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|access-date=July 31, 2021|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720170959/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/10-universities-with-the-biggest-endowments|url-status=live}}</ref> Apart from revenue received from tuition and research grants, as part of the university system, Texas A&M is partially funded from two endowments. The smaller endowment and investment assets, totaling $2.6&nbsp;billion as of 2021, is run by the private Texas A&M Foundation.<ref name="endowment2">{{cite web|title=Financials|access-date=January 2, 2022|publisher=Texas A&M Foundation|url=https://www.txamfoundation.com/about-us/financials.aspx}}</ref> A larger sum is distributed from the Texas [[Permanent University Fund]] (PUF), in which the system holds a one-third stake. {{as of|2021}}, the PUF ending net-asset value was approximately $30&nbsp;billion.<ref name="puf">{{cite web|url=https://www.utimco.org/funds-managed/endowment-funds/permanent-university-fund-puf/|title=Permanent University Fund|access-date=July 25, 2021|publisher=The University of Texas Investment Management Company|url-status=live|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726034532/https://www.utimco.org/funds-managed/endowment-funds/permanent-university-fund-puf/}}</ref><ref name="handbookoftexas">{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/khp02|title=Permanent University Fund|access-date=May 15, 2012|publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412191854/http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/khp02|archive-date=April 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Research===
[[File:Zachry_Engineering_Education_Complex.jpg|thumb|Zachry Engineering Education Complex|alt=A five-story, tan building behind a street and sidewalk.]]

The [[National Science Foundation]] ranked Texas A&M 16th among American universities for research and development expenditures in 2021 with $1.14 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Universities Report Largest Growth in Federally Funded R&D Expenditures since FY 2011 {{!}} NSF - National Science Foundation |url=https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23303 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=ncses.nsf.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zalaznick |first=Matt |date=2023-01-06 |title=Billion-dollar business: These are higher ed's top 30 R&D performers |url=https://universitybusiness.com/r-d-research-and-development-billion-dollar-top-30-college-university-higher-ed-spenders/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=University Business |language=en-US}}</ref> Concentrated in two primary areas, Research Valley and Research Park, the institution has over {{convert|11750|acre|km2|-1|sp=us}}, which includes {{convert|3000000|sqft|m2|-3|sp=us}} of dedicated research space.<ref name="ResearchPark">{{cite web|url=http://researchpark.tamu.edu/park/frequently-asked-questions-about-research-park.html|title=Frequently Asked Questions|access-date=January 1, 2007|publisher=Research Park|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104005926/http://researchpark.tamu.edu/park/frequently-asked-questions-about-research-park.html|archive-date=January 4, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education classifies Texas A&M among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" as of 2021.<ref name="Carnegie">{{cite web |title = Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url = https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=228723 |publisher = Center for Postsecondary Education |website = carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |access-date = July 18, 2020 |archive-date = July 19, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200719094411/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=228723 |url-status = live }}</ref> Its research entities include the [[Hagler Institute for Advanced Study]], the [[Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine]], the [[Texas Transportation Institute]], the Cyclotron Institute, the Institute of Biosciences and Technology, and the Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology.<ref name="centers">{{cite web|title=Texas A&M University Centers and Institutes|publisher=Texas A&M University|url=http://researchpark.tamu.edu/centers|access-date=April 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626161321/http://researchpark.tamu.edu/centers|archive-date=June 26, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> Texas A&M University is a member of the [[Southeastern Conference#Academics|SEC Academic Consortium]].<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Arkansas to House SEC Academic Consortium|date=October 31, 2006|access-date=January 9, 2022|url=http://www.secsports.com/the_sec/academic_consortium.aspx|publisher=[[Southeastern Conference]]|archive-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010020000/https://www.secsports.com/the_sec/academic_consortium.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Texas A&M works with state and university agencies on local and international research projects to develop innovations in science and technology that can have commercial applications. In 2006, the Texas A&M University System was the first to explicitly state in its policy technology commercialization could be used for [[tenure]]. Passage of this policy was intended to give faculty more academic freedom and strengthen the university's industry partnerships.<ref name="tenure1">{{cite press release|title=Regents Approve Patents and Commercialization of Research as New Consideration for Faculty Tenure|publisher=The Texas A&M University System|date=May 26, 2006|url=http://sago-news.tamu.edu/releases/?p=166|access-date=April 11, 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070506005421/http://sago-news.tamu.edu/releases/?p=166 |archive-date = May 6, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="tenure2">{{cite web|last=Butkus|first=Ben|title=Texas A&M's Use of Tech Commercialization As Basis for Awarding Tenure Gains Traction|publisher=Applied Biosystems|date=August 6, 2007|url=http://www.genomeweb.com/biotechtransferweek/texas-am%E2%80%99s-use-tech-commercialization-basis-awarding-tenure-gains-traction|access-date=April 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917114938/http://www.genomeweb.com/biotechtransferweek/texas-am%E2%80%99s-use-tech-commercialization-basis-awarding-tenure-gains-traction|archive-date=September 17, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lipka|first=Sara|date=May 30, 2006|title=Texas A&M Will Allow Consideration of Faculty Members' Patents in Tenure Process|newspaper=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]|url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/texas-a-m-will-allow-consideration-of-faculty-members-patents-in-tenure-process/}}</ref> The efforts of system-wide faculty and research departments have yielded millions of dollars for Texas A&M in royalty-bearing license agreements through more than 900 patents and 1,500 patent applications relating to a portfolio of over 2,600 inventions. On average, Texas A&M files over 50 patents and closes 25 license agreements per year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://senate.texas.gov/cmtes/80/c535/Texas_A%26M_OTC_Background.pdf |title=Texas A&M University System Office of Technology Commercialization |website=senate.texas.gov |access-date=October 19, 2021 |archive-date=October 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004141424/https://senate.texas.gov/cmtes/80/c535/Texas_A%26M_OTC_Background.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Profile">{{cite press release |url=http://vpr.tamu.edu/advance/2005/05_profile.pdf |title=Profile on Research and Graduate Studies|access-date=January 1, 2007 |year=2005 |publisher=Texas A&M University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614073424/http://vpr.tamu.edu/advance/2005/05_profile.pdf |archive-date=June 14, 2007}}</ref>

Texas A&M has led the world in several fields of [[cloning]] research. Scientists at the university's College of Veterinary Medicine created the first cloned pet, a [[domestic cat|cat]] named "cc", on December 22, 2001.<ref name="ClonedCat">{{cite news|title=First pet clone is a cat|work=[[BBC News]]|date=February 15, 2002|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1820749.stm|access-date=April 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508141657/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1820749.stm|archive-date=May 8, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Texas A&M was also the first academic institution to clone six species; cattle, a [[Boer goat]],<!-- Boer should be capitalized, do not change --> pigs, a cat, a deer, and a horse.<ref name="ABC_News">{{cite news|last=Lozano |first=Juan A. |title=Texas A&M Cloning project raises questions still |newspaper=[[The Bryan-College Station Eagle]]|date=June 27, 2009 |url=http://209.189.226.235/stories/062705/am_20050627004.php |access-date=April 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907071839/http://209.189.226.235/stories/062705/am_20050627004.php |archive-date=September 7, 2009 }}</ref> In 2016, the animal-rights group [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA) targeted the university and alleged abusive experiments on dogs. According to Texas A&M, the dogs in question were given several experimental treatments to improve or cure a genetic condition that also affects humans. During this period, the dogs were under the care of board-certified veterinarians and other highly trained staff with oversight from multiple agencies including the [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH) and the [[Muscular Dystrophy Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/news/disturbing-footage-shows-aandm-dogs-used-in-medical-research-updated-9012763|title=Disturbing Footage Shows A&M Dogs Used in Medical Research [Updated]|first=Craig|last=Malisow|date=December 9, 2016|website=Houstonpress.com|access-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628233818/http://www.houstonpress.com/news/disturbing-footage-shows-aandm-dogs-used-in-medical-research-updated-9012763|archive-date=June 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kbtx.com/content/news/Texas-AM-responds-to-PETA-video-featuring-dogs-used-in-medical-research-406097505.html|title=Texas A&M responds to PETA video showing dogs used for medical research|first=Rusty|last=Surette|website=Kbtx.com|date=December 12, 2016 |access-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628234155/http://www.kbtx.com/content/news/Texas-AM-responds-to-PETA-video-featuring-dogs-used-in-medical-research-406097505.html|archive-date=June 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

The university is also engaged in significant scientific exploration projects. In 2004, as part of its responsibilities under the space grant program, it joined a consortium of universities and countries to build the [[Giant Magellan Telescope]] in Chile.<ref>{{cite web|title=Partnerships, Giant Magellan Telescope|url=http://www.gmto.org/partners/|website=Giant Magellan Telescope|access-date=February 21, 2016|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019161107/https://www.gmto.org/partners/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=GMTO|url=http://www.gmto.org/|website=Giant Magellan Telescope|access-date=February 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330140028/http://www.gmto.org/|archive-date=March 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Construction began in November 2015; on its completion—which is scheduled for 2025—it will be the largest optical telescope ever constructed with seven mirrors, each with a diameter of {{convert|8.4|m|yd|1|sp=us}}, the equivalent of a mirror {{convert|24.5|m|yd|1|sp=us}} across and ten times more powerful than the [[Hubble Space Telescope]].<ref>{{cite web|title=GMTO Frequently Asked Questions|url=http://www.gmto.org/overview/frequently-asked-questions/|website=Giant Magellan Telescope Organization|access-date=February 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301012334/http://www.gmto.org/overview/frequently-asked-questions/|archive-date=March 1, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Images from Groundbreaking|url=http://www.gmto.org/gmt-groundbreaking-ceremony/|website=Giant Magellan Telescope|access-date=February 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307211313/http://www.gmto.org/gmt-groundbreaking-ceremony/|archive-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> As part of a collaboration with the [[United States Department of Energy|U.S. Department of Energy]]'s [[National Nuclear Security Administration]], Texas A&M completed the first conversion of a [[Texas A&M Nuclear Reactors|nuclear research reactor]] from using highly enriched [[uranium]] fuel (70%) to use low-enriched uranium (20%). The eighteen-month project ended on October 13, 2006, after the first-ever refueling of the reactor, thus fulfilling a portion of the United States' Global Nuclear Threat Reduction Initiative.<ref name="Nuclear">{{cite news|url=http://www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2006/10/18/News/Am.Reactor.Gets.Safer.Uranium-2373962.shtml|first=Jessica|last=McCann|title=A&M reactor gets safer uranium|access-date=January 1, 2007|date=October 18, 2006|work=[[The Battalion]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204005145/http://www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2006/10/18/News/Am.Reactor.Gets.Safer.Uranium-2373962.shtml|archive-date=February 4, 2013}}</ref> In 2013, geography researchers named the largest volcano on Earth, [[Tamu Massif]], after the university in honor of their research contributions.<ref>{{Cite news|date=September 5, 2013 |work=Tamu Times |publisher=Texas A&M University |url=http://tamutimes.tamu.edu/2013/09/05/worlds-largest-volcano-now-named-tamu/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908055030/http://tamutimes.tamu.edu/2013/09/05/worlds-largest-volcano-now-named-tamu/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 8, 2013 |title=World's Largest Volcano Now Named TAMU |access-date=September 7, 2013 }}</ref>

===Worldwide===
[[File:TAMUQ Profs and Students.jpg|thumb|Two professors, a graduate, and an undergraduate student at the [[Texas A&M University at Qatar|TAMUQ branch campus]]|alt=Four people standing behind a flag each holding their thumb in the air]]

Of the university's numerous agreements and joint facilities of international cooperation, Texas A&M owns a multipurpose center in Mexico City, Soltis Research and Education Center near San Isidro, Costa Rica, and Santa Chiara Study Abroad Center in [[Castiglion Fiorentino]], Italy.<ref name="santachiara">{{cite web|title=International Programs Office|publisher=Texas A&M University|url=http://international.tamu.edu/|access-date=May 22, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510220958/http://international.tamu.edu/|archive-date=May 10, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CostaRica">{{cite news|url=http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2009/03/09/News/A.Piece.Of.Am.In.The.Rainforest.Of.Costa.Rica-3665056.shtml?reffeature=textemailedition|title=A piece of A&M in the rainforest of Costa Rica: Center offers students chance to study abroad amid preserved natural scene|last=Lee|first=Jane|date=March 9, 2009|work=[[The Battalion]]|access-date=March 9, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912195352/http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2009/03/09/News/A.Piece.Of.Am.In.The.Rainforest.Of.Costa.Rica-3665056.shtml?reffeature=textemailedition|archive-date=September 12, 2009}}</ref> During the 2018 academic year, over 5,600 Texas A&M students—primarily undergraduates—studied in 110 countries.<ref name="InternationalStudies">{{cite web|url=https://abroad.tamu.edu/|access-date=July 29, 2021|publisher=International Programs Texas A&M University|title=Education Abroad|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726110154/https://abroad.tamu.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref> Marine research occurs on the university's branch campus, [[Texas A&M University at Galveston]].<ref name="Galveston">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Texas A&M University at Galveston|encyclopedia=[[The Handbook of Texas]]|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kct42|access-date=May 22, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715032051/http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kct42|archive-date=July 15, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> It also has collaborations with international facilities such as [[Hacienda Santa Clara]] in San Miguel de Allende, [[Guanajuato]], Mexico.<ref name=inaugursmgob>{{cite web |title= Inauguración del Centro de Estudios e Investigación, Hacienda Santa Clara |publisher= Government of San Miguel Allende |date= October 23, 2015 |url= http://www.sanmigueldeallende.gob.mx/noticias.php?n=9&%2FInauguraci%C3%B3n%20del%20Centro%20de%20Estudios%20e%20Investigaci%C3%B3n%2C%20Hacienda%20Santa%20Clara |access-date= December 14, 2015 |archive-date= December 22, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112546/http://www.sanmigueldeallende.gob.mx/noticias.php?n=9&%2FInauguraci%C3%B3n%20del%20Centro%20de%20Estudios%20e%20Investigaci%C3%B3n%2C%20Hacienda%20Santa%20Clara |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref name=arranca>{{cite news |first=Alejandra |last=García |title=Arranca centro de investigación Hacienda Santa Clara |newspaper=Periódico Correo |location=Guanajuato |date=October 24, 2015 |url=http://periodicocorreo.com.mx/arranca-centro-de-investigacion-hacienda-santa-clara/ |access-date=December 14, 2015 |archive-date=July 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701093103/http://periodicocorreo.com.mx/arranca-centro-de-investigacion-hacienda-santa-clara/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The university is one of two American universities in partnership with [[CONACyT]], Mexico's equivalent of the [[National Science Foundation]], to support research in areas including biotechnology, telecommunications, energy, and urban development.<ref name="CONACYT">{{cite web|url=http://conacyt.tamu.edu/|title=Collaborative Research Grant Program|access-date=January 1, 2007|publisher=Texas A&M University-CONACYT|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203084332/http://conacyt.tamu.edu/|archive-date=February 3, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> The university also hosts Las Americas Digital Research Network, an online architecture network for 26 universities in 12 nations, primarily in Central and South America.<ref name="Las_Americas">{{cite web|url=http://archone.tamu.edu/~americas/|title=Introduction|access-date=January 1, 2007|publisher="Las Americas" Digital Research Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721114931/http://archone.tamu.edu/~americas/|archive-date=July 21, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

Founded in 1995 by then-emir Sheikh [[Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani]] and his wife, who is the mother of the current emir Sheikha [[Moza bint Nasser]], Texas A&M University at Qatar was set up through an agreement between Texas A&M and the [[Qatar Foundation|Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development]] and continues its part of Qatar's efforts to expand higher education with the assistance of elite institutions from the United States.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|author=Anderson, Nick|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/03/08/texas-university-gets-76-million-each-year-to-operate-in-qatar-contract-says/|title=Texas university gets $76 million each year to operate in Qatar, contract says|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601130633/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/03/08/texas-university-gets-76-million-each-year-to-operate-in-qatar-contract-says/|archive-date=June 1, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> All degrees at the Qatar campus are granted by the university's TAMU College of Engineering.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qatar.tamu.edu/academics/undergraduate-degrees/ |title=Undergraduate Degrees |publisher=Texas A&M Qatar |access-date=November 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028015336/http://www.qatar.tamu.edu/academics/undergraduate-degrees/ |archive-date=October 28, 2012}}</ref> TAMUQ was opened in 2003, and the current contract extends through 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/25/after-10-years-qatar-m-looking-forward-10-more/|title=After 10 Years in Qatar, A&M is Ready for 10 More, by Reeve Hamilton|last=Hamilton|first=Reeve|website=[[The Texas Tribune]]|date=May 25, 2012|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505195340/https://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/25/after-10-years-qatar-m-looking-forward-10-more/|archive-date=May 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The campus offers undergraduate degrees in chemical, electrical, mechanical and petroleum engineering, and a graduate degree in chemical engineering. TAMUQ has received awards for its research.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.qnrf.org/en-us/Outcomes/Success-Stories/tamuq-receives-23-research-awards|title=TAMUQ wins 23 awards|date=May 17, 2015|website=Qatari National Research Fund|access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref> Texas A&M receives $76.2&nbsp;million per year from the Qatar Foundation for the campus. In the agreement with the Qatar Foundation, TAMU agreed 70% of its undergraduates at its Qatar campus would be Qatari citizens.<ref name=":0" /> The curriculum is designed to emulate the academic rigors of the facility at College Station but critics question whether this is possible due to Qatar's strict stance on some of the freedoms granted to U.S. students.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Nick|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/in-qatars-education-city-us-colleges-are-building-an-academic-oasis/2015/12/06/6b538702-8e01-11e5-ae1f-af46b7df8483_story.html|title=In Qatar's Education City, U.S. colleges are building an academic oasis|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031005/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/in-qatars-education-city-us-colleges-are-building-an-academic-oasis/2015/12/06/6b538702-8e01-11e5-ae1f-af46b7df8483_story.html|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> TAMU has also been criticized over its Qatari campus due to Qatar's alleged ties to [[Islamic terrorism]] and the country's human rights record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnewsjournal.com/stories/510712102-advocate-questions-motive-behind-qatar-s-financial-ties-to-u-s-colleges|title=Advocate questions motive behind Qatar's financial ties to U.S. colleges|date=April 8, 2016|website=Gulf News Journal|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418235507/http://gulfnewsjournal.com/stories/510712102-advocate-questions-motive-behind-qatar-s-financial-ties-to-u-s-colleges|archive-date=April 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://gulfnewsjournal.com/stories/510639673-while-u-s-universities-see-dollar-signs-in-qatari-partnerships-some-cry-foul|title=While U.S. universities see dollar signs in Qatari partnerships, some cry foul|date=September 24, 2015|website=Gulf News Journal|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004021757/http://gulfnewsjournal.com/stories/510639673-while-u-s-universities-see-dollar-signs-in-qatari-partnerships-some-cry-foul|archive-date=October 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Texas A&M Aggie Conservatives, a campus activism group, criticized the campus and called for its immediate closure on the grounds it violated a commitment to educating Texans and diminished the credibility of engineering degrees of students at College Station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnewsjournal.com/stories/510715046-texas-a-m-faculty-unhappy-with-qatar-campus|title=Texas A&M faculty unhappy with Qatar campus|last=Nakano|first=Hanna|date=April 14, 2016|website=Gulf News Journal|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019161126/https://gulfnewsjournal.com/stories/510715046-texas-a-m-faculty-unhappy-with-qatar-campus|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnewsjournal.com/stories/510715168-exporting-american-higher-education-to-the-middle-east|title=Exporting American higher education to the Middle East|last=Nakano|first=Hanna|date=April 15, 2016|website=Gulf News Journal|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019161101/https://gulfnewsjournal.com/stories/510715168-exporting-american-higher-education-to-the-middle-east|url-status=live}}</ref> On 7 January 2024, [[Mark Welsh|Mark A. Welsh III]], President of TAMU, addressed inaccuracies and misconceptions circulating on various websites and social media platforms regarding the University and its branch campus in Qatar and shared accurate information.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Correcting Misinformation About Our University {{!}} Office of the President {{!}} Texas A&M University |url=https://president.tamu.edu/messages/correcting-misinformation-about-our-university.html |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=president.tamu.edu}}</ref>

In 2013, Texas A&M signed an agreement to open a $200&nbsp;million campus in [[Nazareth]], Israel, as a "peace campus" for Arabs and Israelis.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.553881|title=Texas A&M University to Establish New Campus in Nazareth|last=Skop|first=Yarden|date=October 22, 2013|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|language=en|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019161056/https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-texas-a-m-to-open-nazareth-campus-1.5278026|url-status=live}}</ref> The agreement led to protests from students at the Qatari campus, who called it "an insult to [their] people".<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thedailyq.org/2013/11/12/students-at-tamuq-share-opposing-views-regarding-new-campus-in-israel/|title=Students at TAMUQ share opposing views regarding new campus in Israel {{!}} The Daily Q|access-date=April 29, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531170125/http://thedailyq.org/2013/11/12/students-at-tamuq-share-opposing-views-regarding-new-campus-in-israel/|archive-date=May 31, 2016|first=Paulo|last=Fugen}}</ref> The planned campus in Nazareth was never opened; instead, Texas A&M opened a $6&nbsp;million marine biology center in [[Haifa]], Israel, in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/texas-am-kills-200-million-arab-university-in-nazareth-opens-6-million-center-in-haifa-instead/2015/12/14/|title=Texas A&M Kills $200-Million Arab University in Nazareth, Opens $6 Million Center in Haifa Instead|last=JNi.Media|date=December 14, 2015|website=[[The Jewish Press]]|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404052705/http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/texas-am-kills-200-million-arab-university-in-nazareth-opens-6-million-center-in-haifa-instead/2015/12/14/|archive-date=April 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>