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Founded in 1876, Texas
A&M University is currently the fourth largest campus in the
United States with a total enrollment of more than 45,000 students.
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The University has approximately
2,500 faculty and more than 8,000 students pursuing graduate and
professional education in more than 120 degree programs.
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Texas A&M is one
of only three Texas universities to be a member of the prestigious
American Association of Universities.
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Texas A&M is the
only university in the U.S. ranked in the top 10 in student enrollment,
enrollment of National Merit Scholars, and size of financial endowment.
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Texas A&M faculty
members are involved in more than 3,300 projects supported by research
grants. The National Science Foundation recently ranked Texas A&M
15th among all colleges and universities in money spent on research,
$397 million in 2001.
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A recent independent
study conducted at the University of Florida found that Texas A&M
ranked 15th in overall research quality among U.S. institutions
of higher education.
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Texas A&M enrolls
more than 3,800 graduate students from diverse racial and cultural
backgrounds and is consistently ranked in the top 20 for number
of doctoral degrees awarded to ethnic minority students.
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Each year, more than
50% of all entering freshman at Texas A&M graduated in the top
10% of their high school class. The average SAT score for the 2001
academic year was 1177.
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Texas A&M University
is home to the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum and the
affiliated George Bush School of Government and Public Service.