 Texas A & M has an endowment valued at more than $ 11 billion ( system @-@ wide ) , which ranks second among U.S. public universities and 7th overall . Apart from revenue received from tuition and research grants , the university , as part of the Texas A & M University System ( TAMUS ) , is partially funded from two endowments . The smaller endowment , totaling $ 1 @.@ 17 billion in assets , is run by the private Texas A & M Foundation . A larger sum is distributed from the Texas Permanent University Fund ( PUF ) . TAMUS holds a minority stake ( one @-@ third ) in this fund ; the remaining two @-@ thirds belongs to the University of Texas System . As of 2006 , the PUF ending net asset value stood at $ 10 @.@ 3 billion ; $ 400 @.@ 7 million was distributed to the two university systems in fiscal year 2007 . Combined , the total endowment for the TAMUS stands at $ 11 @.@ 1 billion , as of 2015 . 
