Texas A&M University is a public research-intensive flagship university located in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 as the states first public institution of higher learning. The university offers 133 undergraduate degree programs, 175 masters degree programs, 92 doctoral degree programs, and 5 first professional degrees. Texas A&M is home to more than 69,000 students, with another 5,200 at the branch campuses in Galveston and Qatar and at the School of Law, Higher Education Center at McAllen, and Health Science Center locations across Texas.

The letters "A&M" originally stood for Agricultural and Mechanical, but today the letters no longer explicitly stand for anything. Texas A&M is known for its strong academic and athletic programs, with more than 1,000 clubs and organizations, including nearly 60 fraternities and sororities. The university is also a Hispanic Serving Institution, with at least 25 percent of its undergraduate enrollment identifying as Hispanic.

Texas A&M is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and is a member of the Association of American Universities. It is also a land-, sea-, and space-grant institution. The university has an endowment of $18.0 billion (system-wide, 2021).