 Texas A & M 's College Station campus , one of the largest in America , spans 5 @,@ 200 acres ( 21 km2 ) plus 350 acres ( 1 km2 ) for Research Park . The university is part of the Bryan @-@ College Station metropolitan area located within Brazos County in the Brazos Valley ( Southeast Central Texas ) region , an area often referred to as " Aggieland " . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , as of 2008 , the population of Brazos County is estimated at 175 @,@ 122 . Money Magazine , in 2006 , named College Station the most educated city in Texas , and the 11th most educated American city , due largely to the presence of the university and the size and scope of its research . Aggieland is centrally located within 200 miles ( 320 km ) of 3 of the 10 largest cities in the US and 75 % of the Texas and Louisiana populations ( approximately 13 million people ) . The area 's major roadway is State Highway 6 , and several smaller state highways and Farm to Market Roads connect the area to larger highways such as Interstate 45 . 
