The College of Arts and Sciences is central to Texas A&M's mission to develop and transfer new knowledge through research. Our faculty, students, and research staff are driven by the spirit of discovery and dedicated to expanding the frontiers of scholarship, from the physical and social sciences to languages and the humanities.

Research conducted at Texas A&M generated annual expenditures of more than $1.278 billion in fiscal year 2023, paced by research grants in the life and earth sciences. Texas A&M ranked 13th in the most recent National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research and Development Survey based on expenditures of more than $1.278 billion in fiscal year 2023. The College of Arts and Sciences is responsible for more than $133 million (2024) of that research, including millions in indirect cost return that is reinvested in new and continuing projects.

$133M Research Awards (2024)

The College of Arts & Sciences houses 28% of Texas A&M’s doctoral students

Association of American Universities (AAU) Top 10

Chemistry, Economics, Philosophy, Geography & Statistics

Our faculty are the heart of our college — our greatest asset — to the students, people and communities they ultimately touch through their passion, creativity, teaching, research and service.

Beyond our important service teaching and research roles, the College of Arts and Sciences has a well-established reputation in educational outreach designed to share our scholarship and inspire scientific curiosity among future Aggies and the population at large.

Research News

Two hikers with backpacks smiling at the camera in a vast landscape, with a mountain in the background during dusk.

Join the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research for an upcoming talk showcasing Dr. Kurt Rademaker, an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, and his archaeological research discoveries made in desert and mountain environments in Peru.

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A group of Texas A&M undergraduate students defied the odds by outperforming graduate-level competitors to win a prestigious geology competition, securing their place in the IBA Global Finals in May.

Image showing the National Science Foundation (NSF) logo alongside the text "CAREER Award", with Dr. Yue Zhang wearing a blue suit and a Texas A&M University Atmospheric Sciences logo in the corner.

Dr. Yue Zhang is studying how tiny pollutants like nanoplastics and PFAS spread through the air, affecting our health, weather, and air quality.