 In a comparison of educational quality , faculty quality , and research output , Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranked Texas A & M 51st nationally and 96th internationally in its 2014 rankings . In its 2014 @-@ 2015 rankings , The Times Higher Education Supplement listed Texas A & M 61st among North America 's universities , and 141st among world universities . The 2012 / 2013 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 165th overall in the world . In its 2013 edition , the Center for World University Rankings ranked Texas A & M as the 80th university globally and 50th university nationally . 
