Texas A&M opened in 1876 as the state's first public institution of higher learning. Today, we are a research-intensive university dedicated to sending leaders out into the world prepared for tomorrow's challenges. Find out more about our university, including our history, leadership, mission and values.

Texas A&M University is dedicated to the discovery, development, communication, and application of knowledge in a wide range of academic and professional fields. Its mission of providing the highest quality undergraduate and graduate programs is inseparable from its mission of developing new understandings through research and creativity. It prepares students to assume roles in leadership, responsibility and service to society. Texas A&M assumes as its historic trust the maintenance of freedom of inquiry and an intellectual environment nurturing the human mind and spirit. It welcomes and seeks to serve persons of all racial, ethnic and geographic groups as it addresses the needs of an increasingly diverse population and a global economy. In the 21st century, Texas A&M University seeks to assume a place of preeminence among public universities while respecting its history and traditions.

At Texas A&M, you'll receive a premier education at an affordable price. But being an Aggie is about more than your time in classrooms. It’s about becoming a member of one of the friendliest university communities. It means leading with integrity. And it involves joining some of the loudest, proudest fans in the Southeastern Conference.